On the banks of the St. Lawrence river

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This series of photographs was taken in the middle of winter, the next day after Christmas Day. I got up early and said to myself without thinking, ‘Let’s go and photograph’. I got out of d’Iberville Street and took the familiar route that would lead me to René-Lévesque Park, in Lachine, right on the river. It’s one of my favourite places on the island of Montreal. Whether it’s Winter, Summer, Spring or Autumn, I always stop off for a while or even a whole day in this park, which forms a small peninsula within the main island.

It’s a cold morning and I’m walking in the snow along the river in complete solitude, always surprised by the landscape, the colours of the morning and the steamy, liquid flow right beside me. So I chose a small series from among the many photographs I’ve taken in this calm, green park in the warmer seasons, because on this particular morning my eyes and thoughts were completely captivated by the surrounding view, the invigorating and vivifying atmosphere emanating from the place.