Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Fondation evenko, Dalbe-Viau

19 Février 2018  |  Ecole secondaire Dalbe-Viau

Suite a un concours conjoint entre la fondation evenko et Starbucks, l'artist invité Kevin Ledo, qui a peint la murale de Leonard Cohen sur le Plateau Mont-Royale, donnais une présentation au éleves de l'école secondaire de Dalbe Viau.  

Le concours vise a ce que l’éleve gagnant, vois son oeuvre sur les cartons couvre-tasse de Starbucks.
Quelques images... ICI

         Photos: Claude Dufresne, SNAPePHOTO

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Don Juan, Conférence de Presse...

le 13 Février 2018  |  Salon d'Honneur de l'OSM

C'est lors d'une conférence de presse que Marie-Eve Janvier et Jean-François Breau on annoncé qu'il incarnerais de nouveau, les amoureux de Séville, lors de la version symphonique/concert de Don Juan, qui sera présenté avec les musiciens de l'OSM, sous la direction de Simon Leclerc, a la Maison Symphonique de Montréal.
Quelques images... ICI

Sunday, February 11, 2018

Feels great to be back....

February 9th 2018  |  Worldwide

Due to a road accident on Sept 9th. 2017, we had been off from our daily photographic activities for five (5) months.  The moral initially took a beating, but being well-surrounded helped enormously in keeping the spirits up and the motivation in promptly getting back on our feet.

It's hard to describe how good it feels to be back in the action, and being as busy as ever.

Bring it on, we're back and better than ever!

Saturday, February 10, 2018

Elvis, Orchestra Experience...

Friday February 9th 2018  |  Place Bell

Martin Fontaine incarne Elvis avec brio, avec ces plus grand succès. Elvis Experience apporte le légendaire spectacle d'Elvis de Las Vegas, a ces fans d'aujourd'hui.

Quelques images... ICI


Saturday, February 3, 2018

Philip Bond, 2...

Le 2 Février 2018  |  Centre Bell

La dernière date de tournée du spectacle 2, de Philip Bond, ce déroulais au Centre Bell, avec certains petits changement, et artistes invités. ;)

Quelques images... ICI


Friday, February 2, 2018

Belle & Bum #355...

le 1er Février 2018  |  Theatre National

Nous avons eu la chance de remplacer notre confrere photo Claude Dufresne, lors de l'enregistrement de l'émission #355 en Février, avec les artistes suivant... Vance Joy, Emile Bilodeau, Annie Villeneuve, Elise Legrow & Joseph Edgar.
Quelques images... ICI

Monday, January 29, 2018

IBM Corpo...

January 28th 2018  | Bell Center

As you may know, the Bell Center is available for corporate events.  In this particular case, IBM invited theirs employees & families to a skating session, along with various activities, such kids make-up, balloon art, magicians, inflatable games, an ice cream bar, a mini petting zoo, and of course a guided tour of the Bell Center, including the Habs locker room!
A few images from that day... HERE

         Photos: Pat Beaudry / Claude Dufresne

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Yves Pelletier... Moi?...

Mercredi le 17 Janvier 2018  | Monument National

On a eu l'immense plaisir de couvrir le mandat de capter en images le tapis rouge, le spectacle intitulé "Moi?", ainsi que le cocktail d’après show de la premiere d'Yves Pelletier.  J'ai malheureusement du me faire remplacer pour cette événement, mais selon nos sources, un spectacle qui vaut grandement la peine, et auquel vous risqué de vous pisser dessus!
Quelques images du spectacle... ICI
       Photos: Claude Dufresne, SNAPePHOTO, pour evenko


Friday, January 5, 2018

Pat Patrouille...

Jeudi le 4 Janvier 2018  |  Place Bell

Ce spectacle haut en couleurs a fait bien de heureux chez les tout-p'tits!
Quelques images... ICI

       Photos: Claude Dufresne, SNAPePHOTO pour evenko

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

2017 - A Photographic Year in Review...

January 2nd 2018




As 2017 came to an end, and we've turned the new calendar page into 2018, we take a moment to view a global picture as to what we've accomplished during the last 12 months, and look onward to what we can aspire towards, in terms of goals for the upcoming year.

