Brian Labelle was born in Montreal and moved to Toronto after graduating from McGill University. In addition to having over a million views of his photographs online over the last decade, his work has been published in Toronto Life and the Toronto Star, as well as a variety of books and periodicals.​  He has exhibited his work in a ​number of locations, and has built a reputation as an ardent supporter of Toronto artists, having photographed countless artists with their work across the city.  Influenced by creat​ive masters​ as diverse as Freeman Patterson, J.M​. W. Turner and Pierre Auguste Renoir, his work captures the essence of the beauty that surrounds us every day​, and has been described as inhabiting 'the space between vibrant and peaceful', subtly echoing the artistry of 19th century impressionism.