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Michel Campeau wins Duke and Duchess of York Prize in Photography from the Canada Council for the Arts
Ottawa, June 23, 2010 – Montreal photographer Michel Campeau is the winner of the Duke and Duchess of York Prize in Photography for 2010. This annual prize is awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts.
The Duke and Duchess of York Prize in Photography was established by the Canadian government in 1986 through an endowment to the Canada Council of $170,000. The prize is given to the most outstanding visual artist working in photography, as selected by a peer assessment committee from among all those awarded a Canada Council visual arts project grant. The $8,000 prize is awarded in addition to the recipient’s grant.
Images of Mr. Campeau and his work can be downloaded from the Canada Council image gallery.
Michel Campeau has been part of the contemporary photography scene for four decades. His work explores the subjective and narrative dimensions of photography, that contrast with the conventions of documentary photography.
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