WORLD PRESS PHOTO MONTREAL EXHIBITION TO FEATURE WORK BY CHARLES-FRÉDÉRICK OUELLET
From August 28th to October 14 at Bonsecours Market
Montreal, June 18, 2024 – The World Press Photo Montreal exhibition team announces that its 17th edition will be presented at the Bonsecours Market, from August 28 to October 14. Alongside the winning photos from the 2024 edition, the event will highlight the work of Quebec photographer Charles-Frédérick Ouellet, the first Quebec winner in 25 years, with a series of large-format images photographed during the wave of forest fires in Quebec in the summer of 2023. Vincent Bolduc will act as spokesperson for this new edition. For the second year running, the exhibition is collaborating with the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) to present the finalists for the Prix Antoine-Desilets.
Force majeure, an exhibition by Charles-Frédérick Ouellet, winner of the 2024 edition
The World Press Photo Montréal exhibition team will present the premiere of the Force majeure exhibition, featuring a series of large-format images taken by Charles-Frédérick Ouellet during the wave of forest fires in Quebec in the summer of 2023. One of these images won him a prestigious prize in the World Press Photo 2024 competition, in the Single Image category. This is the first time in 25 years that a Quebec photographer has won such an award, and the first photo taken in Quebec since the event’s inception in 1955.
“At the dawn of an era in which the impacts of human activity are irreversible, people must rethink their place in the ecosystems they inhabit. This exhibition offers an interior, immersive perspective in which I am both photographer and auxiliary forest fighter. My images seek to evoke a world in transformation, where humans are forced to adapt to survive,” confides Charles-Frédérick Ouellet.
Vincent Bolduc: a family affair
Actor, host and columnist, Vincent Bolduc is also a writer, script-editor and content producer for numerous TV productions such as Mammouth, Trop, Rue King, Six degrés and Temps de chien. This year, he turns to directing with the youth series Denis Danger, set to air on Télé-Québec this winter.
“Every year, I look forward to this essential exhibition. Each visit is an opportunity to suspend time and take a fresh look at events that have left their mark on our planet through powerful images, sometimes without equal. Visiting the exhibition as a family allows us to tackle crucial subjects with the necessary goodwill. I’m delighted to be attending this year’s edition as its spokesperson,” says Vincent Bolduc, spokesperson for the 17th edition of the World Press Photo Montreal exhbition.
“Vincent loves the event, understands its mission and speaks about it with passion,” says the event’s general manager Yann Fortier. “We are touched by the way he affirms the need to see the exhibition, including for younger generations. We are privileged to welcome over 10,000 high school students who are sensitive to our mission to create an experience of exposure and reflection, to better see and understand the world around us.”
Finalists for the FPJQ Antoine-Desilets Award
Since 2005, the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) has been awarding the Antoine-Desilets award in recognition of excellence in the field of press photographers working in Quebec media. For a second year, World Press Photo Montréal is presenting some twenty finalists in the Arts & Culture, Social Issues, Portrait, Sports and Daily Life categories.
“We’re thrilled by this collaboration with World Press Photo Montréal, which promotes quality photojournalism in Quebec,” says Éric-Pierre Champagne, President of the FPJQ. In 2023, 143 entries and 31 photographers competed in the seven award categories.
Partners of the Montreal exhibition
The World Press Photo Montreal exhibition receives support from Radio-Canada, La Presse, and SDC Vieux-Montréal.
About World Press Photo
Founded in 1955, the World Press Photo Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization with its headquarters in Amsterdam. The foundation is committed to supporting and advancing high standards of photojournalism and documentary storytelling worldwide. Each year, the exhibition travels to more than 100 cities in 45 countries and is seen by more than 4 million visitors. World Press Photo receives support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and PwC.
About World Press Photo Montréal
An iconic event in Montreal’s cultural calendar, the World Press Photo Montreal exhibition is held every year at the Bonsecours Market. More than 65,000 Montrealers visit this major international exhibition, organized since 1955 by the World Press Photo Foundation.
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