Conrad Poirier

Conrad Poirier was a Quebec photographer, a pioneer of photojournalism in Quebec.

Biography

Self-taught photographer, Poirier began his career in 1932 with a Speed Graphic, a device that uses a 4 × 5 film, Poirier captures images of sports and cultural events Montréal. In addition, he photographed many famous Quebec personalities of the time. He was a freelance writer and sold his photos to large newspapers: The Gazette, Montreal Standard, La Patrie, La Presse. His customers included thirty Canadian media institutions both in French and English.

Honors and awards

Popular entertainment and leisure places for Montrealers, were the subject of several photo essays by Poirier for which he won numerous awards: Grand National Canadian Prize, Canadian Press Prize, Prize of the Association of Photographers of Canada.