[4] His photographic work was described as European in style, conveying a human interest story, compassionately shown and told.
I photographed my coequals as though one day they would suddenly disappear — as I had, momentarily — to war in Europe or elsewhere.”[3]At the same time, he continued writing fiction.
[6] In 1962 to 1964, he photographed the community of the parish of St. Nil, Gaspé, Quebec, for Star Weekly, which did not publish the photos as they were deemed too grim and critical.
[1][7] A write-up in The Ottawa Citizen called Lambeth "an independent photographer in Canada before that was acceptable or even respectable.
"[7] The Ottawa Journal wrote that "Lambeth produced a sensitive social document of the lives of working class people, revealing their inner strength and dignity.
"[1] Library and Archives Canada hosted a major retrospective in 1986, Michel Lambeth: Photographer, curated by Michael Torosian.
In 1989, Maia-Mari Sutnik for the Art Gallery of Ontario curated a large overview of his work as well as the accompanying catalogue, Michel Lambeth: Photographer with tributes by John Boyle, James Reaney, Joyce Wieland, and Avrom Isaacs.