Photographer Series: Behind the Camera With Frédérique Ménard-Aubin

Photo: N/UM & VJ Isotone | MUTEK Montréal 2022

Raw, precise, and deeply instinct-driven are just a few ways to describe Frédérique Ménard-Aubin’s photographic style. The Montreal-based photographer has been behind the lens at MUTEK on several occasions, using her razor-sharp eye for moments of impact to create images that feel almost surreal.

Below, she breaks down the influences and approaches that make up her unmistakable visual language.

Q&A With Frédérique Ménard-Aubin

How would you describe your photographic style? What influences or approaches shape your work?

Colourful, incisive, instinctive. My approach is deeply rooted in photojournalism.

What kinds of moments draw you in the most? Is it composition, emotion, timing, or something else that inspires you to capture a scene?

I'm always looking for that rare, powerful moment when emotion, light, and composition align. A moment that feels almost impossible, yet truly existed.

How do you balance artistic approach with documentary perspective when photographing MUTEK?

MUTEK allows me to bring together an artistic perspective and a documentary approach, without having to choose between the two.

Photography is a meditative state for me. At MUTEK, sound and light guide my eye. I stay fully present, open, and attentive, letting each moment reveal itself.