But next week marks the highlight of the summer event–la Semaine professionnel–with workshops and conferences open to the public, and a chance to interact with many of the featured photographers. Among the participants this year are National Magazine Award-winning conceptual photographer Edward Burtynsky, whose exhibit “Oil” looks quite fascinating.
The festival is organized by former NMA nominee and renowned Quebec photographer Jean-François Bérubé, whose exhibit of portraitures is entitled “Gaspésiennes.”
The festival is promoted by various tourism outfits of Quebec and the Gaspésie region, and is more than a great excuse to sojourn on that beautiful peninsula this summer. Find out more at www.photogaspesie.ca.
Photo courtesy Edward Burtynsky / photogaspesie.ca