Hi, I’m Nick, a freelance photojournalist based in Southern Ontario.
Making images has always helped me understand the world around me, so discovering photojournalism and being privileged to document and share stories about what happens in our community of Toronto has been the greatest gift. I got my start in university where I managed the photography department of Wilfrid Laurier University’s award winning independent campus and community newspaper The Cord from 2009 to 2013. At the same time, I worked as a research assistant and photographer at the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies where I photographed European battlefield tours and co-authored two books about Canada at War.
I am a strong visual storyteller with strong interpersonal skills to match, allowing me both to make my subjects comfortable, and to collaborate effectively with colleagues. Since 2020 I have worked consistently as a photojournalist, including a year working as a staff photographer at NOW Toronto, and more recently freelancing for clients including The Toronto Star, Reuters, The Hoser and The Logic. In this time my skills have grown exponentially, and my work has been recognized with consecutive News Photographer’s Association of Canada (NPAC) awards in 2022 and 2023. I am driven to grow and challenge myself in all forms of editorial photography and videography. Also, I’m a snappy dresser and I have cool tattoos so I show up to any assignment with street cred.
- Nick Lachance, 2023
Awards
NPAC/APPC Pictures of the year
Canadian Community Newspaper Association
CCNA Best Campus Photography, Third place 2013
CCNA Best Campus Photography, Third place 2012
CCNA Best Campus Photography, First place 2011
Canadian University Press
JHM Awards Outstanding Campus Photography, Honorable Mention 2011
Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications
The Cord, Photo of the Year 2012
The Cord, Photo of the Year 2011
The Cord, Photographer of the year 2008/9
Publications
Laurier Center for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies
Canadian Battlefields of the First World War: A Visitor’s Guide Second Revised Edition
LCMSDS/WLU press
Authors: Terry Copp, Mark Humphries, Nick Lachance, Caitlin McWilliams, and Matt Symes
June, 2015
1812 A Guide to the War and its Legacy
LCMSDS/WLU press
Authors: Terry Copp, Matt Symes, Caitlin McWilliams, Nick Lachance, Geoff Keelan, Jeffery W. Mott
April, 2013
Canadian Battlefields 1915-1918: A visitors Guide
LCMSDS/WLU press
Authors: Terry Copp, Matt Symes, Nick Lachance
November, 2011
The Self Help Alliance
Finding My Way… Stories of Recovery
Published work
NOW Toronto (staff Photographer 2021 - 2022)
The Logic
Metro
The Waterloo Regional Record
Daily Xtra
This Magazine
Event and product photography
Glenfiddich
Balvenie
Hendricks Gin
Reyka Vodka
The Peach Gallery
Blue Moth Creative
The Henderson Brewing Company
Education
Ryerson, Writing for Journalism - 2017
Ryerson, Documentary Photography - 2016
Wilfrid Laurier University, Bachelor of Arts - 2013