User Guide

Table of contents and Foreword
About the Author:
Back when most of his classmates were dealing
with growing up; the author was nurturing a
serious enthusiasm for photography. Son of a
Montreal carpenter, he enrolled in photography
courses, soaked up theory, bought his first
camera, shot rolls of film, and learned how to
develop and print. All this was before leaving
junior high school. He had many dreams and like
many aspiring young photographers, he dreamed
of getting assignments from National Geographic
and traveling the world over.
Decades later, the road has led him into other
directions. With the responsibilities of a career
and family, his plans were altered, but only
slightly. The enthusiasm of the young boy and
the love of photography are still strong. He never abandoned his photography
dreams. One of his biggest frustrations is that he does not have enough time for more.
He has used all types of photography formats, but now, uses Digital SLR cameras
almost exclusively. He states “Technology is good. The freedom to unleash one’s
creativity has never been greater. You either follow the flow of progress, or you are
left behind”.
His work has given him the opportunity to travel across the United States, Canada,
Mexico and the Caribbean. His photography career never took-off as he had
dreamed, but as a second career, he has spent countless hours during the past decades
capturing not only the beauty and the people of America but other countries as well.
He has won numerous awards, written articles and books on his beloved subject, and
sold his work throughout the places he lived.
Where does a tireless hobbyist go from here? Like all other areas of our modern life,
photography has gone digital. As an artist, he is fascinated with all of the new digital
possibilities. He is finally contemplating the idea of replacing his present career shin-
gle for one stating Yvon Bourque, Photographer. “With perseverance, all is possible.”
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