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Just Off The Press: Travel Photography – Old Montreal Feature for American Way Inflight Magazine

There is nothing like getting to capture one of your favorite cities and neighborhoods. This is why I was really thrilled to to get the opportunity to photograph Old Montreal for the Neighborhood watch section of the august issue of American Airlines inflight magazine: American...

On Assignment: Corporate Architecture Photography – Capital One Office Building for Montoni Group

To complete this series of corporate architecture photography projects photographed for Montoni Group in 2017, I thought I would share pictures of a new Capital One building located in Montreal. Shooting the facade was straightforward, I arrived on location late afternoon to capture the sunlight illuminating the...

On Assignment: Architectural Photography – Modular Operating Room At Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus For Bradford Construction

What I love about being a photographer is that each new assignment may bring you to a place you've never been before. So imagine my enthusiasm when I was contacted by Bradford Construction to photograph at the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus. It's not everyday that...

On Assignment: Toronto Commercial Interiors Photography – Oakville Sales Centre for TACT Architecture & Design

One of the most stressful/challenging element as an architectural photographer is getting the "right" weather, especially when shooting exteriors. Things get even more complicated when planned shoot takes place in winter and weather becomes a little unpredictable, especially in Canada. Having been commissioned by  TACT Design...

Just Off The Press: Travel Photography – Toronto Feature for Cara inflight Magazine

Travel assignments have always been my favorite, because they tend to bring me to places I've never been and connect with new people. For this assignment, Cara Inflight magazine from Aer Lingus Airline asked me to discover different neighborhoods of Toronto such as Chinatown, Queen Street W,...

On assignment: Architecture Photography – Real Estate Portfolio for Manulife Financial

This last year's highlight was definitely being chosen to shoot Manulife's financial real estate portfolio. This assignment brought me to more than a dozen locations in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. The shot list included  hero shots of the exteriors and for some locations, lobby shots...

On Assignment: Toronto Architecture Photography – Heathdale Contemporary Residence for TACT Architecture & Design

One thing that I love about Toronto is the creativity and the effervescence in Architecture. For this project, I teamed up with TACT Design & Architecture to photograph a really amazing contemporary residence. Featuring simple lines and a rusty copper facade, this house represents the...

Just Off The Press: Montreal – Toronto Road Trip cover story for Lufthansa Magazin – April 2014

[caption id="attachment_2297" align="alignnone" width="946"] Lufthansa Magazin - April 2014 cover[/caption] I love travelling and I love road trips. So when Lufthansa Magazin contacted me last year to shoot a cover story for them featuring a road trip from Montreal to Toronto, I was very enthusiastic. Shooting...

How To: The Art of shooting Urban Skylines

From Montreal to Chicago and San Francisco passing by Hong Kong, Sidney and Kuala Lumpur, there are hundreds of beautiful skylines in the world. With each city featuring a specific architecture and unique natural surroundings, a skyline is a city’s visual signature. In essence, capturing skylines...