As many of you know, 2017 was quite drastic, but could have easily been much worst. Just when you think you're on top of the world, a stupid incident, promptly puts everything back in perspective, and has you pondering on the future.  

This seems to be a copy/paste situation of the previous year, as exactly 1 year ago on September 11th, I had gone through shoulder reconstruction surgery.  This past year, a whole other cloud was above my head, as a road accident caused damage significant injuries, resulting in a multitude of fractures and surgical interventions. Be assured that we are 95% recovered, and back on track. 

The loyalty of our clients has been the most humbling and heart-felt of experiences.

1. Projects
A total of 148 different projects were accomplished in the past year. If it weren't for the incident, we were well on track to achieving the 200 project target we had set ourselves. But considering the 5 months off for physical rehabilitation, that's still quite good. :)   We've gone ahead and given oursleves last years target of 200 projects for 2018.

2.  Blog
Our 5th full year of keeping a Blog.  It's long, tedious, but well worth the time spent in visibility.  108 new Posts on the SNAPePHOTO Blog! (Up from 102 in 2016).  We thought we could have reached 700,000 Pageviews in 2017, but it'll have to wait for 1 or 2 more posts in early January.  We're hoping to reach 875,000 Pageviews by the end of the year. More than 200,000 Hits in the last 12 months!! 

3.  Website
During the time off, dosed up on morphine, we had not up-kept the website, and waited until early on in the year to publish things back at a normal pace, including backtracks of previous work.  That had for impact that visits on the site were down considerably.  Goes to show that it takes a lot of work to upkeep traffic, but it doesn't take much to lose it.  A lesson well learned.  With 212,454 Page Views178,927 Visits & 27,371 Unique Visitors to date, we're motivated to greatly increase those numbers back to normal, above those from 2016.  

4.  Gear
2017 has been a of reflection, of where we will be heading in the short / medium timeframe.  We've juggling, and are still considering changing over to another company.  Stay tuned!

5.  Clients
And of course, we're keeping the best for last... Our clients!  2017 has brought us a total of 3 new clients.

Our goal for 2018, will be to continue to satisfy our existing clientele, and try to add on average 1 new client every 2 months.  Hopefully, you will be one of them.

On that note, we wanted to take this opportunity, to wish you all....

HEALTH, HAPPINESS, LOVE & PROSPERITY for 2018!

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Cirque du Soleil - Crystal...

Wednesday December 20th 2017  |  Bell Centre

CRYSTAL is not just an ice show, it's the very first experience on ice from Cirque du Soleil. Watch world-class ice skaters and acrobats claim their new frozen playground with speed and fluidity as they challenge the laws of gravity with never-before-seen acrobatics.
A few images... HERE

         Photos: Claude Dufresne, SNAPePHOTO, for evenko

Monday, December 18, 2017

HBO Boxing - December 2017 Gala...

Samedi le 16 Décembre 2017  |  Place Bell

Les boxeurs Custio Clayton, Junior Ulysse et Steven Butler on tous participé au gala d’Eye of the Tiger Management, qui mettais en vedette David Lemieux contre Billy Joe Saunders.

Quelques images... ICI

         Photos: Claude Dufresne, SNAPePHOTO, pour evenko

Sunday, December 17, 2017

La Voix Jr...

Samedi le 16 Décembre 2017  |  Centre Bell

Près de 10 500 personnes se sont rassemblées au Centre Bell, pour assister à la première représentation montréalaise du spectacle de "La Voix Junior 2".

Quelques images... ICI

         Photos: Michel Couvrette, SNAPePHOTO, pour evenko

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Noel, Une Tradition en Chanson...

Samedi le 16 Décembre 2017  |  Place Bell

Noël, une tradition en chanson, se veut une grande fête familiale du temps des Fêtes où les plus belles et grandes voix du Québec telles que Brigitte Boisjoli, Paul Daraîche, Marie-Michèle Desrosiers, Ima, Gino Quilico et Laurence Jalbert viennent égayer ce moment de l’année propice à la férie et la magie.

