JAMIE JANX JOHNSTON

The yearly destination of visiting the butterflies roaming free at the Jardin Botanique de Montréal always gets me very excited. As always I bring someone along for the fun. This year Tara and my parents got a chance to see these little creatures up and close. Amazing how so many of these creatures fly all around without making a sound.

A slow month of February does not mean that the creativity should be lacking. I’ve made a point of bringing my camera along for the ride no matter where I’m headed. Walking the streets, on the Metro or in a venue, my camera at my side at all times... Building up the Montréal catalogue originally started for and the first dozen shown at the Hello I Am exhibit in December. Some cold weather, some warm weather, either way I made shooting a daily operation. Here are some of the highlights of the last few weeks... Enjoy!

As you may know Ninja Tune is celebrating it’s 20th year. I’ve been a fan of this record label since the early 90’s. One of it’s great talents is Kid Koala. Prior to the release of XXen, Ninja Tune offered unreleased tracks and mixes free for download. One of these mixes was a Kid Koala Solid Steel recording called: Music to draw to... I feel in love with this mix. Being someone who spends lots of time producing art works, it kinda become a soundtrack to my days in production. Then word came to me that Kid Koala, was offering this quiet evening of art creation in Montreal. How can I best describe this: a beautiful setting of people coming together in the celebration of art... Yep, that’s about right.

Over the weekend I had the great pleasure to shoot this dance number for miss Emily Honegger and Geneviève Gagner. This show had a write up in this past weekend Mirror Magazine . OH, looky, looky, the image provided is by yours truly. He’s some on the warm up and stage shots.

Hello I Am…  Photography exhibit of Jamie Janx new collection: Montréal and a second showing of his Paris installation. This is Jamie’s first exhibit since his arrival in his new city of Montréal. Handcrafted merchandise is available just in time for the holiday season. Open visit  December 16 to the 19, 2010 (10h-19h) 2252 rue de Bordeaux, Montréal.

In the Spirit of new beginings, I invite you to my introduction photography exhibit to my new city of Montréal. Here’s a little teaser video to show the preparation to this exhibit. Hello I Am... Bonjour Je Suis is an introduction Photography exhibit  including a second showing of Paris and the new collection: Montréal Vernissage Friday Dec 10th (19h-22h) Open Visit: Saturday Dec 11th & Sunday Dec 12th (9h-17h) Bring an old friend, bring a new friend, all are welcome.

As many photographer, I’m not one to shoot wedding, but from time to time the request comes from friends that you just can’t say no to... Over the last few years I’ve been honoured to be part of this beautiful day, for many friends. But, with this year’s weddings, Bruce and Geneviève wanted to highlight this day with a Jamie Janx original. Ordering a 30x30 canvas. Pleased with the service in the past, I placed the order with CanvasPop . Here’s a peek at some weddings from the past and the results of Gen & Bruce’s order.