Ambon, Home to a Strange Little Underwater World
October 2025, back to Indonesia. First stop: the island of Ambon, in the Moluccas. The objective: an underwater photo safari in «macro» mode.
Traveling for Diving and Diving at Home
December 2023. I've just returned from a four-month trip to Fiji, Polynesia, Australia and Indonesia... After three years without traveling, three summers spent diving in Brittany near my home, I took a long leave of absence to go bubbling in seas warmer than the English Channel...
Diving without traveling (without flying)
Before, I used to travel to dive. Today, the climate emergency encourages me to reduce my air travel. No more warm exotic seas?
Sogod Bay Whale Sharks
I take you back to Sogod Bay, nicknamed "Whale Shark Bay", in the south of Leyte Island, Philippines... On my first trip there in 2008, I missed them. Twelve years later, I was luckier!
Back to Sogod Bay, to dive and marvel
In lack of salt water, I'm nostalgically looking back these days to my last underwater images brought back from the Philippines... It was a year ago, early 2020. Before the Covid-19 pandemic and border closures.
Travelling and diving in the post-Covid world
It's hard to make diving travel plans with the Covid-19 pandemic. In the world before the coronavirus, I used to go diving in the Philippines or Indonesia... In the world after, I dive in Brittany in green and cold waters.
Fish Whirl at Balicasag
In the Philippines, Balicasag Island is a popular dive site. You can observe a huge silvery school of trevallies, spinning near the reef. A fascinating sight...
The Beautiful Surprises of Cabilao, a Coral Gem
Making bubbles along coral drop-offs overflowing with life and colour, what a delight! In the Philippines, Cabilao Island is a real little underwater gem.
Diving at The Foot of Volcanoes in Sumbawa
Near Bali, Indonesia, Sumbawa Island and its volcanoes offer a fantastic variety of dives. From manta rays to nudibranchs, the underwater world is full of wonders...
Sali Kecil, another part of the world in Indonesia
Fancy Indonesia? I will take you diving in the waters of Sali Kecil, a remote little island on the west coast of Halmahera. Magnificent!
Everyone into the Water in Alor!
In July 2018, I returned to dive in the waters of Indonesia's Alor archipelago to explore its splendid coral reefs... often swept away by furious currents!
A Strange Mermaid Called Dugong
It is called dugong or "sea cow". I was lucky enough to watch this fascinating animal in its natural environment, in Alor, Indonesia.
The Beauty of Tubbataha
In the Philippines, Tubbataha Marine National Park is open only three months per year. It is an underwater jewel, with exuberant coral and abundant life below the waves.
In the Philippines, let the whale shark come to you...
In the Philippines, it is THE mythical encounter that all divers dream of: the whale shark, the biggest fish in the world.
Memories of a dive on the Amoco Cadiz wreck
In 2003, I dived on the Amoco Cadiz wreck in Brittany, France. At the time Facebook did not exist... My story had only been published in print, on the back page of the newspaper Ouest-France.
The Wink of The Oceanic Whitetip Shark
In video, here is a striking encounter, of which I have a very vivid memory... A very close, intense and unexpected face-to-face with an oceanic white-tip shark in the Egyptian waters of the Red Sea.
In The Big Blue of The Red Sea (With or Without Bubbles)
Fancy the big blue? Let's get into the water! I take you to the Red Sea for scuba diving, freediving and underwater photography....
Among manta rays in Komodo
In Komodo, you can' t miss the majestic manta rays. They can be seen either by scuba diving or by snorkelling from the surface. A glorious show!
Diving away from the crowds in Sulawesi
Fancy exuberant coral and wriggling fish? A little corner of authentic Indonesia? Welcome to Kampangar, Sulawesi!
Opo, my underwater guide, this hero
He's such a great guy. Opo, my dive guide in the waters of Central Sulawesi, became my hero. Because I can be a real burden sometimes...
Melibe colemani, the Grail of nudibranchs
His name: Melibe colemani. This small sea animal is the star of Romblon, Philippines. Divers are ready to travel thousands of miles to admire this strange sea slug!
Diving into another world in the Philippines: Anilao and Romblon
Traveling light, I do not know what it is! In March, I went diving in the Philippines, Anilao and Romblon. With, in my luggage, a cumbersome paraphernalia to photograph the tiny wildlife that lives under water.
