Fear and paranoia can haunt and overwhelm each of us. My model for this vision was my friend Luca. I photographed him in my home.

I came across these intertwined roots in a quiet neighborhood in the town of Tlaxcala, Mexico in January. They were in an exposed cliff near the chapel devoted to the the Virgin of Ocatlán.

My photograph is in the current group show "Intersection" at Ça décoiffe, a barber shop run by Daniel Haché on Papineau Avenue in Montreal. You can see my photograph and the work of other Montreal photographers at Ça décoiffe until March 7, 2012.

Ça décoiffe is located at 4526 Papineau Avenue, just above Mont Royal Avenue. Business hours are Monday (9:00-6:00), Thursday (9:00-6:00), Friday (12:00-8:00), Saturday (9:00-4:00) and Sunday (10:00-5:00).

Daniel is a friendly barber and he always welcomes visitors to his gallery!

You never know who you're going to meet at the top of a pyramid. When I climbed the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacán in Mexico, I met El Último Chingón, a Mexican wrestler who performs with the Wrestling Stars in France. We chatted for a while and then he asked me to take his portrait with his bird mask and his cactus mask. The Pyramid of the Moon is in the background.

Teotihuacán, a vast archeological site 50 km northeast of Mexico City, was the largest pre-Columbian city in the Americas. With a population approaching 200 000 at its height around the year 450 AD, it was also one of the largest cities in the world at the time.

Teotihuacán is best known for the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon, as well as the Quetzalcoatl Pyramid, which is dedicated to the Feathered Serpent Quetzalcoatl and the Rain God Tlaloc.

I visited Mexico for the first time in January. I stayed with my Canadian cousin and his Mexican partner at their homes in Tlaxcala and Puebla, east of Mexico City on the central Mexican plateau.

One of the attractions of Tlaxcala is the chapel devoted to the Virgin of Ocotlán. The Virgin is alleged to have revealed a source of water with curative powers nearly 500 years ago.

I photographed the chapel as well as other scenes in Tlaxcala and in my cousin's home.

Declan Rankin Jardin is a drummer in Montreal. I caught up with him at a café in Saint-Henri and asked him about his life in music.

What's the first musical instrument you remember playing?

Piano

What are the instruments you prefer to play now?

Drums. I can't get music out any better way!

What kind of music do you like to play?

Hip hop, because of the stories

What's the role of the drummer in a group?

The drummer is the pulse. He keeps the pace. But it also depends on the song. In hip hop, the drummer is the canvas. But in jazz the drummer is the background, adding texture and effects. The best part of drumming is when you can sing and drum.

What's the place of music in the world?

Music is the clouds of the world. It's everywhere but it's hard to reach.

Who are the musicians you like to perform with?

Alex McLean on keyboards and Étienne Lapierre on saxophone

Where do you get gigs?

At Maisons de la culture, art openings, the Mount Stephen Club before it closed

Who are the musicians you like to listen to?

The Roots, 88 Gigs Worth, J Dilla, Nate Dogg, Michael Jackson

What are your musical projects for 2012?

I'm going to start a hip hop festival with Alex McLean. You can check us out at Art Mouvement.

Fear and paranoia diminish our presence in the world until we're almost invisible to others. My model for this image was Sarah, my sister-in-law's niece. I photographed her in the alley behind the Grande bibliothèque in Montreal while she was taking a short break from the student demonstrations against the tuition increase proposed by the Charest government.

Our fears and paranoias can distance us from the world and make us less distinct in the eyes of others. My model for this ghostly vision was Maud, a member of my extended family. I took the photograph outside the Schulich School of Music at McGil University in Montreal.

It's been a long time since I took casual portraits of friends and family. So I decided to pick up my camera and ask my friends and family to pose for me.

This portrait is of my friend Dominic Prigent, who lives in Montreal. After spending the morning with my cousin Nori Bortoluzzi making decisions about the renovations at my home in Mile End, Dominic and I had lunch at Cagibi, on the corner of St. Laurent Boulevard and St. Viateur Street. I took Dominic's portrait using the natural light coming through a big plate glass window.

I was in Vermont this weekend to attend a performance of Big Love by Charles Mee. The play was performed by students at Middlebury College and directed by my friend Cláudio Medeiros.

While I was in Vermont I stayed with my friends DeeDee and Paige at their home in Shoreham. On Sunday morning I visited the village cemetery and admired the beauty of the engraved headstones.