Presence
A portrait begins when performance falls away.
Portrait + fashion photography
PhaëlM’Boutchou
Portrait study
Beyond
the surface.
Connection
Good communication creates the room for authenticity.
Character
Light reveals what makes a person unmistakably themselves.
Phaël's approach
My goal is simple: to reveal the soul and charisma of every individual in front of my lens.
Selected fashion story
Sisterhood
Act 1
Photography @ya_mboutch
Creative direction @venise.a_
Assistant photography @tessdrd
Models @massita__, @mslalane, @raissakaninda, @melissawrightkatongola
Styling @juniormshn, @hotzidooll888, @prettyyaaafav, @omdkt
Makeup @beauty_by_clemmm
Hair @fidjistouch, @morganitass
Recognition
2023
2024
Third prize.
Student category.
Intercollegiate Photography Contest
Le monde en images
2025 Jury member for the same intercollegiate photography contest.
Client words
What it felt like in the room.
“Phaël directed me without making the portrait feel posed. I recognized myself immediately, only more confident.”
1 of 3
From first message to final image
Made through connection.
- Connect
Share the person, project, feeling, and preferred date.
- Create
Build a comfortable atmosphere where authenticity can surface.
- Deliver
Receive a focused body of images made to leave an impression.
Behind the lens
Good communication in service of excellence.
Phaël M’Boutchou is a Montréal-based portrait and fashion photographer with a particular affinity for black and white. His work studies presence, character, and the quiet power held inside a face.