Bio

Originally from Toulon in the south of France, I have been raised by the sea. From a family of six, at a young age my big brothers taught me surfing which bred in me a deep love for the ocean. This sport became an addiction that has guided the rest of my life. While I was learning how to surf, I was also discovering art and decided to do painting classes. Naturally, I was painting the ocean and waves. It was only as a teenager that I discovered photography, when I accidentally found an old camera in my parents' attic. I bought a few rolls of film which I shot, failed, and shot again... and then I realized that this whole process fascinated me. That's it ! I will become a photographer. After graduating, I managed to convince my parents that I wanted to go to photography school. That's how I moved to Paris with a camera and 50mm lens. I spent the first year shooting everywhere in Paris, consuming dozens, even hundreds of Kodak films TRI-X 400 that I developed in my bathroom and printed at school. Thirsty for knowledge, I learned everything I could, spending countless hours shooting, reading and learning. But my love of the sea and my obsession for surfing made my life in Paris hard for me to handle. Eventually I quit my photography school halfway through the year to fly to Hawaii ! In January 2006, at 19 years old, I landed in Maui, Hawaii with my home-made camera waterhousing and spent the next 3 months swimming at Ho'okipa every single day, regardless of the conditions, and practicing. The years that followed are a long story, but here are some important dates below:

- 2004/2005 : Photography school : ICART Paris
- 2006 : First trip to Hawaii.
- 2007 : First trip to Tahiti
- 2008 : Moving to Tahiti
- 2013 : RED BULL ILLUME Semi Finalist : Illumination Categor
- 2014 : ISPO AWARD Gold Winner : Photo Category
- 2016 : SALT AWARD Winner : Water category
- 2016 : RED BULL ILLUME Finalist : Masterpiece Category
- 2016 : MONSTER CHILDREN Photo competition Winner : Action Category
- 2017 : CANON Editor's Choice Contest Winner : Sports + Nature Categories
- 2017 : WSSF - Olympus Pro Photographer Show Down : People's Choice Winner
- 2018 : Publication of my first book SURFACE
- 2018 : Publication of BEAUTE MER by National Geographic
- 2019 : RED BULL ILLUME / Over all Winner & Category Winner : Energy
- 2021 : Whalebone Photo contest, Finalist : Water + Weather categories
- 2021 : Paris Sport Photo, Finalist : Sport Extremes + Portfolio categories
- 2021 : Ocean Photography Award : Adventure photographer of the year 
- 2021 : Publication of my second book TURBULENCES
- 2022 : Ocean Photographer of The Year by Ocean Photography Awards
- 2024 : Water Photographer at Olympic Games of Surfing in Teahupoo for AFP
- 2025 : Publication of my third book AQUA OBSCURA