With a photographic career spanning more than 15 years, Hugo B. Lefort stands out in the art of portraiture. His expertise extends from the world of theater and television productions, to the studios of renowned advertising agencies, such as Cossette and Taxi.

By immortalising the essence of actors, musical artists and theater companies, Hugo creates portraits imbued with a distinctive personality.

Inspired by the cinematographic and theatrical world, Hugo's work is characterised by the light he shapes. Each shot is imbued with a unique luminosity, capturing the moment with emotional clarity. His philosophy is based on the harmony between light, subject, retouching and staging, converging towards a single objective: instantly transmitting deep emotion through his photographs.

With a photographic career spanning more than 15 years, Hugo B. Lefort stands out in the art of portraiture. His expertise extends from the world of theater and television productions to the studios of renowned advertising agencies such as Cossette and Taxi. By immortalizing the essence of actors, musical artists and theater companies, Hugo creates portraits imbued with a distinctive personality.

Inspired by the cinematographic and theatrical world, Hugo's work is characterized by the light he shapes. Each shot is imbued with a unique luminosity, capturing the moment with emotional clarity.

His philosophy is based on the harmony between light, subject, retouching and staging, converging towards a single objective: instantly transmitting deep emotion through his photographs.

"With a background in theater and cinema, I always try to have, as a subtext, the vulnerability of people in my images.

I don't like fixed situations. So, a successful image, for me, is a photo that tells several stories. From the light, the direction of the model, the artistic direction...

In my projects, I try to look for the precise moment when time stops to give way to silence, to the eye of the storm."

"For me, photography is the meeting of two things.

It is the encounter between people - with all their stories and their humanity - and light. The main challenge is to harmonise the two to leave room for the story I want to tell through the photo.

Whether through a simple portrait or a complex staging, the story, for me, is always the most important.

And it is created as a team by adding the experience, talent and passion of each."

"I am a photographer based in Montreal, specialising in advertising photography and portraiture.

I mainly work with cultural companies like Just for Laughs and various television production companies. I also works with advertising agencies with whom I have done campaigns for the Quebec Government, Volkswagen and McDonald's, among others.

A good image, for me, is the encounter between people — with all their stories and their humanity — and light. I always try to have, as a subtext, the vulnerability of people in my images. I don't like fixed situations.

The main challenge is to harmonise all those things to leave room for the story I want to tell with the photo; whether through a simple portrait or a complex staging, the story, for me, is always the most important. And it is created by adding the experience, talent and passion of each person in the team."