Quelques images... ICI

         Photos: Claude Dufresne, SNAPePHOTO, pour evenko

Friday, December 8, 2017

La Grande Corvé Saputo...

Jeudi le 7 Décembre 2017
La société Saputo inc., est fière d'annoncer que, le 7 décembre dernier, plus de 300 employés de la région de Montréal ont pris part à la première édition de La grande corvée alimentaire Saputo, un nouveau programme d'engagement communautaire initié par la Société. Pour l'événement, Saputo a transformé trois de ses cafétérias en cuisines collectives et 7 000 repas ont été préparés pour les familles dans le besoin.
Saputo souhaitait rassembler ses employés dans le cadre d'une initiative unique et leur donner l'occasion de s'impliquer activement auprès de la communauté. L'idée de cuisiner des plats pour la collectivité s'est imposée d'elle-même car la production d'aliments de qualité unit ses employés au quotidien.
Quelques images... ICI
         Photos: Claude Dufresne, SNAPePHOTO

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Self-employed & Injured...

As many of you know, Sept 9th was a dreadful day, that will forever change my life. A slow-speed Motorcycle incident that yielded no less than 7 fractures (foot, 3 toes, ribs, punctured lung, fractured hand, severed tendons, and collar bone), and a total of 5 operations, as well as ongoing ergo, and physio therapy.  Aside from the obvious physical pain from each surgical interventions over a period of 10 weeks , there's the emotional factor that can't be denied.

From being very active, both professionally & personally, to coming to a complete standstill and being immobile, from a total of 10 days at the hospital, to the point of feeling imprisoned in ones own home, is not to be taken lightly.  I always thought myself as having a strong character, but over time, such an incident, (although temporarily), creates quite a mental stigma.


Physical recovery will take a bit of time, but meanwhile, what happens to the company one's been putting in sweat, blood & tears into for more than a decade?  Being self-employed in such moments takes a lot of planning, faith in the loyalty of your clients, and also in those you choose to delegate work to while you're incapacitated and unable of accomplishing the task yourself.

A huge thank you to our clients, that haven't changed their habits of providing us with the usual work, and to the SNAPePHOTO team that took on more tasks, to compensate my current inability to contribute.

I'll be back shortly, stronger than ever, with a determination beyond compare!  What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger (and definitely builds character).  It's also during these harder times that you know who you can count on.  All I can say, is that I've got some pretty amazing friends!  


Special thanks to the Pierre Le Gardeur staff (Ortho/Plasti surgeons, Doctors, Nurses, X-ray, MRI & Echo, Ergo & Physio personnel), as well as residencies, that I've gotten to know by  name, over a 3 month timeframe.
For those that aren't too faint of heart, a few iphone images ... HERE

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Jacques & Genevieve...

Mardi le 28 Novembre 2017  |  Gésu

Jacques & Geneviève – Nouveau départ! est un spectacle de musique Folk-Country mettant en vedette Jacques (Jacques Dion), chanteur et guitariste, et Geneviève (Geneviève Garceau), chanteuse. Les deux artistes sont accompagnés par une formation de quatre musiciens accomplis : Francis Boudreau, guitare et direction musicale, Sylvain Lamothe, basse électrique et accoustique, Maxime Lalanne, batterie et percussions, Jean-Philippe Bouffard, clavier / multi-instruments.
Compte tenu des antécédants artistiques de Jacques & Geneviève (plus de 2 500 spectacles sur 15 ans, surtout en région) et de leur lien familial avec les célébrités Céline Dion et Maman Dion, ce spectacle a la particularité de faire ressortir certains éléments narratifs d’intérêt pour le public, tout en gardant l’emphase sur la prestation musicale et la participation spontanée du public.
Quelques images... ICI
         Photos: Claude Dufresne, SNAPePHOTO, pour evenko

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Michel Louvain...

Samedi le 25 Novembre 2017  |  Salle Wilfred Pelletier (Place des Arts)

Votre Crooner Québecois préféré étais sur la scène de la Salle Wilfred Pelletier (Place des Arts),  avec son nouveau spectacle "60 ans de Bonheur avec vous". Michel Louvain fêtais aussi son 80ième anniversaire de naissance.

