
The October 2026 issue of L’@rtikle features an article about me, my journey as a photographer, and what photography has come to mean in my life.
For my English-speaking friends, I've translated the article so you can discover a little more about my approach to photography, what inspires me, and why the human connection behind every portrait matters so much to me.
For me, photography has become much more than creating an image. It's about emotions, encounters, and sometimes helping someone see themselves in a different light.
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed sharing this part of my journey.
“I want to create images that people don’t just look at, but feel.”
Luc Bussières
A Photographer Who Connects Through the Lens
English translation of L’@rtikle, Issue #059 — October 2026
A note from the editor
By Patrick Croteau, founder and editor, Mode Ô Verre / L’@rtikle
Luc Bussières — A photographer who reaches out to others
Photography can be a solitary practice. We observe, we wait for the right light, and we compose an image. But for Luc Bussières, portrait photography has gradually transformed this relationship with the world. Behind the camera, he no longer seeks merely to capture what he sees; he seeks to meet the person before him.
Drawn to contrasts, textures, and distinctive visual worlds, Luc Bussières builds his images around a detail, an idea, or an atmosphere that gradually takes shape through the creative process. His work leaves considerable room for experimentation, but also for what happens between the photographer and the person standing in front of the lens.
It is this human dimension that particularly caught my attention in his journey. Following a difficult period in his personal life, portrait photography became a way for him to connect with others. This evolution changed both his practice and the importance he places on human encounters in his work.
During the first edition of CLIC éDiT-Ô — A Collective Editorial Perspective, I had the opportunity to discover more about his approach and understand what draws him to projects that bring together several disciplines. For Luc, a successful collaboration does not mean imposing a predetermined vision, but allowing ideas to circulate and building an image together that sometimes goes beyond the original intentions.
This philosophy reflects the spirit of CLIC éDiT-Ô: bringing creative people together, encouraging exchanges, and allowing different worlds to meet. It also reflects what I hope to share through L’@rtikle: people who have something to say, a creative process to share, and a perspective of their own.
In this article, Luc Bussières talks to us about his relationship with photography, the confidence needed to develop his own artistic signature, and the particular satisfaction that comes when someone discovers an image of themselves and sees themselves differently.
Photographing someone is not simply about producing a portrait. It is also about creating the conditions for an encounter, offering a new perspective, and allowing an emotion to find its place within the image.
I invite you to discover his journey and his vision of a photography that does not seek merely to be seen, but to be felt.
Enjoy the read.
Patrick Croteau Founder and editor Mode Ô Verre / L’@rtikle
Photography that makes you feel
If Luc were to leave just one impression in the minds of his audience, he would choose emotion.
He is not necessarily looking to produce images that are immediately understood. He prefers a photograph to make people pause, even for just a few seconds, and evoke something: softness, curiosity, mystery, beauty, or simply a question.
“I want to create images that people don’t just look at, but feel.”
This intention sums up much of his approach. For him, photography is not limited to representing a person or a scene. It is about provoking a reaction, creating an encounter between the image and the person looking at it.
The strength of the collective
This human dimension is precisely what draws him to CLIC éDiT-Ô — A Collective Editorial Perspective. What first attracted him to the project can be summed up in one word: collective.
Photography can be a solitary practice. An event like CLIC éDiT-Ô, on the other hand, allows him to bring his own creative world into dialogue with those of other artists and discover what can emerge from that encounter.
What excites him most is the unpredictable nature of the process. Each person arrives with their own perspective, meets the vision of a model, designer, stylist, or another artist, and together they discover an image that none of them would probably have imagined alone.
For Luc Bussières, networking is about more than the number of contacts you make. It is about the quality of the encounters. He would rather leave with a few sincere conversations and a genuine desire to create than with a long list of names.
The most interesting collaborations can begin with a very simple sentence:
“What if we tried this…?”
Listening, trusting, creating together
According to Luc, a successful editorial collaboration rests on two fundamental elements: listening and trust.
