" I believe Art is uncriticizable. It stands alone in the realm of the human experience as being the opposite of destruction. If it moves your Spirit, you turn up the volume. If it does not, you tune into another frequency but you must never forget it's sacredness in it's role of bringing the invisible into the visible. "The successful photograph shows us a reality beyond our vision, a subtle dance between matter, light and spirit.
I have attempted to show the magic behind objects, people and scenery for over 30 years with the help of cameras, computers and stirrings of the soul."

- claude charlebois

Claude's forté has always been special effects and he employs this unique perspective to excel in publishing projects and in corporate and advertising photography. Claude has over a decade of experience in image manipulation and high-resolution digital photography and uses his talent to constantly discover and explore new dimensions of illustrative photography.
Claude has studied at the Montreal Academy of Arts, Ahuntsic College, the Dawson Institute of Photography and the Maisonneuve College for Digital Imaging. He has been photographing for over 30 years and has been operating his own studio since 1978. Some of his (take recent out) clients include Air Canada, Coca-Cola, Labatt's Breweries, Guiness beer, Harlequin books, The Canadian Space Agency, Today's Parents Magazine, Red Wheel-Weiser and Conari Press, McLelland & Stewart, St-Joseph's Oratory Basilica of Mt Royal, Marketing magazine, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.

FINE ARTS PROJECTS
In 2006 Claude received a grant from The Kenneth Mills Foundation for the initial production of 'Tonal VIsions' an Art happening involving photography, poetry and dance. This symbiotic collaboration reflects on our perception of 'Light' both from a perspective of the visible reflected light and the invisible light that animates us.  It combines the two most utilized ways we communicate, words and images and encourages abstract thought to go beyond form and discover True Identity. The hope is to create a very high quality traveling exhibit that will promote higher consciousness and alter personal and social reality.
Claude is continuing his search for sponsorship through grants and investments to further the project. Please get in contact with Claude if you wish to view the artistic manifesto describing the project.


AWARDS: _1999 Publicity club of Montreal award of excellence for Coca-Cola add photograph. _2002 Professional PhotoImaging magazine digital division annual winner for 'Internet dangers for children' _2003 Graphic Exchange-Creative Source silver award winner for Fine Arts photography for 'Unbound'
2004 Portfolios.com silver award winner in book cover division for 'Dying for a Hamburger'
2004 Selected by the center for Fine Art Photography for joint International exhibit at the Colorado Museum of Modern Art
2006 AEP(The Association of Educational Publishers) Distinguished achievement award for contribution to book cover design and photography. Client :  Harcourt publishers

ARTICLES
2004 Selected for 6 page editorial by PC Photo Magazine in Los Angeles for July/August issue

CONFERENCES
2001 Selected as guest speaker for the 1st Digital Imagery Salon of Montreal organized by CAPIC (The Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communication)
2007 Selected as guest speaker by the KGM foundation of Toronto for the 'Unlocking the Codex of Your Creativity' seminar
Coming in 2008 Selected as guest speaker by PPOC (Professional Photographers of Canada) for the 'Unlocking the Codex of Your Creativity' seminar