Underwater photography came later, when I could afford my first second-hand camera, a Nikonos V, at the end of the 90s. I started in the lakes and quarries of Northern France and Belgium. Slides were the medium of choice and you had to be really efficient with this film that only had... 36 shots! My first models were toads, perch and pikes. I would also like to thank Yves De Wambrechies for his advice and guidance when taking my first steps, not easy at the beginning.
The most recent shoot was last November, in Alor, Indonesia. The conditions were really excellent, 29 degree water and great visibility ...
With my wife and model Katia, we did shore dives to make the most of the first rays of sunshine (before breakfast). One morning, barely awake, we were surprised by a titan triggerfish that decided not to let us go by and chased us shamelessly. Well, we had to swim a good hundred metres to get around its nest and access the reef. There's your exercise for the day...
