Paul Labonte
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Paul Labonté is a Canadian photographer and writer from Montreal, Quebec.
He is the author of two books. All City: The Book About Taking Space (ECW Press/SekondHand Projects, 2003) is an in-depth look at the world of graffiti and graffiti writers. It is the winner of the 2004/2005 Applied Arts magazine Design and Advertising Award for Complete Book Design.
His second book, Bully: It's the Pits (ECW Press/SekondHand Projects, 2005) is a compilation of art, advice, interviews, and anecdotes about the much-maligned pit bull or 'bully' dog breeds, such as the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier, the American Pit Bull Terrier and the Bulldog.
Both books were written under the nom-de-plume 'Paul 107', inspired by the 107 bus route that runs through the south-west of Montreal neighbourhoods where he grew up, that is from Verdun, through Pointe-Saint-Charles up Peel St. to Montreal's downtown core.
Labonté also runs his own start-up production company called SekondHand Projects. He currently resides in Montreal with his girlfriend and two Staffordshire Bull Terriers.
[edit] External links
- SekondHand Projects, production company website.
- Paul 107.com, photography.
- Web magazine interview, dopefiend.ca.
