dans les yeux de charlie

Charlie from the block

Numbed by winter, sitting on the church's frozen steps, leaning on himself, Charlie is facing the storm. The doors are closed. His shelter is closed. Today, only the cigarettes that he is begging for can warm jim. (adsbygoogle = window... >>

Enter the Dragon : Knights

Middle Ages. Some people watch it, read it or play it. We found Montrealers who live the Middle Ages every day. In gymnasiums or church basements, they are training their skills to be great members of the Society for Creative Anachronism. 7h42 invi... >>

Anti-abortion Billboard Man

At the corner of two major arteries In the heart of Montreal The anti-abortion human billboard is praying Before everyone’s eyes His colleague is standing on the sidewalk In front of a Catholic church named after baby Jesus. He advocates the ... >>

Painkiller

A horde of people dancing To the fast and dextrous guitar riffs The hammering double bass drum And the screaming voice of the singer. Katacömbes Co-op. Montreal. Playing tonight: Painkiller     A Judas Priest cover band. Their na... >>
LOUIS GOBEILLE

TarMan

Walking down the street and saw thick smoke coming out of an alleyway. Terrible machine sounds echoed on the walls of the buildings. How could I not be drawn to this? I talked to a guy standing nearby. I thought he had something to do with this. So ... >>
SEWERAGE MONTREAL Photoreport MICHAEL MONNIER

In the hole

In the hole A foul stench fills the air Under the bustling city A man struggles Strongly anchored to the surface The stream of liquid waste splatters on his body He checks. Scans. Seeks the flaw The one that could blow up the sewerage syste... >>
HOMELESS PRAY MONTREAL Photoreport MICHAEL MONNIER

Homeless Prayer

Curled up in the corner, in the chapel Away from the faithful assembled for mass Engulfed in his silence In his own way, he takes communion Like in a trance His clothes drying slowly Outside, winter bites, still His homelessness takes a br... >>
OPERA MONTREAL BACKSTAGE Photoreport MICHAEL MONNIER

Robing the Diva

She screams. Deep under the ground. On the second basement. Laughter in the background. They are the little hands of the Opera de Montreal. In the shadow of the backstage.Busy bees working around the Diva. Before their masterpiece rises to the ... >>

Street Art, Moving Montreal’s Walls

Bullback riding children fly on walls paved with yellow flowers. The city has changed. Montreal has changed. One wall painting at a time. Bystanders open their eyes widely. Astonished. They are cheering in front of this scene. Straight out of the bro... >>