Bruno Godbout

Bruno Godbout (Canadian, b. 1969) is a visual documentarian whose work captures the quiet tension between modern civilization and the vast landscapes that surround it.

Introduced to photography at a very young age, Bruno spent his weekends alongside his father—camera in hand—exploring, experimenting, and learning the mechanics of image-making in a home workshop. By high school and college, photography had already become a vocation; he immersed himself in darkroom practice and every photographic opportunity available.

Originally trained in graphic arts, Bruno was an early explorer of computer-assisted creation, integrating digital tools into his artistic language long before they became standard. After further studies in design and art history and several years in publishing, he embraced digital photography in 2000—drawn by its precision and creative control.

Though he briefly explored motorsport photography, Bruno ultimately returned to his enduring fascinations: urban exploration, Mid-Century Modern architecture, and the stark poetry of the American Southwest. Deeply influenced by the visual dialogue between metropolis and desert, he began documenting North America’s urban environments with a distinct cinematic sensibility.

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Painting 1984 - 1986. Wattier Academy Montreal

D.E.C. Graphic Design 1996 - 1989 Cegep of Old-Montreal

BA in Design of Environnements 1990 - 1995
BA in Art History University of Quebec in Montreal

Nikon Workshops 2015 - 2017 Nikon School/CES with Nikon Ambassadors Lighting (Dave Black, Joe McNally), Fashion (Dixie Dixon), Aventure/Action (Corey Rich, Keith Ladzinski). Wildlife (Ron Magill, Ami Vitale)ich, Keith Ladzinski)

Last Vegas Motels 2023
Montreal, Canada

Finalist Gala Focus (2 categories) 2017
Musée Populaire de la Photograpie
Drummondville, Canada

Americana 2015
Montreal and Ottawa, Canada

Americana 2014
Ottawa, Canada

La Siesta - Southwestern Motels 2011
Montreal and Ottawa , Canada

La Siesta - Southwestern Motels 2010
Terrebonne, Canada