Photo credit : Ruth Ricker LeBlanc
I studied photography during my first year at Université de Moncton while enrolled in the Fine Arts program in the early 80’s. I did photography for a few years but somehow life got in the way and it wasn't until 2009, when I took a photography course at NBCC, that my passion and love for photography was re-ignited. I have been a member of the Moncton Focus Camera Club since 2012 and a board member since 2017, and a Member & Co-Founder of Groupe SocioFoto since 2015. I particularly like sports, portrait, people, nature, street and underwater photography. I am the Lead Photographer for the Moncton Magic Basketball Team.
J'ai étudié la photographie pendant ma première année à l'Université de Moncton alors j'étais étudiante aux arts visuels au début des années 1980. Après avoir fait de la photo pendant plusieurs années, la vie s’est interposée et ce n’est qu’à la suite d’un cours de photographie au CCNB en 2011 que ma passion pour mon art me revient. Je suis membre du Club Focus Camera de Moncton depuis 2012 et membre du conseil depuis 2017. Je suis également membre et co-fondatrice du groupe SocioFoto. J'aime particulièrement la photographie sportive, le portrait, la nature, la photographie de rue et la photographie sous-marine. Je suis la photographe de l’équipe de basketball Magic de Moncton.
AWARDS/PRIX
Freeman Patterson Award (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020)
Photographer of the year – Focus Camera Club (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022)
Prix RHIZOME - Comité Provincial des Sociétés Culturelles for the "Du monde de par che nous" - Groupe SocioFoto (2017)
Prix RACINE - La Société Culturelle Sud Acadie for the "Du monde de par che nous" – Groupe SocioFoto (2017)
CAPA Annual Photo Challenge - Honorable Mention - 2nd highest score (2017)
Photographer of the year – Focus Camera Club (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022)
Prix RHIZOME - Comité Provincial des Sociétés Culturelles for the "Du monde de par che nous" - Groupe SocioFoto (2017)
Prix RACINE - La Société Culturelle Sud Acadie for the "Du monde de par che nous" – Groupe SocioFoto (2017)
CAPA Annual Photo Challenge - Honorable Mention - 2nd highest score (2017)
EXHIBITS & SHOWS/EXPOSITIONS & SPECTACLES
The Quarantine Project - Corri d'Art – Shediac, Solo exhibit - 46 photos (2022)
The Quarantine Project - Galerie des Bâtisseurs – Fredericton, Solo exhibit - 46 photos (2022)
The Quarantine Project - Galerie ARTcadienne – Miramichi, N.-B. - Solo exhibit - 46 photos (2021)
The Quarantine Project - Salon Irène Grant-Guérette – Saint-Jean, N.-B. - 40 photos (2021)
The Quarantine Project - The Art Wharehouse – Saint-Jean, N.-B. , Solo exhibit - (2021)
The Quarantine Project - Tipsy Muise Café – Fredericton, N.-B. , Solo exhibit - (2021)
The Quarantine Project - Café c'est la Vie – Moncton, N.-B. , Solo exhibit (2021)
Group SocioFoto - "Du monde de par che nous" 2016, 2017, 2018) - 62 photos - Barachois, N.-B.
Focus Camera Club 50th Anniversary Exhibit– Moncton Library - 1 photo (2019)
Groupe SocioFoto – « Du monde de par che nous » 2018 - 19 photos, 2017 - 26 photos, 2016 - 21 Photos
Group SocioFoto - "Du monde de par che nous" 2016 - 21 photos - Moncton International Airport
United Way Photo Exhibit Auction - Fisheries and Oceans Canada - 2 photos (2016,2017,2018,2019)
Audio-Visual - Perspective II - 15 Photographers show their perspective on 15 subjects (2017)
Alliance Française de Moncton - Group Photo Exhibit - Aberdeen Cultural Center - 2 photos (2017)
Group Exhibit - Focus Camera Club - Moncton Public Library 2015 (1 photo)
PUBLICATIONS
2021- CTV News Atlantic & CTV Website – (The Quarantine Project)
2021- Times and Transcripts & Telegraph Journal – (The Quarantine Project)
2021- CBC – Website, Instagram Takover, Instagram, The Morning Show(The Quarantine Project)
2020- NBL Canada – Website, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram (Basketball)
2020- The Moncton Magic - Website, Billboards, Player Cards, Instagram, Facebook & Twitter
2020- Times and Transcript Moncton (Basketball)
2019 - NBL Canada – Website, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram (Basketball)
2019 - The Moncton Magic - Website, Billboards, Player Cards, Instagram, Facebook & Twitter
2019 - Times and Transcript Moncton , Acadie Nouvelle & Halifax Chronical (Basketball)
2018 - The Moncton Magic - Website, Billboards, Player Cards, Instagram, Facebook & Twitter (Basketball)
2018 - Times and Times Script Moncton – (Basketball & Hockey)
2018 - NBL Canada - Website, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram (Basketball)
2017 - CAPA Magazine - Article and Images about Groupe SocioFoto – "Du monde de par che nous"