While I was on my way back from another, unrelated assignment, I was drawn to the pastel colour palette of this playground in Iberville, so I parked up to get some shots.

There is something unusually restrained about the landscape: a composition of simple, pale colours, geometric panels and corrugated blocks that creates a surprisingly sophisticated visual environment for a children’s play space.

The soft tones are particularly interesting against the more functional elements of the site. Sports infrastructure, play equipment and other practical features introduce stronger forms and lines, giving the space a graphic quality while still allowing the quieter colours and materials to dominate.

For me, this is one of the pleasures of photographing landscape architecture. A successful public space is not necessarily defined by one spectacular structure. It can be the combination of materials, colour, geometry, planting, play and movement — all the small decisions that determine how people experience a place.

As a landscape architectural photographer in Montreal, I’m interested in documenting these relationships as well as the individual design elements. My photographs aim to show not only what a landscape looks like, but how its different components work together as a designed environment.

I photograph landscape architecture, public spaces and the built environment for architects, landscape architects, designers, developers, institutions and publications. Based in Montreal, I’m available for assignments throughout Quebec, Canada and internationally.

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