I’ve always enjoyed using my camera to capture little snippets of life that usually unravel without anybody noticing them.
Recently, I figured I could very well share those tiny stories in the same manner that journalists tell the stories that make up the news.
In my opinion, these are news. News of everyday life, the one that matters the most, because we all have to go through it, well, everyday. And they are the building blocks that make a life happy, sad or oftentimes, both.
All these moments were captured in Montreal, Canada (except for a couple that I shot in and around Québec city).
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#1 On Friday, April 20th 2018 At 1:05pm, At The Lighthouse Children And Families Hospital, A Mother Was Making The Most Of Her Son’s Last Days, As He Was Suffering From An Incurable Brain Tumor
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#2 On Wednesday, April 25th 2018 At 2:32pm, A Woman Security Guard Was On Her Way To Her Shift At Work In A Downtown Tower Building, Wearing A Suit And Tie
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#3 On Satuday, May 5th 2018 At 2:49pm, Two Dancers – One Of Which Lives With Cerebral Palsy – Were Dancing In The Corridors Of A Montreal Metro Station
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#4 On Tuesday, May 8th 2018 At 2:52pm, Megan Was Celebrating Her Very First Birthday In The Arms Of Her Mom. When She Was Born, The Doctors Didn’t Think She’d Ever Get To Celebrate It
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#5 On Thursday, May 31st 2018 At 3:52pm, Michel Was Digging Into The Garbage Bins Of The Mont-Royal Avenue Fair To Collect Empty Cans And Refund Them
Not Only Was He Thus Making A Few Dollars, He Was Also Contributing To Preserving Our Planet, Which People Who Dispose Of Their Recyclable Containers In Trashcans Sadly Don’t Think About.
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#6 On Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 At 3:23pm, A Man Most Likely In Love Was Fondly Rubbing His Forehead Against The Forehead Of His Sweetheart
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#7 On Wednesday, May 30th 2018 At 8:56pm, A Young Girl Was Receiving A Grant From The Société De Saint-Vincent De Paul De Montréal To Reward Her Perseverance In School
As She Was On The Stage Of The Mythical Rialto Theater, She Used The Opportunity To Make Her Dress Whirl Like A Flamenco Dancer.
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#8 On Monday, May 28th 2018 At 8:08pm, A Kiss Full Of Love And Affection Was Exchanged On The Sidewalk Of Amherst Street
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#9 Somewhere Between Québec City And Trois-Rivières, On Saturday, May 12th 2018 At 12:02pm, Three Runners Wearing Hawaiian Dresses Were Running Along The Road
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#10 On Tuesday, April 24th 2018 At 10:34pm, A Couple Was Trying To Take A Selfie In Front Of A Small Mural Indicating With Reason That “Love Always Wins”
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#11 On Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 At 12:21pm, Two (Very Likely Twin) Brothers Were Strolling Hand In Hand Under The Midday Sun
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#12 On Saturday, May 19th 2018 At 12:58pm, A Man In Very Short Shorts Walked By A Strange Mural Making Quite Long Strides
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#13 On Thursday, May 31st 2018 At 4:07pm And Under A Blazing Sun, A Woman Was Sleeping By The Door Of A Permanently Closed Restaurant
Among The People That Walked Passed Her, Some Thought It Was Sad But Didn’t Know What They Could Do, Others Just Didn’t Pay Any Attention The Scene.
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#14 On Sunday, May 13th 2018 At 6:51pm, Karim And Renah Were On Their Way To Photograph Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. Renah Was Wearing Her Favorite Dress
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#15 On Saturday, April 21st 2018 At 1:01pm, A Woman Was Giving Her Spare Change To Another Woman, Sleeping Under The Sun, On The Stairs Of An Abandoned Business Of The Mont-Royal Avenue
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#16 On Monday, May 7th 2018 At 2:29pm, A Greek Goddess Was Keeping An Eye On A Woman Captivated By Her Cellphone
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#17 On Monday, May 21st 2018 At 11:08am, On A Sunny Holiday, A Patient Was Patiently Waiting In The Deserted Hallways Of The Notre-Dame Hospital
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#18 On Saturday, April 28th 2018 At 8:55pm, A Young Man Completely Captivated By The Reading Of A Harry Potter Book Picked Up His Coat From The Floor Without Looking Away From His Page For Even Just A Split Second
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#19 On Thursday, May 10th 2018, A Kid Was Trying To Improve Is Juggling Skills, Alone In A Back-Alley
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#20 On Thursday, May 31st 2018 At 4:13pm, @benjamin_aleshire Was About To Write A Poem On The Theme I Had Requested: « Strangers. » By Selling Custom Written Poems To People, He Was Financing His Many Travels Throughout The World
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#21 On Friday, April 27h 2018 At 2:49pm, A One-Legged Woman Named Abigail Was On Her Way To Place Des Arts To Buy Tickets To The Cendrillon Show By The National Ballet Of Ukraine
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#22 On Saturday, May 19th 2018 At 3:04pm, Two Young Women Who Are Into Alternative Fashion Were On Their Way To Pin Patch Mtl, The First Pin And Patch Fair In Montreal
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#23 On Thursday, April 26th 2018 At 5:05pm A Man And A Woman Who Had Been Together For 18 Years Confided In Me That They Were « Almost Like Married »
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#24 On Saturday, May 5th 2018 At 3:09pm, A Woman Was Hugging Her Boyfriend In A Way That Screamed “I Love You”
