Born in Quebec, Michel Huneault started doing photography while working in international development and peace building settings over the last 10 years. In 2004, he was apprentice and assistant for Gilles Peress, Magnum Photo, in New York City. He is now fully dedicated to photography and is based in Montreal.

Education
2002/04 Master of Arts, University of California at Berkeley (USA)
2001/02 Graduate Diploma, Université Montpellier III (France)
1998/01 Bachelor of Science, Université de Montréal (Canada)

Awards
2009 LUX/CAPIC, Humanitarian Cause, First Prize/Grand prix
2009 LUX/CAPIC, Travel, First Prize/Grand prix
2009 Honorable mention, Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3)
2005 LUX/CAPIC, Photo Story, First Prize/Grand prix

Grants
2009/10 Type B Grant, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
2002/04 World Peace Fellowship, Rotary International
2003 Travel Grant, Center for Latin American Studies, UC Berkeley
2003 Travel Grant, Berkeley Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley
2001/02 Overseas Studies Grant Quebec Government

Exhibitions
2005 Coup de Coeur LUX, Galerie SAS, Montreal (Group)
2005 Nu(e)s, GalRi – art contemporain, Montreal (Group)
2004 Mémoires, GalRi – art contemporain, Montreal (Group)
2004 Ukraine Encounters, online exhibition and catalog, (Group) -> enter

Publications and clients
L'Actualité, Chatelaine, Driven Mag, National Post/Can West, The Atlanta Business Chronicle, The Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies, The Globe and Mail, The Washington Office on Latin America, Kalibre, Oxfam, Center for International Studies and Cooperation, Uniterra, Canada World Youth.

Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Cuba
Egypt
Guatemala
Honduras
Nepal
Palestine (West Bank)
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Viet-Nam

North America
Western Europe