BIO

Vincent Lions is a professional photographer born in France, based in Toronto, Canada. In 1997, he got his Master of Arts from l’Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Saint-Etienne (France). He has worked as an art director in advertising for 10 years, first in France, then in Canada. In 2008 he left the advertising industry to become a full-time professional photographer. Less than 2 years after, he was shooting the cover of Elle Canada. Over the years, he has photographed fashion, beauty, portraits, then specialized in conceptual, still-life, interior, and commercial photography. He has worked for many international clients and publications (Europe, Canada, and USA), He taught photography in College, and did seminars with Phase One. His background as an agency art director gives him a distinct advantage in understanding his clients needs, and in valuing the creative and narrative aspect of photography just as much as technique and lighting.

CLIENTS

Photography – Fashion & Beauty // Aldo, The Bay, Benefit Cosmetics, Canadian Living, Chanel, Le Château, Chloe Magazine, Clairol, Davids, Dior, Dress to Kill, Fashion Magazine, Holt Renfrew, Lush, Elle, L’Oréal, Pantene, P&G Beauty, Marlowe, Prestilux, Paul & Joe, Sears, Rockport, Roots, Sharp Magazine. Target, Today’s Bride // Photography – Watches & Jewellery // Akrone, Aquadive, Astor + Banks, Baltic, Birks, Bandiera Jewellers, Bradley Taylor, Brew, Depancel, Doxa, Eza, G-Shock, Halios, Hodinkee, Ianos, Martenero, MkII, Monochrome Watches, Nomos, Topper // Photography – Interiors // Binns Design, Designo, Designstrom, Downsview Kitchens, Ray, Toronto Home Kitchens, Yorkville Design Centre // Photography – Misc // Aqualung, Capture One, Conagra, Eizo, Freed Developments, George Brown College, The Globe & Mail, Indigo, Ironbridge Equity Partners, Jukebox, Muyshondt, Phase One, Poseidon, Reader’s Digest, Seagull Guitars, TD Canada trust // Advertising – Canada // AT&T, Axe Deodorant, BlackBerry, Facebook, Health Council of Canada, Lipton, Molson, Pizza Pizza, Playstation, Schizophrenia Society of Ontario, Scotiabank, Sony Pics, T-Mobile, Tip Top Tailors, Wiser’s // Advertising – France // Avery, Casino, Codemasters, Comité Départemental du Tourisme de Saône et Loire, Fabricauto, Flavourin, Go Sport, Imagica, Jouef, Mâcon Scène Nationale, Mosaïques, Nature et Découverte, Office de tourisme d’Autun, Pagès, Pizza Pino, Reflex-Amitel, Rhodia, Sybex, Tomy, Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie, Vivarté.