Sur son blogue, la photographe-cinéaste montréalaise Selena Phillips-Boyle présente des images issues d’un éventail de projets professionnels. On y découvre notamment des portraits professionnels réalisés pour des organismes communautaires, une série de portraits d’entreprise, des photos de mariage faites en montagne et des images de couples photographiés chez eux. Selena partage également des vidéos de campagne réalisées en partenariat avec des organismes communautaires, des chercheurs et des chercheuses. Enfin, elle donne à voir son travail dans le cadre de différents projets en portrait personnel et en portrait environnemental.
Montreal photographer and cinematographer Selena Phillips-Boyle shares work from a variety of professional projects on this blog. Here you will see photo work ranging from a series of professional portraits with community organisations and a photo series of corporate headshots, to weddings with couples in the mountains and couples sessions at home. Selena shares video work from campaigns with community organisations and academic researchers. On this photo blog Selena also shares a range of personal portrait projects and environmental portraits.
La vidéo s’ouvre sur une personne qui circule parmi un grand groupe de femmes en parlant des violences vécues par celles-ci : harcèlement, violence familiale ou conjugale, etc.
The video opens with a speaker walking through a large crowd of women talking about the violence that women experience. Violence from the family, harassment, and conjugale violence, among others.
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A stone path leads you from the wedding celebrations up on the hill down to a serene lake. Flo gently takes Cece's hand as they walk down the path from the sailcloth tent, past the stunning board and batten chalet, and down to the serene lake.
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Élise pulls out a bag of soil and transplants her coleus into a bigger pot. Her glasses slip down her nose as she focuses on the task. As she moves around the balcony, I photograph a quiet calm in her, a direct impact of Élise's garden on her mental health.
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Flavie's free and open spirit is reflected in how they approach their garden; they encourage things to grow where they fall, and embrace the mixture of flavours that result from this interconnectivity beyond the stereotypical pairing of tomatoes and basil. Together we make some portraits together in their backyard garden.
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Kristen welcomes me into the collective garden and I'm transported from the busy borough of Point-Saint-Charles in Montreal to a lush vegetable garden oasis. An important aspect of Kristen's mental health is her engagement with socio-political issues, and taking power over her food is one way to achieve food autonomy.
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As I photograph Leh, she slowly moves around her garden with her green watering can, listening to the needs of each plant before carrying on. Seeing her body relax spending time surrounded by growing things, I can see how time spent in her garden is good for Leh's mental health.
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Hashmita moves around the balcony, watering her plants with care and tenderness, a morning routine she's developed to anchor her mental health in the middle of a loud city and a worldwide pandemic. This pandemic photo project about gardens and mental health is the first in a five-part photo series.
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Made with high-quality bamboo and organic cotton fabrics, Bunny and Claude specializes in creating underwear for women and men. Les tissus biologiques de bambou et coton de grande qualité forment la base de fabrication des sous-vêtements pour femmes et hommes de Bunny and Claude. Video by Life by Selena Photography.
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Eloïse and Ludovic join me along an intimate path with their energetic pups, Benji and Cléo. This couple's photo session was photographed by Montréal portrait photographer Selena Phillips-Boyle. Cet article de blogue sur la photographie de couple Life by Selena était créé par Selena Phillips-Boyle, photographe montréalaise.
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Ferme Cadet-Roussel 1 ~ Argentique ~ Automne 2016
Using the photographic style of environmental portraiture, Selena Phillips-Boyle captures CAPE farmers, their techniques, and their families, uncovering the intimate personality of their life and labour.
Dans un style photographique qui s’inspire du portrait environnemental, Selena Phillips-Boyle dépeint les fermiers de la CAPE ainsi que leurs techniques, et leurs familles.
There are few projects that will motivate me at 4am. Luckily for me, this was one of them. The project entailed travelling around the province of Québec, exploring small farms, intersecting with farmers of all kinds, and working with a solid video and photo team.
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