Canada's Photographer l Photographe du Canada

Behind every photo, there is a story… And Jean-Marc Carisse tells the story well. The award-winning photographer and author has captured more than five decades of events and people that have shaped Canadian culture and captivated the world’s attention. _x000D__x000D_Carisse photographed national and global leaders, royals, entertainers, icons, heroes, and world-renowned personalities; he brings us backstage with him as he encounters and captures celebrities such as Paul Anka, Charles Aznavour, David Bowie, Fidel Castro, Leonard Cohen, Céline Dion, Bob Dylan, Wayne Gretzky, Yousef Karsh, Mario Lemieux, Nelson Mandela, Paul McCartney, Rudolf Nureyev, Queen Elizabeth II, Frank Sinatra, the Rolling Stones, and Mother Teresa._x000D__x000D_As Jean Chrétien so eloquently puts it in his foreword, “Jean-Marc’s own words add additional colour and immerse the reader into many of the photos’ context and insight of the moment when he pushed the shutter button to capture that moment in history.”