Four spectacular shipwrecks in the Red Sea
This is my last wonder underwater photographer: ships sunk in the Red Sea, colonized by coral and fish. Spectacular wreck dives in Egypt!
Underwater with longfin sharks in the Red Sea
They are beautiful, long-legged sharks! I loved watching and photographing them in the Red Sea. But I admit, they are also a little scared ...
I met a mermaid
This is the first thing I notice when I step on the deck of the boat. A mermaid's tail, lying there, between two diving bags.
(Re)go diving in Komodo and Raja Ampat
"So, did you go back to diving? "I am asked since my return ... Yes! I even realized a dream, combine in one trip two famous spots: Komodo and Raja Ampat.
Shy as a pygmy seahorse
These tiny sea horses are a-do-ra-ble !!! But they are shy, who hate to be photographed ...
Fabulous dives under Triton Bay coconut trees
"Do not stay under the coconut trees," I am told when I arrive at Triton Bay. Yes, the biggest danger here is to get a coconut on your head!
A plane under the sea
In Raja Ampat, we do not only find coral under water. There is also scrap of the Second World War. Fallen from the sky!
In The Heart of The Coral Triangle
Here, there are swarms of sparkling fish and a jumble of multicoloured corals... I take you diving in the waters of Misool, in the south of Raja Ampat.
Bangka, happiness under water
Another Indonesian island I love: the beautiful and peaceful Bangka. I take you first under the surface, among the fish, on video.
Shark Diving in French Polynesia: Rangiroa and Fakarava
In 2012, I discovered Rangiroa and its spectacular shark gathering. My dream: to go back there and also to dive in Fakarava, another legendary Polynesian spot to observe the sharks.
Liberty forever
Ah! I like the Liberty wreck in Bali. I go back regularly dive, never tired. She is so beautiful...
Adrenaline rush: The Magnet
There are dives that make the heart beat a little faster. I'm taking you to the south-west of Lombok, Indonesia, discovering The Magnet video and Gili Sarang, in Belongas Bay.
Diving in Lombok: Sekotong Bay
Going to a tropical island far from everything is good. But to immerse yourself in a tropical sea is better ... For me, happiness is under water! This time, it's happening in Lombok, Indonesia, near Bali ...
Colourful dives on Cozumel reef
The Caribbean Sea, it changes Asia! In Mexico, I could not miss the island of Cozumel, renowned diving spot.
Fluo diving: psychedelic diving
At night, the reefs are not gray. A blue light and an orange mask reveal the fluorescence of corals and underwater creatures.
Manta ray festival in Blue Magic
The site is called Blue Magic. This is one of my favorite diving spots in Raja Ampat. This isolated reef in the middle of the sea is conducive to fabulous encounters.
Raja Ampat, my end of the world
" So ? Tell! "Tell Raja Ampat, not so simple. I feel like coming back from the end of the world. I do not know where to start ...
Exotic Mediterranean Sea
The coral of the tropical seas just has to stand. The funds of the Mediterranean, it throws too. The proof in flashy pink.
Freediving means freedom underwater
This year I discovered freediving. First in Indonesia, then in the Mediterranean Sea. In English, we say "free diving", in other words freedom under water... I love it!
Scuba Diving into The Mysterious Mayan Cenotes
In Mexico, the Yucatán is like a Swiss cheese, pierced by freshwater holes known as "cenotes". Sacred to the Mayans, today they are ideal for bathing... and diving!
The Mexican Whale Shark's Huge Mouth is Worth the Trip
I crossed an ocean for them. Whale sharks gather in July-August off the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
Indonesia again
Ten days off. Ten days of freedom. From May 10 to May 20, 2014, I left. In Pulau Weh, Indonesia.
Maldives nostalgia
I'm missing. Light and tropical heat, islands and salt water, bubbles and coral ... I already have the nostalgia of the Maldives.
The Maldives, at the water's edge
I've been dreaming for years. I'm there ! The Maldives ... A gigantic archipelago at the water's edge, spectacular from the arrival by plane.
Sipadan Turtle Tomb Cave
Hop! Back to Borneo. Here is my little video shot in July 2013, at the entrance of the famous Sipadan underwater cave called "Turtle Tomb".
Diving with Laurent Ballesta to Photograph the Oldest Fish in the World
I won't be at the dive show this weekend. But I had the pleasure to interview the godfather of this 2014 edition, the underwater photographer and naturalist Laurent Ballesta.