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#25 On Monday, May 14th 2018 At 2:53pm, Two Musicians Got Carried Away By The Bewitching Sound Of The Mingling Notes Of A Harp And A Handpan
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#26 On Sunday, April 29th 2018 At 1:43pm, A Man Without An Umbrella Was Using A Somewhat Vintage Chair To Cover Himself From The Rain. His Friend Seemed To Think It Was Funny
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#27 On Saturday, June 2nd 2018 At 3:50pm, Two Little Girls Were Sharing The Seat Of A Stroller, Without Making Any Fuss
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#28 On Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 At 7:39 Pm, A Couple Of Dancers Were Dancing A Tango, Completely Tuning Out The World Around Them
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#29 On Saturday, May 5th 2018 At 3:23pm, Many Hassidic Jews Were Headed Home, Wearing Their Finest Shtreimel, After Attending A Religious Ceremony Led By The Fifth Rebbe (The Supreme Spiritual Guide) Of The Hasidic Dynasty Of Belz
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#30 On Thursday, May 17th 2018 At 1:57pm And Shortly After They Had Woken Up, Isabelle And Her Ferret Slinky Were Counting On The Generosity Of Passersby To Get Themselves Some Lunch
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#31 On Tuesday, May 1st 2018 At 6:23pm, Dancer Lazylegz Lost His Balance As He Was Performing A Dance Move That Most People Would Qualify As Being « Wow Impressive 0_o »
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#32 On Friday, May 18th 2018 At 10:29pm, Lee-La, Singer Of The Band The Damn Truth, Surfed The Ecstatic Crowd Of The Théâtre Corona
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#33 On Saturday, May 19th 2018 At 11:46am, Three Young Circus Artists Were Respectively Working On Their Juggling, Diabolo And Devil Stick’s Skills
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#34 On Thursday, May 3rd 2018 At 7:02pm, A Woman Drinking A Glass Of White Wine Was Having Such A Good Time She Decided To Immortalize It With A Selfie
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#35 On Saturday, May 5th 2018 At 7:44pm, A Dog Was Patiently Waiting For Their Master Between The Driving Seat And The Passenger Seat Of Their Car
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#36 On Wednesday, May 9th 2018 At 11:07am, A Man Was Dreaming Of The Day He Too Would Qualify For A Mortgage. [the Ad Translates To: Pre-Qualification To An Rbc Mortgage In 60 Seconds]
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#37 On Thursday, May 3rd 2018 At 10:24am, A Mother And Her Daughter Were Having Breakfast Together In A Restaurant That Doesn’t Skimp On Window Signs
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#38 On Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 At 12:50pm, As The Majority Of The Group Chose To Simply Walk Down The Hill, Two Jokers Were Showing The Others That Rolling Down Was Much More Fun
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#39 On Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 At 12:50pm, Four Friends Were Climbing To The Top Of A Hill In Pointe-Saint-Charles, Savouring This Moment Of Freedom And Independence That Kinda Made Them Feel Like Grown Ups
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#40 On Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 At 9:14am, Three Men Were Chatting. But Not With Each Other
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#41 On Friday, June 1st 2018 At 2:45pm, A Couple Was Exchanging A Passionate Kiss Tasting Of Strawberry Ice-Cream
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#42 On Monday, April 30th 2018 At 7:47pm, A Young Boy Was Frantically Swinging His Body From Left To Right While Looking At His Own Reflexion In The Window Of The Postage, Vins Nature & Restaurant, Whose Menu Was Being Thoroughly Read By His Father
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#43 On Saturday, April 28, 2018 At 8:51pm, Norwegian Singer Ane Brun Flashed A Mischievous Glance At The Photographer Whose Presence She Had Just Noticed In Front Of The Stage
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#44 On Friday, April 27th At 1:32pm, A Man In A Hurry Ran To Cross De La Montagne Street Before The Light Turned Red
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#45 On Thursday, May 17th 2018 At 1:44pm, A Man Was Dozing Off On A Bench, Apparently After Having Run Some Errands At The Dépanneur
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#46 On Sunday, May 27th 2018 At 12:42pm, A Little Boy Was Crying His Heart Out As His Soap Bubble Gun Was Taken Away From Him
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#47 On Tuesday, May 15th 2018 At 11:25am, A Cat Who Had Used Up All Of His Nine Lives Was Rotting In A Bucket Sadly Abandoned On The Sidewalk
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#48 On Sunday, June 3rd 2018 At 12:55pm, A Group Of Extremists Convinced That The Lives Of Animal Are More Valuable Than The Taste Of Their Flesh Was Signing A Declaration Of Animal Rights
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#49 On Friday, May 25th 2018 At 12:44pm, Two Men Were Practicing Immersive Yoga 2.0
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#50 On Saturday, May 5th 2018 At 3:07pm, The Commuters Of The Jean-Talon Metro Station Thought They Were Seeing Double. They Were Actually Seeing Twin Girls
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#51 On Thursday, May 3rd 2018 At 2:45pm, Four Brave Cyclists Were Riding Through The Rain Wearing Plastic Ponchos
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#52 On Monday, April 30th 2018 At 6:51pm, In The Kitchen Of The Pastaga , The Parsnip Cream, Crunchy Squash And Squash Seeds Was Receiving Its Final Touch Of Freshly Ground Pepper
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#53 On Saturday, May 19th 2018 At 12:09pm, A Young Woman Was Posing For Two Photographers, On A Window Ledge Covered With Glass Shards
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