“When I Grow Up” 2nd place winner, Pictures of the Year (POY) contest sponsored by the National Press Photographers Association and University of Missouri School of Journalism.

Wendy Longlade is a leader in providing contemporary, elegant, and artistic images that capture both the moment and the essence of her subjects. Versatile and creative, she has used her experience in Canada, the United States and Europe as a photojournalist and wedding photographer to make dynamic, natural images of everyday people.

She has also photographed a broad spectrum of prominent individuals, including Prime Ministers Paul Martin Jr. and Brian Mulroney, President George Bush Sr., Vice-Presidents Al Gore and Dan Quayle as well as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Brittany Spears and Roch Voisine.

Wendy started her professional career in photojournalism more than a decade ago. She has covered stories for daily newspapers in the United States and Canada as well as for the international wire services Associated Press and Bloomberg News, which carried her images around the world.

After returning to Montreal in 1999, Wendy added commercial and wedding photography to her repertoire. Her keen photojournalist’s eye and sharp sense of timing give her images a genuine quality. Wendy’s work features in wedding shows, local exhibits and magazines across Canada.