2019 Polaris Music Prize: see incredible portraits of Pup, Jessie Reyez and more

Photographer Vanessa Heins was at the gala, capturing photos of this year's nominees

Image | Pup

Caption: (Vanessa Heins/CBC)

The 2019 Polaris Music Prize gala took place on Monday night, culminating with the announcement of this year's winner, Haviah Mighty.
Throughout the evening, CBC Music set up an official portrait studio at Toronto's Carlu where photographer Vanessa Heins took photos of this year's nominees as well as other guests in attendance. Check out all the photos below.
For more Polaris coverage, including videos of all of this year's performances, head over to cbcmusic.ca/polaris(external link).

Pup

Image | Pup

Caption: (Vanessa Heins/CBC)

Shad

Image | Shad

Caption: (Vanessa Heins/CBC)

Haviah Mighty

Image | Haviah Mighty

Caption: (Vanessa Heins/CBC)

Marie Davidson

Image | Marie Davidson

Caption: (Vanessa Heins/CBC)

Snotty Nose Rez Kids

Image | Snotty Nose Rez Kids

Caption: (Vanessa Heins/CBC)

Elisapie

Image | Elisapie

Caption: (Vanessa Heins/CBC)

Jessie Reyez

Image | Jessie Reyez

Caption: (Vanessa Heins/CBC)

Dominique Fils-Aime

Image | Dominique Fils-Aime

Caption: (Vanessa Heins/CBC)

Fet.Nat

Image | Fet.Nat

Caption: (Vanessa Heins/CBC)

Les Louanges

Image | Les Louanges

Caption: (Vanessa Heins/CBC)

2018 Polaris winner Jeremy Dutcher

Image | Jeremy Dutcher

Caption: (Vanessa Heins/CBC)

Polaris gala host Raina Douris

Image | Raina Douris

Caption: (Vanessa Heins/CBC)