Born in 1985 in Marseille, France, I grew up between land and sea, taking my first steps and spending most weekends and holidays aboard the family sailboat, Chrysaora.

A lover of science, the ocean, and animals, my deepest passion has always been sports, which I follow as much as possible: surfing, football, combat sports, motorsports (especially F1), NFL, sailing. I’m fascinated by the strategy, technology, and psychology behind sports, and by the emotions they spark. Joy, sorrow, doubt, laughter, and tears.

This passion for sport is what first pushed me, from a young age, to film my adventures and sessions of skateboarding or snowboarding with friends. In fact, I bought my very first camera for filming.

Later, while assisting a photographer friend at downhill mountain bike events in France, I discovered something essential. Photography allowed me to freeze what action often hides. Moments too fast and too intense to fully grasp in real time.

It wasn’t photography itself that drew me in, but its ability to reveal the invisible inside movement. Photography became a way to get closer to the action. To the tension, the commitment, and the split seconds that make sport vibrate.

When I arrived in Tahiti in 2014, I discovered a new visual and creative playground. I began photographing the waves and surfers I had admired from 20,000 kilometers away. But my lens soon turned to other disciplines as well: cycling, water sports, football.

On July 27, 2024, I captured a now-iconic photo of Gabriel Medina hovering mid-air above the wave at Teahupo’o during the Paris Olympic Games. The shot went viral and earned me multiple international photography awards, including World Press Photo, AIPS Awards, Istanbul Award, World Sports Photography Award, and Picture of the Year (POY).