Fame & controversy: Mapplethorpe in Montreal
This retrospective exhibition shows Mapplethorpe’s work from his time as a budding artist until his untimely death In…
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World Press Photo exhibition opens in Montreal
Displaying the best photos of the year, the World Press Photo exhibit returns for its 11th edition Open…
“Images are not innocent—they are tricks”
Photographer Joan Fontcuberta lectures about revenge in postphotography A woman is walking on a beach when she discovers…
Tripping the light fantastic
Montreal photo artist illuminates the art world with psychedelic manipulations of light Since the late 1990s, Montreal photographer…
Windows on the world
In today’s world, everyone is taking pictures of pretty much anything. From selfies to pictures of food, photography…
Through the lens of a post-war photojournalist
Marc Ellison is an award-winning photojournalist based in Vancouver. He sat down with The Concordian to discuss his…
Building connections, one country at a time
After years spent living abroad in Ethiopia and England, Salima Punjani now resides in Montreal as a Concordia…
Utter beauty and humanity’s monstrous truths
Decayed and motionless, a corpse floats in a liquid, rippling sky. Its only companions are a disposable coffee…
The story of a single photograph
Man’s first step on the moon, Tiananmen Square, Auschwitz. These are some of the images that flicker across the…
Picturing the world’s silent brides: a photo exposé
A life-size photograph shows young girls between the ages of 11 and 13. Their hands are tinted red…
Pumpkins Rock the Bell Center + Photo gallery
The Smashing Pumpkins brought Oceania to Montrealers of all generations at their Bell Centre show on Sunday night. The Pumpkins’ last Montreal appearance was at the Osheaga music festival in 2007.
The whole world in a snapshot: looking at 2011
Photography is like a story— the essence of a moment is captured in less than a second but the image itself and the intimate access to the soul of the situation will forever resonate within us.