Week-end at GP3R Sunday

Wow!!

Great week-end here at the GP3R.

Sunny day all the week-end since it was suppose to rain all the week-end but it change quickly.

Star Mazda series Alex Ardoin win for a second year the Grand-Prix!

The winner of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series was Andrew Ranger after a quick gone up spectacular. It is one 3rd consecutive years for him to get the 1st place on the podium.

Now it's time to sleep.

Good night!!

Week-end at GP3R Saturday

The Grand-Prix was great today but motor sports is not for everyone.

The NASCAR promise a excited race for sunday afternoon.

Andrew Ranger obtain the best time laps followed by JR Fitzpatrick in 2nd position on the starting grid.

Saturday night is always fully of people in downtown for the fireworks. I still stuck in the traffic after an hour when I back home.

The Nouvelliste newspaper choose my photo at the arch for the first page of Saturday.

Here is the result.

Enjoy.

Week-End at GP3R Friday

Here we go!!

Finally at the GP3R!! I waiting this

event each year cause it's in my hometown and I can see some good friends I haven't seen in a while.

Friday morning after the photographer's meeting Phil Champoux trying again to find a good internet connexion but still comes up empty handed. Good try!!

Warm day, gaz, tire, sunburn, sunset, it was really hot day but we get a blue sky all day long and a night race was presented for the first time of the GP3R history this week-end.

Music Band Photo Shoot

Hey everyone,

Here is some of my last work with the Music Band (We Don't Fight Fair)

They are young but maybe the upcoming band in Québec who says??

Gab Bovette the drummer called me really motivated and wanted to get my service for that photo shoot.

I was really stoked to shoot that new stuff and help the young guys to realize the dream of becoming a famous rock band.

Enjoy.

Alternative Snow Mission 2010

Hey guys,

1st time for me at the Alternative Snow Mission Rimouski Québec.

I was impress by the set-up and how Pat Trottier from Alternative take care of every one!!

The set-up was the famous rails gap from Mont Saint-Anne Québec Cover of Slash Magazine with Jonas Michilot but with a litle twist on it and a sick Spine at the botom of the hill.

So much fun there lots of pros riders and good crowd. Crazy party with We are Wolf and Block D was full of peoples for the after party.

Kevin Griffin, Gillian Andrewshenko, Ben Bilocq, Jason Dubois, Jess Kimura Marie Hucal and more.... was there for the contest and party!!

Mens Winner:

1st: Jason Dubois (Polaris RMK 800 )

2nd: Charles Reid 5000$

3rd: Frank Bourgeois 2500$

Best Trick: Charles Reid 1000$

Womens Winner:

1st: Jess Kimura 2500$

2nd: Joanie Robichaud 1000$

3rd: Magalie Dubois 500$

Best Trick: Marie Hucal 1000$

Enjoy....

Road Trip Gaspésie Qc Canada. 2.0

Hey guys!!

Day 3 in the Chic Choc Gaspésie.

70cm of fresh snow, Cliff Drop, Table Top, Big Air, Urban Drop!!

Jérémy Cloutier and Nic Brunette got shot and they are really stoked about the day!!

Now we are at the Auberge chilling with Vino and we watching the Olympic hockey game.

8-1 for Canada Yeah Right !!!

Enjoy.

Road Trip Gaspésie Qc Canada.

Hey Guys,

Eastern Québec paradise!!

30cm of snow last night 50cm of snow until tomorow night!!

I calling that ----> Gaspésie!!!

Me and the Brothers Factory Crew Will Demers ( BF Filmer ) Jérémy Cloutier and Nick Brunette have found the paradise of powder in Québec.

Today we have built 2 backcountry Jump in a deep snow and with the blizzard we got today it was impossible to see more then 30 feet in front of us!! Can you imagine tomorow morning? Not me!! So i am in a hurry to see that!!

Enjoy!!!

Blizzard in Philly!!

Hey guys,

Rome Snowboard team manager John Cavan called me last week to know if i'm in for a road trip in Philly USA.

With the snow they got last week and the blizzard they're suposed to have this week for sure i want to be part of that trip.

When we got in Philly it was completely the Blizzard and the city was empty of people. It was so crazy to see a big city like that without anybody in there except the snow plows.

We met some guys of the TUSC ( Temple University Snowboard Club ) in North Philly and partied with those guys!!

2 days passed under the snow blizzard and we found some good things to do and now we're cruising around Philly to find more spots.

Now it's the end of the trip and we have 2 things to do tomorow.

1 hit another rail and 2 drive back 8hours or so!!!

Enjoy.

Standard Films Shooting

Hey what's up what's up!!

I am now with Standard Crew since 2 weeks but with injuries and contest the crew was reduced to only 1 rider last week.

