film photography – Portraits in a City

Saturday September 30th, 2023Tuesday March 5th, 2024

Déjà vu

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Wednesday July 24th, 2019Thursday December 7th, 2023

Heroes in the making

Comiccon is a theater in which everyone becomes author and actor of their own character.»

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Malicia, Lily & Phil — Malicia, Lily and Phil cosplaying as Tank Girl, Vi and Prince X-Aix, at Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

The Riddler by Danny — Danny Pothier cosplaying as the Riddler from Batman Forever, at Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (2022).

Jinx by Max — Max Lauzon cosplaying as Jink of game League of Legends, at Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (2022).

Downpicked by Ren — Portrait of Downpicked guitar player Ren at Palais des Congrès, in Montreal, Quebec (2022).

Pyramid Head by Dominic — Dominic Germain of Armuriers d’Atlantide cosplaying as Pyramid Head, at Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (2022).

Zero Two by Érianne — Érianne Tremblay cosplaying as anime character Zero Two, at Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (2022).

Link by Matthieu — Matthieu Duchesneau cosplaying as Link from The Legend of Zelda, at Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (2022).

Angel Dragon — Anonymous cosplayer in a Dutch Angel Dragon fursuit, at Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (2022).

Officer Jenny by Jennyfer — Jennyfer cosplaying as Officer Jenny from Pokémon, at Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

Steve Rogers by Jonathan — Jonathan cosplaying as Steve Rogers at Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

Hela by Zara — Zara cosplaying as Hela from Thor Ragnarok, at Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

Sailor Mini Moon by Aleya — Aleya cosplaying as a punk version of Sailor Mini Moon, at Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

Bowsette by Dieuvannie — Dieuvannie cosplaying as Bowsette from Super Mario Bros, at Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

Emma Frost by William — William cosplaying as Emma Frost of Marvel’s X-Men at Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

These portraits of cosplayers were photographed on medium format analog film during the 2019 and 2022 editions of Montreal Comiccon.

Monday July 1st, 2019Wednesday December 14th, 2022

An artist’s headspace

Photographers are realists,
artists are mystics.”

This series portrays significant Montreal artists and their creative environment. Painters, sculptors, writers and musicians are photographed on classic analog film.

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Marc Leduc — Portrait of painter Marc Leduc in his atelier, at home in Montreal, Quebec (2018).

Julie Robinson — Portrait of painter Julie Robinson in her Mile End atelier, in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

André Fournelle — Portrait of sculptor André Fournelle in his atelier, at home in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

Armand Vaillancourt — Portrait of sculptor Armand Vaillancourt at home in Montreal, Quebec (2020).

Ola Volo — Portrait of muralist Ola Volo at work on boulevard Saint-Laurent in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

Glen LeMesurier — Portrait of sculptor Glen LeMesurier in his Van Horne Terminal atelier, in Montreal, Quebec (2020).

Adam Vieira — Whatisadam — Portrait of street artist Whatisadam in his silkscreening shop, in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

Chinook Blais-Leduc — Portrait of actor Chinook Blais-Leduc and his vintage bicycle, in Mount Royal Park, Montreal, Quebec (2019).

Chris Dyer — Portrait of artist Chris Dyer in his studio, at home in Montreal, Quebec (2020).

Harri Saeso — Portrait of painter Harri Saeso at Marché Ventura dépanneur in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

Erik West Millette — Portrait of musician Erik West Millette in his West Trainz studio, in Montreal, Quebec (2020).

Blake Eaton — Portrait of musician Eddy Blake Eaton in his garden, in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

François Alfred Mignault — Portrait of neon artist François Alfred Mignault with a saxophone, in Montreal, Quebec (2019).

Saturday July 14th, 2018Saturday December 9th, 2023

“Reveries” Exhibition

I sometimes wonder if these images aren’t dreams I made in a moment of reverie.”

Reveries is a photographic portrait of Montreal and its people shot on classic analog film. The exhibition featured nineteen black and white prints and was held in 2018 at Montreal’s legendary artisan brewery Le Cheval blanc.

Far from a factual record of our time, this collection of ready-made memories was assembled during countless wanderings in the heart of a fleeting city.

The series borrows from the visual language of the photo reportage, but isn’t set in a precise timeline or linked to a particular event.

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Exposition Rêveries — “Rêveries” exhibition — Rico Michel’s analog photography exhibition *Reveries* was held in 2018 at Montreal’s legendary artisan brewery Le Cheval blanc.

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Wednesday May 24th, 2017Monday October 9th, 2023

Analog callings

In today’s virtualized world, light-sensitive film has in itself become somewhat of a myth. It is a fragile object, a mysterious anachronism seemingly endowed with time-traveling powers.

The extra-long lasting flavor

Most of the time, taking photographs on analog film won’t be your wisest, most practical choice. Although the negative is a real, physical object, its qualities are mostly intangible; could this only be a fascination for a certain mystique?

Personally, I simply have more love for the analog rendering of film. One thing is for certain, film doesn’t speak of things that are happening right now. Film is the anti-instantaneous, the extra-long lasting flavor.
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