Michèle Bygodt
Photographer
Born in Libreville, Gabon, Michèle Bygodt’s interest for photography began as a teenager when her father’s work led her to live in 5 different countries in both Africa and Europe. Living in a multicultural environment, and later on moving from one country to another, ignited her interest in travel photography, cultural diversity, differences and similarities. She graduated with a BA in graphic design and sciences in Paris before deciding to move to Vancouver in 2016 to pursue photography. After attending Emily Carr University of Art+Design, she graduated with a BFA in 2019. During her studies she was also a nominee for the 2018 Lind Prize.
While studying design, she spent 2 years learning the Bauhaus movement which led her to study several artists. Painter and photographer Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, photographers Florence Henri, Andreas Feininger and Karl Blossfeldt mainly contributed to her questioning reality, perception and the art of observing in her work. Michèle’s focus is on giving voice to what is unlooked at or invisible.
Her work has appeared in exhibits such as for TEDxECUAD and Capture Festival of 2020 and 2021. Some of her portraitures have been featured on several social media platforms and is in the process of getting published along with other artists in a zine and magazines.
Currently, a majority of her work focuses on fine art, commercial and fashion photography. Aside from photography, Michèle practices illustration where she also explores the question of reality.
