Marie Elise Mathieu

Biography of Marie-Elise Mathieu


Marie-Elise developed her passion for photography throughout her childhood. Her first camera was a Diana. She photographed family reunions, friends and special occasions.

Over time, she tried several mediums, such as painting, graphite. She was a member of the circle of painters in Quebec in the 80s. However, photography was always present during trips or family gatherings.

The real start was with the birth of digital photography. Having more time to study techniques, she started with a Canon XTI in 2006 and joined the Repentigny photo club.
At her first photo in competition, she won first place with her portrait "Red fox" followed by many other successes including the photo of the year with " Swallow story".

Thereafter she joined the APAL Photo Club, or there too, she won several awards. She was chosen by this club in 2011 to represent them at the Mongeon-Pepin interclub challenge where she won first place with her photo "La Capture". The following year, two of his photos were winning "Vol de nuit" which won first place and "Lizard Jesus Christ of Costa Rica" which won second place. In 2017 she won the General category of the PPOC-QC regional competition
She received her diploma from the New York Institute of Photography in 2012.

She is an accredited member of PPOC from 2017.

She has won several awards in Canada and several other awards in the United States including those of the Audubon Society,the Cape Coral Art League and PPOC(Professional photographers of Canada).

Photography is a passion that is here to stay.

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