Photography is more than a hobby for me, it's a passion. From the end of the 1950s I had my dark room where I developed my films, enlarged my photos, and experimented with various techniques.
For a long tome I shot in 35mm and in 2004 I converted to digital.
I like to explore shapes, light and colors. I use today's technology to give free rein to my imagination and creativity.
My camera always accompanies me during my trips; I am constantly on the lookout for the unusual. I love to take candid photos.
I photograph flowers, often in macro-photography, insects, scenes from daily life (children are captivating subjects that often allow us to grasp tasty moments) and, on occasion, unusual landscapes.
I offer certain photographic services such as the restoration of old photos, the photography of objects for commercial purposes (see the Chantale Beaudet Collection site) and the photography of works by artists to create catalogs.
I design and build websites; A selection of my photos is on my site www.hilair.com
In 2009 I was at the joint in TRAM (round table on art in Mount Royal) which encouraged me to exhibit my photos; Some have been awarded, others illustrate calendars.

Awards:
2010 Photo competition of the Mount-Royal cemetery, third prize.
2010 Exhibition on biodiversity organized by the Les amis de la Montagne, selected photo.
2011 Photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery, award-winning photo.
2012 Photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery, award-winning photo.
2013 first prize in the 'Nature' category in the “La Montagne en Images” competition.
2014 Photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery, award-winning photo
2016 Photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery, first prize
2016 Art Show 2016, first prize in the photography category

Illustrations:
Some of my photos illustrate the calendar of Friends of the Mount Royal Cemetery: 2011 (February and October), 2012 (February and May), 2013 (January), 2014 (June), 2015 (May and August).
Created a Poster, using one my photos for guided tours in September 2011 at the Mount Royal Cemetery.

Exhibitions:
2009

• Group exhibition in the offices of Royal Lepage in Town of Mount Royal from November 2010 to March 2011.

2010

• Group exhibition at the office of Town of Mount Royal deputy.
• Ste-Justine hospital group exhibition.
• Solo exhibition at the Côte-des-Neiges leisure center in April in April.
• Solo exhibition at the Town of Mount Royal leisure center.
• Group exhibition at the Reginald J.P. Dawson Library, Town of Mount Royal, in April.
• Participation in the photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery-Expo 2010. Third prize.
• Exhibition on biodiversity "Les amis de la Montagne". Selected photo.
• Bistrot Dupond & Dupont, July to December.
• Participation in the 2010 TRAM art show.

2011

• Participation in the photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery-Expo 2011. Award-winning photo.
• Two of my photos illustrate the 2011 cemetery calendar of Mount Royal (February and October)
• One of my photos illustrates an article in the August 2011 edition of the newspaper "The Montrealer".
• Participation in the 2011 TRAM art show.
• Solo exhibition at the Reginald J.P.Dawson Library, Town of Mount Royal.

2012

• Group exhibition in Mathieu bath in May.
• Group exhibition at Royal Lepage offices from April to August.
• Two of my photos illustrate the 2012 cemetery calendar of Mount Royal (February and May)
• Participation in the photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery-Expo 2012. Award-winning photo.
• Participation in the 2012 TRAM art show.

2013

• Exhibition at the Bistrot Dupond & Dupont in Town of Mount Royal from March to September.
• Group exhibition at the office of Town of Mount Royal deputy.
• Participation in the photo competition of "Les amis de la Montagne" "La Montagne en Images", the photo "Good Morning Sunshine" wins the first prize in the Nature Category.
• One of my photos illustrates the 2013 calendar of the Mount Royal cemetery (January)
• Participation in the photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery-Expo 2013.
• Participation in the 2013 TRAM art show.
• Participation in the international HIPA photo competition.

2014

• One of my photos illustrates the 2014 calendar of the Mount Royal cemetery (June)
• Group exhibition at the office of Town of Mount Royal deputy.
• Solo exhibition at the Reginald Dawson Library, Town of Mount Royal.
• Participation in the photo competition of "Les amis de la Montagne" "The mountain in image"
• Participation in the photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery-Expo 2014. The photo "Sharing" won the third prize.
• Participation in the 2014 TRAM art show.

2015

• Group exhibition at the Bistrot Dupond & Dupont.
• Two of my photos illustrate the 2015 calendar of the Mount Royal cemetery (May and August)
• One of my photos illustrates an article in the February 2015 edition of the newspaper "The Montrealer."
• Group exhibition at the Reginald Dawson Library, Town of Mount Royal
• Participation in the photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery-Expo 2015.
• Participation in the 2015 TRAM art show.
• Participation in the international HIPA photo competition.

2016

• Solo exhibition at the Reginald J.P. Dawson Library, Town of Mount Royal.
• Participation in the photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery-Expo 2016. The photo "Serenity" won the first prize.
• Participation in the photo competition of "Les amis de la Montagne" " La Montagne en Images "
• Participation in the 2016 TRAM art sho. My photo of the AGO staircase wins the first prize.
• Participation in the international HIPA photo competition.

2017

• Group exhibition at the Bistrot Dupond & Dupont.
• Participation in the photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery-Expo 2017.
• Participation in the photo competition of "Les amis de la Montagne" " La Montagne en Images "
• Participation in the 2017 TRAM art show.
• Participation in the international HIPA photo competition.

2018

• One of my photos illustrates the 2018 calendar of the Mount Royal cemetery (February).
• One of my photos illustrates an article in the March 2018 edition of the newspaper "The Montrealer".
• One of my photos illustrates the pamphlet of the activities of the Mount Royal cemetery.
• One of my photos (a wall with Leonard Cohen) appears in the newspaper "La Poste de Mount Royal".
• Participation in the photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery-Expo 2018.
• Participation in the 2018 TRAM art show.
• Solo exhibition at the Reginald P. Dawson library "Faces of Peru".
• Participation in the international HIPA photo competition.
• One of my photos was awarded a prize at the photo competition from the Les amis de la Montagne.

2019

• Participation in the photo competition of the Mount Royal cemetery-Expo 2019. Won the third prize.
• Participation in the international HIPA photo competition.
• Participation in the photo competition of "Les amis de la Montagne" " La Montagne en Images "

2020

• One of my photos illustrates the 2018 calendar of the Mount Royal cemetery (August).

2022

• Participation in the ArtTram art show (one of my photos has won a "favorite" prize
• November; Solo exhibition at Reginald P. Dawson library
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2023

• January; Solo exhibition at the Bistrot Dupond & Dupont "Faces of Peru"