Tag: Michel Huneault

Making New Memories in the Aftermath of a Quebec Train Disaster – The New York Times

Making New Memories in the Aftermath of a Quebec Train Disaster

Michel Huneault photographed the train explosion in Lac-Mégantic and then returned to document how the small village coped. He has received the Lange-Taylor Prize from Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies for the project.

via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/making-new-memories-in-the-aftermath-of-a-quebec-train-disaster/

Arriving within a day, photographer Michel Huneault encountered a stunned population. Burning oil had torched city streets, melting underground pipes and exploding manhole covers, while liter upon liter of leaked oil gushed into the Chaudière River and seeped into the city’s ground soil. Forty-seven of the town’s 6,000 residents died.

January 10, 2020
$10K Lange–Taylor Prize Goes to Michel Huneault for Project About Oil Train Disaster

$10K Lange–Taylor Prize Goes to Michel Huneault for Project About Oil Train Disaster | PDNPulse

Huneault was recognized for his project documenting the aftermath of an oil train derailment and explosion that killed 47 people in a small Quebec town.

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2015/09/10k-lange-taylor-prize-goes-to-michel-huneault-for-project-about-oil-train-disaster.html

The award, named in honor of the partnership between documentary photographer Dorothea Lange and writer Paul Taylor, supports long-term documentary work that combines images and words to tell a story.

September 22, 2015

Tag: Michel Huneault

Making New Memories in the Aftermath of a Quebec Train Disaster – The New York Times

Making New Memories in the Aftermath of a Quebec Train Disaster

$10K Lange–Taylor Prize Goes to Michel Huneault for Project About Oil Train Disaster

$10K Lange–Taylor Prize Goes to Michel Huneault for Project About Oil Train Disaster | PDNPulse