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Victor Diaz Lamich (born 1966) is a Canadian

photojournalist Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such ...

, first known for his work with

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. He is now living in

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, Canada.

Biography

Born in 1966, in the agricultural region of Buin, Chile, Victor Diaz Lamich had a peaceful childhood, which was brutally interrupted by the

1973 Chilean coup d'état The 1973 Chilean coup d'état Enciclopedia Virtual > Historia > Historia de Chile > Del gobierno militar a la democracia" on LaTercera.cl. Retrieved 22 September 2006. In October 1972, Chile suffered the first of many strikes. Among the par ...

by dictator Pinochet against the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. His family then moved to

, Canada. He travelled across Canada, but it is the rediscovery of his native land, "this new Chile post-dictatorship" where he made his way back to his origins and culture. Thereafter, his existence is made up of travel. His work in

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makes him travel around South America, devoting all his energies to major environmental issues. Everywhere a

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in hand, soon photography became his sole passion.

Work

Diaz Lamich's career takes off as a photojournalist at the very respected cultural magazine ''Voir'' Montreal.

and the

National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary f ...

(NFB) also counted him among their photojournalists. But it is in 2002, when he finally landed the prestigious title as the official photographer for the

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal ( en, Montreal International Jazz Festival) is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz fest ...

, Les FrancoFolies de Montréal and Montréal Highlights Festival at l'Équipe Spectra. Diaz Lamich then published his first photo book in October 2005, in collaboration journalist Karina Marceau : « ''Inde, sur la route des Jeunes musiciens du monde'' » (English : ''India, on the road of the young musicians of the world''), a photo book following the story of young artists, helping to build music schools for neophytes musicians in

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countries. This publication will be the most important financing tool for the non-profit organization .Jeunes musiciens du monde
All the profits were donated to the organization.Jeunes musiciens du monde, by Karina Marceau and Victor Diaz Lamich
- Première Chaîne of

Radio-Canada The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...

In 2007, his second book with the same publisher in November 2007 entitled "Past Perfect" tells Québec city's wonderful history through the Auberge Saint-Antoine history. (Rated today's best Hotel in Canada By Condé Nast Magazine). In 2008, he participates to the "Jazz Festival 30th Anniversary" edition souvenir book. In 2010, "Le Moulin à Paroles Sous Haute Surveillance" souvenir book was published and represents his last published work. In October 2010, he is chosen to be the official photographer of Under-Secretary-General UN Women, Ms. Michelle Bachelet on her visit to Canada. In December 2010 he is also chosen to accompany Ms. Ingrid Betancourt on her visit to Canada. For the last six years, Diaz Lamich has been working on a series of publications with publisher Sylvain Harvey. These publications will mainly cover themes such as the best places to visit in Mexico as well as a book on the Dominican Republic.

Current work

In 2007, Diaz Lamich published a second book: « ''Un Passé Plus que Parfait'' » about the history of

Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...

through the Auberge Saint-Antoine, now sacred best

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in Canada.''Un Passé Plus que Parfait'', Sylvain Harvey Editions, . Currently, he is working on a series of photo books on various topics in Mexico and the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

which will be released for fall 2008.

Publications

* * *

Exhibitions

* Exhibition ''Inde, sur la route des Jeunes musiciens du Monde'' (2005) :

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

Dharwad Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the north western part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merge ...

Hubli Hubli, officially known as Hubballi, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The twin cities Hubli–Dharwad form the second largest city in the state by area and population and the largest city in North Karnataka. Hubli is in Dharwad distr ...

Kalkeri Kalakeri is a village in Northern part of Karnataka, India.Village code= 228700 It is located in the Sindgi taluk of Vijayapura district in Karnataka. Pincode is 586118. This should not be confused with the similarly spelled Kalkeri village ...

. * Exhibition ''Pour le droit de vivre en Paix'' (2006), Festival Victor Jara of Montreal. * Exhibition ''Contrastes d' Atacama'' (2008) at the Festival Montréal en Lumière.

Work and projects

* Official Photographer for Mr. Ingrid Betancourt on her visit to Montreal to receive the Woman's Courage Award given buy Reporters without Borders in 2010 * Official photographer for the UN Women Director Ms. Michelle Bachelet on her visit to Canada * Photographer at

. * Official photographer at the

(NFB) * Official photographer at the

. * Official photographer at the Les FrancoFolies de Montréal. * Official photographer at the Festival Montréal en lumière. * Album cover for the French singer Matthieu Chedid (M), under

EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...

label. * Album cover for the quebecor singer

Thomas Hellman Thomas Hellman (born 1975) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, radio columnist, and author. Born to an American father and a French mother, he sings both in French and English. Music and writing Hellman's M.A thesis in French literature in McGill U ...

, under '' Justin Time'' label. * Album cover for the quebecor singer

Pierre Lapointe Pierre Lapointe (born 23 May 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His work largely follows in the tradition of French chanson, though he is influenced by modern pop music. Defining himself as a "popular singer", he has built an egocentric pe ...

