AKA JUG_PHOTO

Wildlife Photographer

My name is Clément Jugand, and I am 29 years old. My passion for photography was born three years ago in Quebec during a memorable encounter with a majestic moose in the boreal forest. This moment deeply moved me and awakened in me a desire to connect with living things through images.

Self-taught, I learned photography in the field, experimenting, observing, and confronting the unexpected. Through my images, I try to convey the beauty of this quiet world and remind people that nature deserves respect. I hope to invite those who see them to slow down, reconnect with what is essential, and feel a sense of wonder.

I consider myself an explorer photographer. What I love is venturing into isolated territories, far from human bustle, where extreme weather conditions test both man and equipment. These harsh environments, where snow, cold, and silence blend together, allow me to get as close as possible to the wild. 

What deeply attracts me, even though I cannot truly explain it, is photography in cold, polar environments. There is something powerful about the harshness of winter: the snow that erases your landmarks, the wind that slaps your face, the storm that swallows everything around you. In these hostile conditions, where man is no longer at ease, nature, however, continues. I am always amazed to discover a discreet but very present animal life: a moose moving through the blizzard, a fox looking for its meal under the snow, a lynx stalking its prey in the icy silence, a group of caribou resting on a frozen lake… There is, in this resistance of life against the elements, a raw beauty that deeply touches me.