Quelques images... ICI

         Photos: Claude Dufresne, SNAPePHOTO, pour evenko

Friday, November 24, 2017

Mickaël...

Jeudi le 23 Novembre 2017  |  Astral

evenko présenta le nouveau spectacle de Michaël intitulé À contre-sens. Il étais sur scène de l’Astral le 23 Novembre, suivi de dates a Chicoutimi, Québec, Brossard et Saint-Hyacinthe.

Quelques images... ICI

         Photos: Sébastien Parent, SNAPePHOTO, pour evenko

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Anthony Kavanagh...

Mardi le 21 Novembre 2017  |  Théâtre St-Denis

Apres que la date originale a du être rapporté, suite a une embolie pulmonaire, Anthony Kavanagh semble être de retour en grande forme, et présenta son spectacle au St-Denis.

Quelques images... ICI

         Photos: Claude Dufresne, SNAPePHOTO, pour evenko

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Joe Bonamassa....

Monday November 20th 2017  |  Bell Centre

In case you missed him at Montreal's Bell Centre, here's several reasons why you shouldn't have... (a that you should make sure you do next time he's in town).
• More #1 Blues Albums than anyone in history
• Over 3 million albums sold worldwide
• Tours globally over 200 days a year
• One of the world’s greatest living guitarists

Joe Bonamassa has sixteen #1 Billboard Blues Albums …and counting. Almost every album Joe has produced instantly rockets to the #1 spot. His last studio record was even on Billboard’s Top 10 album chart, proving that a Blues album could debut next to the biggest names in popular music.

He has been featured on the cover of virtually every guitar magazine multiple times. His name is notorious among guitarists not only for being a virtuoso, but also for his incredible collection of vintage guitars, gear and memorabilia (which he now calls the Bona-seum).
Joe Bonamassa was found to be a genuine guitar prodigy before he was a teenager. He was featured on local news shows and playing in professional bands throughout school with members three times his age. He started opening for B.B. King when he was only 12.

A few images... HERE

         Photos: Claude Dufresne, SNAPePHOTO, for evenko

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

A Perfect Circle...

Tuesday November 14th 2017  |  Place Bell (Laval)

And a return to town for a tour marking the release of this next album? To see and hear the reaction of people at Place Bell, it is unthinkable that Montreal (or Laval) is shunned.

A few images... HERE

         Photos: Claude Dufresne, SNAPePHOTO for evenko

Monday, November 13, 2017

Corpo, Owens Corning...

12 Novembre 2017  |  Centre Bell

Comme vous le savez peu-être, entre les match du CH et des concerts présenté au Centre Bell, la surface de la glace es disponible en location, soit pour un évennement, ou bien sur, pour y jouer un match amicale.  Contactez evenko pour plus d'informations.

Cette fois ci, c'étais au tour d'Owens Corning a gâter ces employés, avec du temps de glace pour un match amicale, suivi d'une session de patinage libre.

Quelques images... ICI

          Photos: Claude Dufresne / Sébastien Parent

Sunday, November 12, 2017

A tribute to Leonard Cohen...

Monday November 6th 2017  |  Bell Centre (Montreal)

The Cohen family presented a commemorative tribute to Leonard Cohen, the Tower of Song, and SNAPePHOTO was hired to be the exclusive photographers to document this historic event. A superb range of artists were present to honor his memory, such as; Sting, Feist, Patrick Watson, Sharon Robinson, The Lumineers, Ron Sexsmith, Elvis Costello, Damien Rice, Adam Choen, The Webbs, K.D. Lang, Lana Del Rey, Bettye Lavette, Courtney Love & Coeur de Pirate.

The setlist and a few images... HERE

A few reviews...
Le Devoir review... HERE
Global review... HERE
Montreal Gazette review... HERE

Project team...
Photographers:  Claude Dufresne, Michel Couvrette, Christian Richard
Photo Editor:     Vanessa Leclair

Card Runner:     Myriam Couvrette