(''Noël sans pluie''). * DVD cover for the quebecor humorist

Louis-José Houde Louis-José Houde (born October 19, 1977 in Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec) is a French-Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for his performances in films such as ''Bon Cop, Bad Cop'' in 2006, '' Father and Guns (De père en flic)'' in 2009 ...

. * Promotional poster for Québécois singer Ariane Moffatt, under Audiogram label. * Several photo sessions with international artists :

Sophia Loren Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress. She was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest female stars of Classical Hollywood ci ...

, Laetitia Casta, Konstantinos Costa-Gavras,

Margaret Atwood Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of non-fiction, nin ...

, Billy Bob Thornton,

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

, Henri Salvador, Erik Mongrain,

Ibrahim Ferrer Ibrahim Ferrer (February 20, 1927 – August 6, 2005) was a Cuban singer who played with Los Bocucos for nearly forty years. He also performed with Conjunto Sorpresa, Chepín y su Orquesta Oriental and Mario Patterson. After his retirement in ...

, Carolina Herrera, Paul Anka,

Corneille Pierre Corneille (; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. As a young man, he earned the valuable patronag ...

Lara Fabian Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert (born January 9, 1970), better known as Lara Fabian, is a Belgian-Canadian pop singer and songwriter. She has sold over 20 million records worldwide as of 2021Broadway World (2017)"Lara Fabian annule finalement sa tourn ...

etc. * Several photo sessions for

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with quebecors actors. * Official photographer at the magazine ''

Voir ''Voir'' was a francophone alternative weekly newspaper in Montreal, Quebec, published by Communications Voir. ''Voir'' was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 27 November 1986. Later on t ...

'' in Montreal * Official photographer at the ''Grand prix de guitare de Montréal''. * Official photographer at the ''Grandes Mascarades de Montréal''. * Photo book ''Inde, sur la route des jeunes musiciens du monde''. * Photo book ''Un Passé Plus que Parfait'' * Photo book on

, Sylvain Harvey editions. * Serie of five books on Mexico, Sylvain Harvey editions.

Gallery

Artists

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File:Ben Harper FIJM 2003.jpg, Ben Harper File:Corneille artiste.JPG,

File:Claude Léveillée.jpg, Claude Léveillée File:Juliette gréco.jpg, Juliette Gréco File:Elvis costello.jpg,

Elvis Costello Declan Patrick MacManus Order of the British Empire, OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in ...

File:Arianne Moffat.jpg, Ariane Moffatt File:Jean leloup.jpg,

Jean Leloup Jean Leclerc (born May 14, 1961) is a French-speaking Quebecer, Québécois singer-songwriter and author from Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada. He is popularly known as Jean Leloup (which he likes to translate to John the Wolf), a s ...

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Lynda Thalie Lynda Thalie (born in Oran, Algeria on 25 June 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of Algerian origin. Her family immigrated to Canada and resided in Quebec province since 1994. She has released three albums and has also written her autobiogra ...

File:Daniel boucher.jpg, Daniel Boucher File:Tony levin et kevin parent.jpg, Tony Levin et

Kevin Parent Kevin Parent (born 12 December 1972) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec. He is fluent in both English and French. Early life Although his first language is English, he was born in Greenfield Park, Quebec (now a borough of the city o ...

File:Erikmongrain-Baltimore.jpg, Erik Mongrain File:Couverture album sébastien lacombe.JPG, Sébastien Lacombe File:Elizabeth diaga.jpg, Elizabeth Diaga

Landscapes and portraits

File:Livre les plus belles villes coloniales du mexique...-2.jpg, Book « Les plus belles villes coloniales du Mexique » File:Villes coloniales du Mexique.jpg, Book « Les plus belles villes coloniales du Mexique » File:Livre les plus belles villes coloniales du mexique...-1.JPG, Book « Les plus belles villes coloniales du Mexique » File:Livre les plus belles plages du mexique...-2.jpg, Book « Les plus belles plages du Mexique » File:Livre les plus belles plages du mexique.jpg, Book « Les plus belles plages du Mexique » File:Livre les plus belles plages du mexique...-3.jpg, Book « Les plus belles plages du Mexique » File:Livre Inde sur la route...-1.jpg, Book cover « Inde, sur la route des Jeunes musiciens du monde » File:Couverture livre Inde, sur la route des Jeunes musiciens du monde.jpg, Book cover « Inde, sur la route des Jeunes musiciens du monde » File:Livre Inde sur la route...-3.jpg, Book « Inde, sur la route des Jeunes musiciens du monde » File:Livre Inde sur le route...-2.jpg, Book « Inde, sur la route des Jeunes musiciens du monde » File:Saut en ski andes...revue sports chili.jpg,

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

skiing File:Paysages d'Atacama....jpg, Atacama landscape

Other photos

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External links

Official Website

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz Lamich, Victor 1966 births Living people People from Maipo Province Canadian photographers Chilean photographers