Presentation
Special Event - Roger Lemoyne Presents
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Tuesday, October 12th, 2021
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7:30pm - 9:30pm
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176 Lakeshore Drive, Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada
Roger Lemoyne's work has appeared in publications ranging from Paris Match, LIFE, Time magazine, Macleans Magazine, Canadian Art, Colors, l' Actualité, the Globe and Mail, ROB, Communication Arts, GEO, Canadian Geographic, National Geographic, the Walrus. Other venues such as Unicef annual reports, the International Conference on War-Affected Children, Visa pour l’Image, Contact (Toronto), Gijon (Spain) and Zoom (Quebec) photography festivals.
His first book, “Details Obscurs” --a look at the effects of contemporary conflict on civilians-- was published in 2005 and won prizes in France, the USA and Canada.
His images have garnered more than 50 awards internationally, including National Magazine Award 2020 and 2014, the Michener-Deacon Fellowship (2013), a Canada Council for the Arts Grant in 2013, Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec grant in 2009, the Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize (Duke University) in 2007, the “World Understanding Award” from POYi (Missouri School of Journalism) 2006, The Prix Bayeux-Calvados in 2006, the Alexia Grant in 2004, World Press Photo in 1999.
“My primary concern is to document geo-political change in a way that differs from the standard photography generated by news media. I look for a kind of cross-current in a photograph. I don't want it to be about just one thing, one idea, one emotion. Rather, it should be a place where multiple, often contradictory, impressions overlap. This usually leads to some fairly dense, complex images. Nor do I seek to have a singular style or way of working, as "style" can very quickly become a trap. I prefer to explore the medium of photography and seek out different ways of seeing. If there is a constant, it might be empathy. More than anything, I would like viewers to empathize with the people I photograph.” - RL