YVES CHOQUETTE

Yves Choquette is a Canada-based Photojournalist.

I'm a freelance photojournalist working mainly in conflict area. But I also do humanitarian works, portrait, movie set photography and of course video as well.

You can review my work on my website, www.yveschoquette.com

 I have begin taking photos since I was 11, taking my father’s Brownie Super 27 camera, without his permission, to shoot people throwing stones at soldiers in the street of Montreal, during the 1970 October crisis.

I found out early that I was more attracted by stories than by simply shooting for the sake of it. Unfortunately, I never took it seriously until a friend asked me in the 80’s to take a photographic road trip of him and his band, between Montreal and Chibougamau, to the far north east of Quebec.

Since then I have shot different documentaries covering mainly social or humanitarian issues.

What motivates me is helping groups of people suffering from injustice, to gain media attention so their story can be known.

My work been featured in several international revues like Latitude magazine, Stern, The Guardian, Demotix, Corbis, Groupe Bayard, Reporter SA, Reportage UK, Photograph Magazine, etc.

I'm also a Canadian ambassador for Fuji.

Recently, my photos on "The Roma of Bosnia" won the first place at the international contest, Terra Bella Media in Italy and will be publish in the prestigious US magazine Life Force, in March.

In October 2014, my work, Ukraine in B&W, won an honourable mention at the MIFA (Moscow International Foto Awards).

Yves Choquette

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