Jean-Marc Carisse is a Canadian

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, visual artist and author who has been accredited as photographer in world events, including ( G7, G8, G20,

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, the United Nations, the

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and the

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( IBRD)). His career as professional

spans over 50 years, including 15 years as a prime minister's official photographer for three Canadian heads of government, namely Pierre Elliott Trudeau, John N. Turner and

Jean Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (; born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. Born and raised in Shawinigan, Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law gradua ...

. In addition, he also served each of these prime ministers during their terms as opposition leaders, and subsequently as their personal photographer. His photographs have appeared on covers and pages of history and political books (including his own Privileged Access with Trudeau, Turner & Chrétien" Warwick 2000), magazines ''

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'', as well as documentaries and biographies. Past exhibits include: "My Trudeau Years", "The Charter. It’s Ours. It’s Us.", "Chasing The Beat", "On The World Stage", and "Jazz & Blues Seen". He graduated with a BA concentrating in Visual Arts from the

University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (french: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottaw ...

. Jean-Marc Carisse has donated approximately 69,000 negatives several years ago to the National Archives of Canada and his P.M. Jean Chrétien collection Fonds (approximately 400,000 negatives) was donated in 2005. Jean-Marc Carisse's first book, a coffee-table photo book titled ''Privileged Access with Trudeau, Turner and Chrétien'', was voted "best political book of the year" by ''

The Hill Times ''The Hill Times'' is a Canadian twice-weekly newspaper and daily news website, published in Ottawa, Ontario, which covers the Parliament of Canada, the federal government, and other federal political news. Founded in 1989 by Ross Dickson and Jim ...

''. It contains hundreds of photographs featuring his shadowing of the three prime ministers. Many of Mr. Carisse's photos of Mother Teresa appear inside the 2008 book ''Remembering Mother Teresa''. As well, his photos are featured throughout the pages of Prime-Minister Jean Chrétien's books titled "My years as Prime Minister", and "My Stories, My Times", both published by Random House, respectively in 2007 and 2018. Jean-Marc Carisse works is an international freelance photographer, based in Ottawa, Canada, covering a range of assignments from accredited photographer of visiting dignitaries to special local, national and worldwide events.

Publication

* Jean-Marc Carisse, Mark S. Bell (2000)
''Privileged Access with Trudeau, Turner and Chrétien''
Warwick Publishing, 250 pages,

References

External links

– official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Carisse, Jean-Marc Canadian photographers Living people University of Ottawa alumni Year of birth missing (living people)