LOGBOOK: ARIANE

LOGBOOK / 001 — Ariane Friday morning in Montréal. She’d texted the night before: track at dawn, sprints. Training looks different now; bobsleigh on the horizon, the focus turned to power and explosiveness. I came not to direct, but to document. I’ve known Ariane for a while. But it was only recently, when I asked her to help me build Dynamix+, that our paths properly aligned. She was the first person I thought of. And after that first session together, I think we both felt it: the energy of the collaboration, the sense that we could create more, not just for me, but for her. I’ve always respected her. Her work ethic. Her dedication. The standard she holds herself to. She has a clear ideology, a sharp sense of what she believes this journey should be. And I know she will soon be one to change the game, to carve her name where it belongs. These last few months I’ve been documenting her sessions. And this one feels like one we’ll look back on with pride. Because those frames hold more than training; they hold trust. She trusts me with her story, and I trust her rhythm to lead the frame. That trust is what creates the space where real work happens. Where images aren’t staged, but lived. Where an athlete pushes past herself, and where I, as a photographer, begin to find my own voice. This is why I value our collaboration so deeply. Because when respect moves both ways, when she believes in my vision as much as I believe in her standard, that’s when something greater is built. Not just pictures, not just sessions, but moments that matter. LOGBOOK is just that: a record. Page by page, moment by moment. Ordinary days that stack into something bigger. Today it’s Ariane; sprinting at dawn, chasing winter with summer still on her shoulders. Tomorrow, another story. Page 001.