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Jean-Marc Carisse is a Canadianphotojournalist, visual artist and author who has been accredited as photographer in world events, including (G7,G8,G20,NORAD,NATO,APEC,Davos'World Economic Forum, the United Nations, theUNESCO,NAFTA and theWorld Bank (IBRD)). His career as professionalphotojournalist spans over 50 years, including 15 years as a prime minister's official photographer for three Canadian heads of government, namelyPierre Trudeau,John Turner andJean Chrétien. In addition, he also served each of these prime ministers during their terms as opposition leaders, and subsequently as their personal photographer. His photographs have appeared on covers and pages of history andpolitical books (including his ownPrivileged Access with Trudeau, Turner and Chrétien (Warwick 2000), magazinesTime,Paris Match andMaclean's, as well as documentaries and biographies.
Past exhibits include: "My Trudeau Years", "The Charter. It’s Ours. It’s Us.", "Chasing The Beat", "On The World Stage", and "Jazz & Blues Seen".
He graduated with aBachelor of Arts (BA) with a concentration inVisual Arts from theUniversity of Ottawa. Jean-Marc Carisse has donated approximately 69,000 negatives[1] several years ago to theNational Archives of Canada and his P.M. Jean Chrétien collection Fonds (approximately 400,000 negatives) was donated in 2005.
Jean-Marc Carisse's first book, acoffee-table photo book titledPrivileged Access with Trudeau, Turner and Chrétien, was voted "best political book of the year" byThe Hill Times. It contains hundreds of photographs featuring his shadowing of the three prime ministers.[2]
Many of Mr. Carisse's photos of Mother Teresa appear inside the 2008 bookRemembering Mother Teresa.[3]As well, his photos are featured throughout the pages of Prime-Minister Jean Chrétien's books titled "My years as Prime Minister",[4] and "My Stories, My Times",[5] both published by Random House, respectively in 2007 and 2018. Jean-Marc Carisse works is an international freelance photographer, based in Ottawa, Canada, covering a range of assignments from accredited photographer of visiting dignitaries to special local, national and worldwide events.
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