ENTRY DESCRIPTION
During April 2015 I spend time on the front line in the east of Ukraine, mostly taking photos of people who touch me. "Batman" is the "Pravy Sector" (Right Sector) commander on the front line in Pisky, Donetsk Oblast. He was declared dead two moths before I visited his camp but obviously, he is not. He was very amused when I told him that everybody think he got killed by the pro-Russian separatists. He accept to take me to his soldiers position in Pisky. I will never forget this man.

AUTHOR
I have begin taking photos since I was 11, taking my father’s Brownie Super 27 camera, without his permission, to shoot people throwing stones at soldiers in the street of Montreal, during the 1970 October crisis.

I found out early that I was more attracted by stories than by simply shooting for the sake of it. Unfortunately, I never took it seriously until a friend asked me in the 80’s to take a photographic road trip of him and his band.

Since then I have shot different documentaries covering mainly social or humanitarian issues.

What motivates me is helping groups of people suffering from injustice, to gain media attention so their story can be known.


I'm also a Fuji ambassador for Canada.

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