ÉRIC ST-PIERRE
PHOTOJOURNALIST
221 Desnoyers, Mont St-Hilaire, Qc, J3H 4E2
Tel/fax.: 450. 281.0916, cell.: 514. 249.2717
email: eric@ericstpierre.ca
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Career Objective
Photojournalist primarily focused on social and environmental issues.
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Education
Bachelor of Science With Distinction (1993 - 1997)
Major in Geography / Minor in Biology | Concordia University
Attestation of College Studies (1993 - 1995)
Photography | Dawson College
Patron’s Award: Highest cumulative grade
Diplôme d’Études Collégiales (1988 - 1990)
Sciences pures | Cégep Édouard Montpetit
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Work Experiences
International Documentaries
More than 15 journeys in different countries to document social and environmental issues and more precisely on Fair Trade.
Magazine Au Québec (2002 - 2006)
Director of photography and main photographer.
Le Devoir (2000 - 2002)
Photographer.
La Presse (1998 - 2000)
Photographer.
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Individual Exhibitions
Fair Trade Organic Rice
Groupe Contact Image (2006)
Life and work of Fair Trade organic rice growers members of Green Net in Thailand. (25x 20” x 24”).
Visages Café
Le Biodôme de Montréal (1998 ) 92 000 visitors
Daily life of members of UCIRI, a fair traded coffee cooperative in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. (26 x 20’’x 30’’).
Kilimanjaro
Palais des congrès de Québec (2001)
Daily life of members of the KNCU, the first African coffee cooperative in the Kilimanjaro district, Tanzania. (24x 16’’x 24’’).
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Publications
Le Commerce Équitable (2008)
A hard cover book on coffee growers members of the UCIRI cooperative, published by Aubanel in France.
Des Peuples et du café (2003)
A hard cover book on coffee growers in 5 countries, published by Impressions Québec, Nazca Éditions and Oxfam Québec.
Une Cause Café (1997)
A book on Fair Trade and the coffee industry, in collaboration with the author Laure Waridel, published by Les Intouchables.
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Prizes
Reportage Grand Prize, Concours Lux 2003
International Reportage Grand Prize, Concours Lux 2002
Reportage finalist, Concours Lux in 1999, 2000 and 2001
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Languages
French, English, Spanish basic Portuguese and Swahilii.
