The retirement brings to the photo

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Brigitte Gagnon publishes every day at least a photo on Instagram with her cell phone.

Stephanie Gendron

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SAINT-ROCH-DES-AULNAIES | After having put her passion for photography aside to meet the needs of his family by working for Bell Canada, a woman newly retired is returned in the region and gives free rein to his love of photography.

Brigitte Gagnon received his first plastic camera with a film of 125 mm, so she was quite young.

It was the beginning of his love story with the photo. She studied visual Arts at the college and held a job at the shop of sculptures of his father at Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, near La Pocatière, until his entry to the university. She has exhibited his works in various cities in Quebec.

Photo courtesy Brigitte Gagnon

Photo taken by Ms. Gagnon at the belvédère in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies

Then, she founded her family with her husband Jean-Pierre Marchand, who also works in the visual arts in Three Rivers. They have set up a company of products holographic, Ibou inc., where Brigitte Gagnon focused on the distribution and management of the. “Let’s say that it is at this point where my artist has started to be put aside,” she said.

Financial security

In the early 1990s, demand has declined and the couple has closed up shop. To provide financial stability to her family, she sought the security of employment and started working in marketing at Bell Canada, first at Trois-Rivières, and then quickly to Quebec. The son of the couple were then 14 years of age (William), 10 years (Mathieu) and 8 years (Justin).

At the time, she would not have been able to live of photography, and as both members of the couple worked in the visual arts, she knew that one of them had to make a living for the family.

“My children asked me once if I had put my career as a photographer aside for them, but no. It’s amazing and gratifying to give security to his family, ” said Brigitte Gagnon.

If she indulged in a little photo here and there during her career, she dreamed of the day when, in retirement, she could concentrate on photography as before. “When I do the photo, it is as if I was doing yoga. The time stops, I can miss an appointment without me realizing it “, image-t-it.

The appeal of the photo

She has decided to retire on August 1, 2017 at the age of 64 years.

“It is sure that the figures it is a stress, I had a good salary at Bell, I had not completed all the hours for a full retirement, so it changes a lot the pay cheque “, please note the new retiree who plans to keep a small part-time job.

How she has planned his retirement

• Not having the full retirement of Bell Canada, Brigitte Gagnon intends to retain a small job during the summer or part-time to meet financial needs of a retiree, but also to keep in touch with people.

• It is installed in his native village, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, where the cost of living is not very high.

• Her husband still works as a self-employed worker in the visual arts in the region of Trois-Rivières. He divides his time between the house in Trois-Rivières and Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies

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