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rePorter – Windsor

Porter’s inflight magazine, rePorter, sent me to Windsor for a couple of days to shoot their neighbourhood section for Issue 19. Windsor is tiny but there are some great places to eat and drink. One of the highlights for me was whiskey tasting (see below) at the Canadian Club museum. During the years of the prohibition, famous gangster, Al Capone smuggled thousands of cases from Windsor into Detroit.

Good thing the Canadian Club Museum was the last place to shoot that day. I don’t even think autofocus would have helped me! Yes. I’m a lightweight drinker.




Sean Nicolas Savage for the Mirror

Here’s a cover image for the Montreal Mirror that I shot last week. Sean Nicholas Savage is a local singer/songwriter originally from Alberta. I showed up to Sean’s apartment on a Monday morning and used some great natural light.
The photo of him with the blue background reminded me of a Vincent Van Gogh self portrait. Too bad they didn’t decide to run it. It was my favorite from the shoot.


Philippe Falardeau for the Montreal Mirror

Back in October I got a chance to meet and photograph Philippe Falardeau for the Mirror. On top of being a great director, he’s also a super nice and friendly guy! His new movie, Monsieur Lazhar, was one of Canada’s official Oscar submissions.

Porter

Porter airlines puts out a beautiful inflight magazine, designed by Winkreative in London (England). I’ve wanted to shoot for these guys for a really long time. Here’s a story I shot for them at the Pierre Elliot Trudeau airport in Montreal.

Stanely Cup ring

I know I’ve been neglecting this blog for a while. I’ve been quite busy since moving back to Montreal. Hurray! Work! After a less than encouraging year (work wise) abroad, it’s been quite overwhelming to think that people will still call you even after being away for so long. Gotta love ’em clients!

Here’s an out take from a shoot back in late August I did for Expressions Magazine (car magazine). I was assigned to photograph Stephan Lebeau. Who is Stephan Lebeau you ask? Well if you’re a hockey fan, or more precociously, a Montreal Canadiens fan, then you’ll know he was a big part of the 1993 Stanely Cup winning Canadiens. It was a thrill to meet him. I told him how much of a fan I was and he let me wear his ring! I think I immediately reverted back into that 13 year old boy when I put it on.

And here are a few shots of Stephan and the advertorial for the magazine below:



Provence

Rounding out our trip in Southern France, we headed to the Provence area near Avignon. Yup. Visited the bridge from where the popular French song originates. Again this area of France is filled with wine, cheese and bread. By the end so was I.

Marseille

The second largest city in France, Marseille is a bustling port town on the Mediterranean Sea. I’ve heard people complain about Marseille but I actually found it pleasant. People were friendly and weather was, like the rest of southern France this time of year, amazing!

Le Var

Le Var is in the south-eastern tip of France. Filled with good produce which in turn makes for great food and wine. Incredible Mediterranean climate helps as well. 😉

Nice is Nice

So it’s been a while since my last blog post. Sorry about that. I’ve got a good reason though! I was on vacation in Southern France.

The next few posts you’ll see my three weeks in Southern France starting here with Nice. Enjoy! I know I did. 🙂