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The collection entitled les essais provides a site for discussion and confrontation between various currents of photographic theory. The texts in this collection explore the repercussions on photography resulting from the historical development of the gaze.

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Authors : Clint Burnham, Thomas Levin, Viva Paci, Charles Stankievech, Blake Stimson
Artists : Sylvia Grace Borda, Tacita Dean, Rod Dickinson, Michael Klier, Manu Luksch, Chris Marker, Pavel Pavlov, Walid Raad et Akram Zaatari, Ed Ruscha, Kevin Schmidt, David Tomas, Jeff Wall.

Edited by Vincent Bonin and France Choinière
Texts in English
2008, 108 pages, $14.70, ISBN: 978-2-922135-32-9
Title also available in a French version.

Foreword by Chantal Pontbriand
Authors: Diana Nemiroff, Rebecca Schneider, Karen Henry, Doyon/Demers and Jan Peacock
Artists: Arnulf Rainer, General Idea, Max Dean, Paul Wong, Suzy Lake, Vito Acconci, Adad Hannah, Alana Riley, Ana Rewakowicz, André Lemke, Chih-Chien Wang, Chris Wildrick, John Marriott, Judy Radul, Shelley Niro, Daniel Barrow, Sylvie Cotton, Martin Dufrasne, Carl Bouchard, Rachel Echenberg and Karen Spencer

Edited by France Choinière and Michèle Thériault
Texts in English
2005, 128 pages, $14.70, ISBN: 978-2-922135-26-8

Authors: Anne Bénichou, Marta Braun, David Dorenbaum, Yves Jubinville, John O'Brian, Denys Riout
Artist: Dave Heath

Edited by France Choinière and Vincent Lavoie 
Texts in English and French
2003, 228 pages, $14.70, ISBN: 978-2-922135-17-6

Authors: Saul Anton, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Olivier Asselin, Akira Mizuta Lippit, Emmanuel Hermange, Colette Tougas, Stephen Horne
Artists: Chantal Akerman, Mona Hatoum, Woody Allen, John Stathatos, Matthew Barney, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Alain Bublex, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Thomas Demand, Riwan Tromeur, Joan Fontcuberta

Edited by France Choinière and Stephen Horne
Texts in English and French
2000, 208 pages, $14.84, ISBN: 978-2-922135-11-4
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Authors: Marc Archambault, Evgen Bavcar, Jeanne Randolph, Kim Sawchuk, David Tomas
Artists: Evgen Bavcar, Josée Bernard, Martin Boisseau, FASTWURMS, Susan Kealey, SHIMABUKU, Leesa Streifler, David Tomas, Sharyn Yuen

Edited by France Choinière
Texts in English and French
1999, 168 pages, $14.70, ISBN: 978-2-922135-03-9

Authors: Luc Bureau, Chantal Boulanger, Sylvain Campeau, Luce Des Aulniers, Jean Dumont, Marie Fraser, Michæl La Chance, Sylvie Parent
Artists: Joseph Branco, Marlene Creates, Lionel Fourneaux, Diane Génier, Jean-François Lecourt, Paula Levine, Louise Noguchi, Anny One & Anne Onyme, Yves O'Reilly, Nataly Reid, Mindy Yan Miller

Edited by France Choinière and Yves O'Reilly
Texts in English and French
1998, 164 pages, $14.70, ISBN: 978-2-922135-01-5

Authors: Nicole Gingras, Georges Didi-Huberman, Ellie Epp, Rober Racine
Artists: Mireille Baril, Sophie Bellissent, Georges Didi-Huberman, Michal Rovner, Wyn Geleynse, Michèle Waquant

Edited by Nicole Gingras
Texts in English and French
1997, 136 pages, $14.70, ISBN: 978-2-9800957-9-5

Authors: Louise Déry, Johanne Lamoureux, Martha Langford, Vincent Lavoie, Claire Paquet, Allan Sekula, Abigail Solomon-Godeau, Scott Watson

Edited by France Choinière
Texts in their original languages
1996, 96 pages, $14.70, ISBN: 978-2-9800957-7-1