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Quietly Quebec: French Canadians in Vermont

I’ve been thinking lately about two seemingly unconnected conversations. The first was with a friend, an immigration lawyer, who said that since Canada passed Law C-3 her business has been overrun with Americans applying for Canadian citizenship (C-3 eliminates the “first-generation limit”). The second conversation was with another friend who is married to a rural-born Quebecer who grew up in a lively farm family.

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Montreal Unfiltered | Winter

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Fall in Montreal

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The Bittersweet Story of Syria’s Christians

The first in a series introducing my new photo book “Return to Damascus: A Personal Journey.” This post is about my family’s long-term history in Syria and at least some of the story of how we ended up in America.

“He saved us with a single act of mercy.”

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Posted in Canada, Europe, Family, Middle East, Montreal, Syria, Woodstock
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The Irresistible Pull of Gritty Cities

As someone who calls Montreal home I often wonder why these gritty cities captivate me so deeply. Is it a romantic illusion? Part 2

Posted in Architecture, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Montreal, Social Documentary, Travel
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Return to Damascus is my new book of photographs, available for order, that preserves fleeting impressions and the spirit of a place through the lens. Accompanied by brief reflections and memories, the photographs offer a tribute to the place and its people, focusing on enduring character and the subtle interplay of light, architecture, and tradition. Return to Damascus is a quiet celebration of observation and memory, inviting viewers to participate.

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How Many Roads? is a book of photographs by Jonathan Sa'adah, available for order, offering an unglossy but deeply human view of the period from 1968 to 1975 in richly detailed, observant images that have poignant resonance with the present. Ninety-one sepia photographs reproduced with an introduction by Teju Cole, essays by Beth Adams, Hoyt Alverson, and Steven Tozer, and a preface by the photographer.
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