Nicolas St-Pierre is a Canadian photographer based in Ottawa, Canada. Lawyer by training, former reporter at La Presse (Montréal, Canada) and diplomat by trade, Nicolas dedicates most of his spare time capturing the places and people that he encounters through his professional and personal travels.
Through his photography, which straddles documentary, street and fine art, Nicolas strives to capture fleeting moments, uncover the extraordinary in everyday life and lead the viewer to look at the world with a fresh pair of eyes. Often imbued with mystery, his images have an unsettling effect as they leave those who look at them searching in vain for answers.
Nicolas' work has been exhibited in galleries in Ottawa, Montréal and Val-d’Or (Canada) as well as in New York City (USA), Charlottesville (USA), Mexico City (Mexico), Golshahr (Iran), London (UK), Trieste (Italy), Kirkkonummi (Finland), Beijing (China) and throughout Japan (Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe, Sapporo).
It has also been featured in North American, European and Asian online and print publications, including The Guardian, La Presse, Street Photography Magazine, Réponses Photo, OPENEYE, Latent Image, Photo Life, Better Photography and Onbeat.
In recent years, Nicolas’ work has garnered awards and accolades from LensCulture, the International Photography Awards (IPA), the Independent Photographer, the URBAN Photo Awards and the School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa. In 2022, his series "Where Have the Birds Gone?" earned him a second place in the LensCulture Black and White Photography Awards. In 2021, Nicolas was the winner of the URBAN Book Award (Trieste, Italy) for his book also titled "Where Have the Birds Gone?"
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