The photographers of The Press take hundreds of photos every day. Many will never be published, but are nevertheless precious images captured on the fringes of the news, or stolen moments between two serious shots. Here are our choices of the last few weeks among these unpublished photos.
PHOTO EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, THE PRESS
Parti Québécois elected officials Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Pascal Bérubé and Joël Arseneau were refused entry to the Blue Room of the National Assembly for refusing to take the oath to the King of England.
PHOTO EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, THE PRESS
Back to Parliament day, PQ MP Pascal Bérubé spoke in front of demonstrators who had gathered in front of the Parliament Building to demand a reform of the voting system.
PHOTO FRANÇOIS ROY, THE PRESS
Firefighters are fighting a small fire that broke out on a vacant lot on Atwater Street, between Saint-Antoine and René-Lévesque Boulevard, on November 23.
PHOTO JOSIE DESMARAIS, THE PRESS
Children watch the Santa Claus parade from a room at Concordia University. The procession, made up of about fifteen 100% electric allegorical floats, paraded on Sainte-Catherine Street West, from Guy Street to Place des Festivals, on November 19.
PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, THE PRESS
An Austrian tourist strolls through Old Montreal dressed in a princess costume.
PHOTO HUGO-SÉBASTIEN AUBERT, THE PRESS
Aerial view of the bulk carrier Osogovo, leaving the Port of Montreal for Italy
PHOTO JOSIE DESMARAIS, THE PRESS
The crowd who came to see Stromae raved about the opening entertainment of the Belgian star’s first of four shows at the Bell Centre.
PHOTO MARTIN CHAMBERLAND, THE PRESS
The day dawns on the city of Montreal on a Sunday morning.