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Conrad Poirier
BornJuly 17, 1912
DiedJanuary 12, 1968(1968-01-12) (aged 55)
NationalityCanadian
OccupationPhotographer

Conrad Poirier (born in Montreal July 17, 1912 - died January 12, 1968 in Montreal West) is a Quebec photographer, a pioneer of photojournalism in Quebec.[1]

Biography

Self-taught photographer, Poirier began his career in 1932 with a Speed Graphic, a device that uses a 4 × 5 film, Poirier captures images of sports and cultural events Montréal. In addition, he photographed many famous Quebec personalities of the time. He is a freelance writer and sells his photos to large newspapers: The Gazette, Montreal Standard, La Patrie, La Presse. Its customers include thirty Canadian media institutions both in French and in English.

Honors and awards

Popular places of Montrealers entertainment (Belmont Park, the Delorimier Stadium, Montreal Forum, the evenings at the chalet de la Montagne on Mount Royal, the public beaches of Saint Helen's Island and LaSalle), are the subject of several photo essays by Poirier in which he won numerous awards: Grand National Canadian prices, Canadian Press Prize, Prize of the Association of Photographers of Canada.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Template:Fr Michel Lessard et collectif d'auteurs, Montréal au XXe siècle, regards de photographes, Éditions de l'Homme, Montréal 1995, 335 pages

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