Everyone should be able to contribute their own creative universe without trying to impose their vision entirely. The photographer brings their perspective, the model brings their presence and interpretation, the designer brings their universe, while the stylists and artisans contribute their own sensibilities.
When everyone feels free enough to suggest ideas, experiment, and even make mistakes, the creation can take an unexpected direction.
“In my opinion, an excellent collaboration isn’t one where someone perfectly executes their original idea. It’s one where the final result belongs, in part, to everyone.”
This vision reflects the spirit of CLIC éDiT-Ô: creating together, accepting that the result evolves through encounters, and giving everyone enough room to contribute to the final image.
Learning to trust his own vision
Like many creative people, Luc has also had to contend with doubt. One of his greatest challenges has been learning to trust his own perspective.
Photography constantly exposes us to the work of others. There are countless references, trends evolve quickly, and comparison can easily lead a photographer to question their own approach.
Over time, he has come to understand that it is more worthwhile to embrace what personally attracts him than to try to conform to a trend.
Experimentation now plays an important role in his approach. Not every idea works as expected, but each one can teach him something. Accepting imperfection, taking risks, and allowing room for trial and error have become essential elements of his artistic growth.
Offering someone a different way of seeing themselves
When Luc photographs a woman, he is not trying to transform her into someone else. His goal is to reveal something that is already hers: strength, softness, elegance, sensuality, fragility, or simply presence.
“I’m not trying to transform her into someone else. Instead, I want to offer her a different way of seeing herself — my perspective, through the light, the pose, and the atmosphere we create together.”
This intention goes beyond the final image. For him, the experience of the photo session matters just as much as the photograph itself. He wants the woman standing in front of his camera to feel beautiful throughout the process and leave with greater confidence in herself.
There is one particular moment he considers among the most meaningful in his work: when a woman discovers a photograph of herself and asks, with genuine surprise:
“Is that really me?”
At that moment, the image becomes something more than an aesthetic result. It allows the person being photographed to discover a side of herself she may never have seen before.
Building an image from a single detail
Luc's inspiration does not come from a single source. Painting, cinema, music, nature, textures, light, and, above all, the people he photographs all shape his creative vision.
He is particularly drawn to contrasts: softness against strength, shadow against light, elegance confronted with something rawer. This exploration allows him to move from highly refined images into more theatrical or experimental worlds
Often, however, everything begins with a detail. A colour, a fabric, a chair, a mirror, a few drops of water, some paint, or even a lavender field can become the starting point for a creation.
The next question is simple:
“What story could we tell with this?”
This way of working reflects an approach in which the image is never entirely defined before the encounter with its subject. The setting, the objects, and the materials become elements of the narrative, just as important as the light or the person standing in front of the lens.
From solitude to human connection
The most significant turning point in Luc's journey is linked to a major personal event: the death of his partner in 2012.
At that time, his photography was primarily devoted to architecture, wildlife, and landscapes. These were worlds he appreciated, but they remained essentially solitary pursuits.
Following this loss, the need to reconnect with others naturally led him toward portrait photography. This change would profoundly transform his relationship with photography. It was no longer simply a way of observing the world, but also a way of meeting people.
“In a way, photography allowed me to transform a period of solitude into a space for encounters, creation, and sharing.”
Since then, human encounters have become central to his creative process. Behind every photo session lies the search for an image, a particular light, or an emotion — but, above all, a human exchange. It is this dimension that continues to fuel his passion for portrait photography.
A little more about Luc
For Luc Bussières, photography began with a simple pleasure: the pleasure of looking. Observing a light, an expression, a person, or an atmosphere, and then feeling the desire to preserve a trace of it.
Over the years, this desire to preserve an image has evolved into a genuine creative pursuit. Today, portraiture occupies a central place in his work, driven by a deep interest in people and a desire to build, around each person he photographs, a universe that did not exist just a few minutes earlier.
Photography now occupies an even more important place in his life. With more time to devote to it, Luc Bussières can fully explore this passion and pursue a creative journey built as much on the images he creates as on the encounters those images make possible.