- Paul Labonte
Paul Labonté is a Canadian
photographer andwriter fromMontreal, Quebec .He is the author of two books. "All City: The Book About Taking Space" (
ECW Press /SekondHand Projects, 2003) is an in-depth look at the world ofgraffiti andgraffiti writers . It is the winner of the 2004/2005 Applied Arts magazine Design and Advertising Award for Complete Book Design.His second book, "Bully: It's the Pits" (ECW Press/SekondHand Projects, 2005) is a compilation of art, advice, interviews, and anecdotes about the much-maligned
pit bull or 'bully' dog breeds, such as theStaffordshire Bull Terrier , theAmerican Staffordshire Terrier , theAmerican Pit Bull Terrier and theBulldog .Both books were written under the nom-de-plume 'Paul 107', inspired by the 107 bus route that runs through the south-west of Montreal neighbourhoods where he grew up, that is from Verdun, through
Pointe-Saint-Charles up Peel St. toMontreal 's downtown core.Labonté also runs his own start-up production company called "SekondHand Projects". He currently resides in Montreal with his girlfriend and two Staffordshire Bull Terriers.
External links
* [http://www.sekondhandprojects.com SekondHand Projects] , production company website.
* [http://www.paul107.com Paul 107.com] , photography.
* [http://www.dopefiend.ca/site/feature.php?id=62 Web magazine interview] , dopefiend.ca.
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