The trip begin with Raewyn Reid, Leanne Peolsie, Will Lavigne and Jason Dubois in Québec City but now after Jason Dubois broken his ribs, Leanne Pelosie and Raewyn Reid gone for the X Games only Will Lavigne stay with us to get shot.

Fortunaly Will have take the lead during the week and get some good shot with us.

Now we are trying to figure a trip somewhere and back in force with the entier crew!!

Enjoy!!

Transworld Movie Crew in Québec

Hey Folks,

Transworld Snowboarding have chose 5 Canadian riders this year for filming with them!!

Jake Kuzyk, Mark Sollors, Phil Jacques, Greg Desjardins and Devun Walsh!

I am really happy to shoot with them for the Québec trip!! We have a good time together on the trip and have a good vibe in the crew!

Only Devun Walsh missing to this trip for the canadian rider.

I don't know how many time i will spent with the crew but for the moment it's very productive and i got a good shots from every one in the crew.

Snowboarding Begin

Hey guys,

Snowboard begin in Québec region. Last weeks we have received 20 to 30cm of snow in Québec and it was a very good start.

I started my season of shooting with Jérémy Cloutier and after i have work on Add with some local guys!!!

This week Nic Sauvé and Frank April called me for shoot a big gap to wall ride in Québec City and it was very intense.

Nic have ROCK his Forum board in Frontside 360 Melon to Wall Ride and Frank April Frontside 360 Wall Ride.

That was a money day!! Ahahaha!!

Now i am working on Snowboard Canada Women Issue with some girls of Québec and California until 23December. I hope to have fun and good trick during this time!

Happy Holiday and enjoy Snowboarding!!!

Ben Milot Portrait Session

3rd December,

No snowboarding, cold weather but very sad.

Ben Milot called me last week cause he need some portrait of him for his website and his sponsor!!

Hell Yeah Man!!!

Call me next week and we will try to find time for doing this!!!

My time spent with Ben was very good, Beer, Fun, Photo, Funny trip story, Great day!!

Here is a shot of the shooting result.

Enjoy!!

Brothers Factory Calgary to SLC

Hey,

Last week i was post my Slideshow of my road trip with BF Calgary to SLC on Snowboard Canada website.( www.snowboardcanada.com )

Now you can see my best shots and how my trip with BF was productive and fun.

Enjoy.

Surf Trip in Maine USA.

Hey,

Dou you remember BILL storm in october 23?

This week-end was very similar but little bit smaller with IDA storm.

Without internet connection at the hotel it was very hard to know where is the best waves in Maine but we have drove around the spot to be sure having the best waves in the week-end.

Kennebunk was prety load of frenchies at (50%) with his 10th feets of wave so we are stay there and the guys have rip this spot during saturday morning to sunday night!!

Still here for monday we probably try to find waves at The Wall in New Hampshire.

A-H1N1

Here we go for the A-H1N1 in my hometown of Trois-Rivières.

31 000 people have received the vaccine during the last week in all the Mauricie.

Children, pregnant woman and people having disorders of health passed 1st before the 2nd waves of the influenza. Lastly, the Vaccination of the population in general was preceded of a few day also.

All Aboard The Dirtbag Express.

If you don't have buying the new issue of Snowboard Canada go buy it now!!

You really need to check out All Aboard The Dirtbag Express.

This is the Brothers Factory Road Trip around Canada and USA i have done for Snowboard Canada Magazine.

This long road trip of 3 weeks starting from Calgary to Salt Lake City Utah and gave me a lot of good shot.

This is a sick adventure to know what can happen on a road trip for a snowboard photographer.

You need to deal with many kind of situation, weather condition, stress, disadvantage....... but this is the kind of adventure that make you stronger in your life.

You can see the Brothers Factory Road Trip teaser on www.snowboardcanada.com.

Municipal Election of Trois-Rivières

It's always fun to cover the election for the newspaper cause you can capture some emotion and feeling in this kind of assignment. You need to be very quick in the crowd for following the mayor and trying to capture the good time.

Today i have received the assignment by Le Nouvelliste newspaper to cover the municipal election in my home town of Trois-Rivières.

Yves Levesques have received the vote for his 3rd mendat but during the compilation it was very tight with his competitor André Carle.

Bouldering

Hey,

Last Friday i was doing a Rock Climbing shooting for the RedBull photo contest named RedBull illume.

This contest have pretty good category and the goal of this photo contest is to show to the people the spirit and creativity of shooting X-treme Sports.

If i win this contest my work will be exposed on a big luminous box in different town around the world.

Here is one of the shot i will submit for the contest.

You can follow this link for the rules and contest: http://www.redbullillume.com/

The New Cities Photo Shooting

Hey folks,

Last week i was doing a shooting with The New Cities.

The guys was pretty stoked about the result and said they want used my shot for the promo poster and maybe one for the Japan Album.

So yeah guys thank you so much and i hope to see that soon!!