Expo World Press Photo
Montreal 15th edition

Photo of the Year winner, Canadian photographer Amber Bracken will launch the exhibition

August 7, 2022

The World Press Photo Montreal exhibition team announces that Canadian photographer Amber Bracken, winner of the Photo of the Year award, will be in Montreal to launch the 15th edition, which will take place from August 31 to October 2 at the Marché Bonsecours.

After an absence of two years, the World Press Photo Montreal Expo makes an inspired and long-awaited return!

After an absence of two years, the World Press Photo Montreal Expo makes an inspired and long-awaited return! Photographer Justine Latour will also present her exhibition Claire, 107 years old, exclusively alongside the winning photos at the emblematic event of Montreal’s cultural season. Artist Caroline Monnet is the spokesperson for this 15th edition, where she will present the world premiere of her exhibition Ikwewak (Women).

Amber Bracken – New York Times • World Press – Photo of the Year award

Amber Bracken
Photo of the Year Award winner

This year, the jury of the most prestigious international professional photography competition awarded the title of Photographer of the Year to Canadian photographer Amber Bracken for her photo Kamloops Residential School for the New York Times.

‘Amber Bracken’s work explores the intersection of environment, culture and settlement.’

Photographed in British Columbia, the red robes on wooden crosses commemorate the children who died at the Kamloops Residential School. Amber Bracken focuses her practice in western North America, specializing in historically embedded relationships. Her work explores the intersection of environment, culture and settlement. The Alberta-based photographer has worked around the world for such media as National Geographic, The Globe and Mail, The Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed, Maclean’s, ESPN and The New York Times.

Claire, 107 years old
Exclusive exhibition by Justine Latour

Claire Sigouin was born in Montreal in 1915. Since then, she has lived through the decades on the fringes of the rules of her time. She turned thirty at the end of the Second World War and will blow out 107 candles in May 2022. Claire’s laughing eyes hint at the flamboyance of an extraordinary and atypical life. When Justine Latour crosses Claire’s path, she becomes her muse. “I loved Claire at first sight. Since that meeting, a friendship was born,” explains the photographer who has been immortalizing the centenarian for several years. Justine Latour’s exhibition Claire, 107 years old is presented exclusively.

Justine Latour – Claire 107 yers old

About the World Press Photo Montreal Expo

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Comparable to the Oscars of photography, the World Press Photo presents the winning photos, selected from nearly 65,000 entries submitted to the jury by 4066 photographers from 130 countries. Presented since 2005, the Montreal edition is one of the most popular in the world. The winning photos are divided into four categories: Single Images, Series, Long-Term Projects, and Free Format. The World Press Photo Montreal Expo is supported by ICI RDI, La Presse and the SDC Vieux-Montréal.

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