John Abboud

I found my way to portraits the long way — through the better part of a decade shooting musicians, artists, fashion, and travel. My heart is for the art of photography, and my eye is for the most human moments.

A portrait is nothing but those — the guard dropping, the real smile, the look that only shows up once you forget the camera. I bring a calm, unhurried presence to every session, and I come back with the frames that actually feel like you.

Based in Ottawa and working across Ontario and Montreal, I've photographed people at every stage — new families, first headshots, milestone portraits, and everything between. The throughline is always the same: people who look like themselves, caught without the stiffness.

John Abboud

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Backdrop — my personal work

Selected work

Faces I've met