This book took ten years of my life.
A decade of diving, dreaming, drifting. Of carrying my camera across oceans — from French Polynesia to Wallis and Futuna, from New Caledonia to Mayotte, Nosy Be, La Réunion and Zanzibar… even to the Sea of Cortez, in search of the great white shark I once thought to be the ultimate predator — until I met the orcas in Mayotte’s lagoon. This book is not just about the ocean. It’s about the people I’ve met along the way: scientists, volunteers, photographers, travelers, and all those whose love for nature and the sea helped shape my path. 
The Role of Encounters
First of all — I just love being in the water. Watching animals move in silence. Observing how fragile they are — and how our behavior as humans, especially in isolated regions, often makes or breaks their survival. Like the time I saw a Filipino trawler fishing illegally in Fijian waters, chasing sharks to fuel China’s appetite for “aphrodisiac” fins. Nothing is ever black or white. Without ecotourism, these places would be left to poachers and drift nets. But with the right resources, locals can protect what feeds them — both economically and spiritually. 
Why This Book Was Born
At first, I didn’t want to make a book. I’ve always preferred video — movement, sound, immersion. (You’ll find some links to my underwater films in this digital version.) But over time, I started collecting moments. Frozen fragments of encounters that seemed to speak louder than words. Turtles nesting in Mayotte. A blacktip reef shark gliding through shallow coral. A pod of dolphins at sunset. And with it, a sense of urgency grew — to protect what I was witnessing. So I made this book. Not to tell my story, but to share these encounters — brief for you, perhaps. Just a few pages. But for me, they were months, sometimes years of waiting, returning, trying again. Until the perfect moment finally came. How to read this book?After your purchase, you'll receive an instant download link. The book is delivered as a 204 MB EPUB file — easy to open and read on most devices.
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Stories from Beneath the Surface
There was this time my dive partner and I descended onto a familiar reef — or so we thought. After a few minutes searching left and right for a coral block that usually serves as a landmark, we found… nothing. We surfaced, puzzled — only to realize we had been caught by a current pulling us far from the coast. We drifted… for hours. Five of them. Every kick seemed to push us further. Until a fisherman, returning from the open ocean with a massive sailfish on board, spotted us and brought us back to safety. That was the first time I saw a sailfish. And let me tell you — I had no complaints that day. Another time, I was fixated on photographing a clownfish between the tentacles of its anemone — carefully waiting for the perfect alignment. When I surfaced, the other divers laughed: “You missed it!” They showed me a video of four manta rays swirling right above me for over fifteen minutes… and I hadn’t noticed. But that’s the thing: as a photographer, you must know what you’re looking for — and stay with it. That day, I had a macro lens. The mantas were stunning, but not the image I came for. The clownfish was. 
Why This Book Matters
Over the years, I went from travel photographer to underwater photographer, then to wildlife photographer and now, I feel it’s my duty to focus on conservation. To tell stories that matter. Because the planet is changing. Fast. And thanks to your support, I can tell the story of the last humpback dolphins of Mayotte — vanishing, blending, hybridizing with other species out of desperation. I can give my photos to local NGOs like Oulanga Na Nyamba, who work tirelessly to protect sea turtles in Mayotte. I can write for media outlets who raise awareness about coral bleaching, plastic pollution, ocean acidification and warming seas. Yes — thanks to you, these images travel. Thanks to you, these stories take shape. And it’s to make sure these encounters between nature and people keep happening… that I’ve spent the last ten years underwater. 
Why Sound of Silence ?
I didn’t even like that song in 6th grade. I didn’t understand it. Now I do. Because I took the time to listen. And that’s how we change. When we’re finally ready to hear. Sound of Silence – The Ocean QuestA 139-page book about what’s really happening in the ocean. Facts, images, choices. This is a statement. This is what we stand for. □ A digital gift for the first 100 readers. Les commentaires sont fermés.
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