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Joseph Durocher is a photographer whose work centres on architecture as a vessel of memory, exploring the quiet beauty of spaces that hold cultural and historical weight. Through texture, detail, and atmosphere, he aims to evoke a sense of care for what still stands\u2014and what one risks forgetting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph Durocher Q1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Thank you \u2014 it\u2019s an honour. I picked up a camera in my early teens and haven\u2019t stopped since. Photography has become a quiet but powerful way for me to connect with history, and to share what\u2019s often forgotten in the built world around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m especially drawn to architecture as a vessel of memory \u2014 each detail, each texture speaks of time, care, and the cultural stories we risk losing if we stop looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This balcony, tucked in the Saint-Henri neighbourhood of Montr\u00e9al, tells a quiet story of working-class pride and craftsmanship. I was drawn to its layered textures and the care embedded in every detail \u2014 a vanishing language of ornament and memory. Winning this award feels like a quiet affirmation that these overlooked histories still speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I look for an image that feels complete \u2014 visually compelling, but also carrying a quiet sense of meaning. It has to resonate beyond aesthetics, inviting someone to pause, to feel something, to look again. If a photograph holds both emotional weight and a certain timelessness, then I know it\u2019s worth sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I was very young, and the memory feels almost like a photograph \u2014 a blur of light, curiosity, and quiet excitement. What truly stayed with me was the darkroom: using an enlarger, watching the image slowly appear on paper. That mix of control and surprise felt like magic \u2014 the sense that I was bringing something to life, one detail at a time. It still feels that way today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favourite type of photography is architectural, especially heritage architecture. I’m drawn to places that carry the weight of time \u2014 buildings that speak through their textures, their imperfections, their silence. For me, photography is a way to preserve what is slowly vanishing. And to honour the beauty and dignity of spaces that shaped lives but are often overlooked today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q3<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Presently, I use a Canon mirrorless camera, the Canon EOS R7. My most versatile lens is the 24-105 mm, but I also use other lenses. Depending on what I am looking for or what the circumstance seems to suggest. In addition, I play a lot with the exposure compensation feature in my camera. It allows me to make slight adjustments and see the difference, without having to do more major changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d want them to feel a quiet connection \u2014 a sense of care for something that still stands. Yet could so easily be forgotten. I hope my photographs awaken tenderness for the traces left behind. The textures, the details, the stories held in wood and stone. Heritage isn\u2019t only about the past \u2014 it\u2019s about what we choose to carry forward. There\u2019s a responsibility in seeing, and even more in remembering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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