The photographers all have respected the theme, while interpreting it differently. For some of them, the theme lead them to a certain expressionism, but for most of them, realism was the key, with a particular attention to the details of everyday life. Like we wanted it: no photos of the Olympic Stadium, no photos of the Mont-Royal, no photos of St-Joseph Oratory, but rather photos of anonymous people, of more or less unknown places, in short of Montreal that we meet in the street every morning while going to school of work.
photo by Rodolfo Moraga
I would also like to share with you two personal remarks. First, I notice that my favorite pictures we those that made the most original use of color, often by contrasting lively colors on a colder background. The moderation is the key: too colorful seems to be like not enough. Secondly, I think that the realism in the image, that was forced for many by the use of digital cameras, gave the most interesting results. Certainly because cameras have for first goal to capture in an exact way instants of a visual reality, and the photos that didn’t seek to modify this reality are those that had the bigger effect on me. Of course, those are only my opinions, and I’d love to hear about yours.
photo by Cécile Gariépy
Finally, I want to thank all the photographs involved for their great generosity. Not only did they gave some of their time for absolutely no money, but they also took the project seriously, which explain the great quality of the photos that we received. I have the pleasure to name them again:
Jean Malek, Olivier Gariépy, Julie Artacho, Toby Andris Cayouette, Catherine White, Rodolfo Moraga, Marie Jane, Raphaëlle Brault, Pascal Huynh, Gabriel Lamontagne, Lili Labelle, Myriam Damaris, Tommy Desrochers, Alexander Leblanc, Sophie Benoit-Sylvestre, Tom Ravisé, Pierrick Patry Gobeil, Ines Steinmetzer, Cecile Gariepy, Alexandre Moffet
You can see all the photos of Subjective Montreal here.
- poster by Pascal Huynh
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