In the seventies and early eighties, he realised a documentary series among which was La Taverrne (Taverns) 1974 and Bande à part (A Breed Apart) 1987. Since then, he has been workinq on remarkable books of travels nurtured on trips in Senegal, Nicaragua and United States. De villes en déserts 2000 has been exhibition as a result of his trip in USA. Alain Chagnon is a grant-holder of The Canada Council for the Arts and of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. His work has been shown in Quebec, Canada and Europe.