Category: Travel stories
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After France, here’s a selection of street portraits I took when I traveled to Spain (in 2007 and 2009). I’ve been to Barcelona and Figueras, both of which are situated in the autonomous community of Catalunya. Here, like in Quebec, the common language (Catalan/French) is different from the main country’s official language (Spanish/English). They also…
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A few years ago I really got into street photography, specifically, capturing portraits of strangers on the street. I’ve decided to do a series of posts sharing these pictures, going country by country. First is France. France is the country where I’ve spent most of my life after Canada. I’ve both traveled and lived there…
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Most of the furniture I own is conceived by Swedish designers and built in factories. No great story there (yet). This is one of the few pieces in my house that comes with it’s own past. It was sculpted by my great-grandfather (on my father’s side), Cesare Balestreri. Cesare first came to North America in…
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Over the years, water has been a very inspiring subject in photography for me. Here is a selection of pictures from my collection: These first two were taken on a short trip to Boston in 2010. It was in August and we did had done a lot of walking so when the rain forced us…
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Hi guys! As you can see, the site is going through some small changes visually speaking. I hope you like it! I’ll soon be working on some more content but I’ve been busy with a new job so that’s why I haven’t had time to write many stories lately. Meanwhile, I’ll try to post some…
A storytelling home by Léa Plourde-Archer 