In 2019, I joined the French government’s scientific vessel Marion Dufresne, which supplies the scientists and researchers stationed on the "French Southern and Antarctic Lands" (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises, or “TAAF”), with food, equipment and all of life’s necessities.

Spending three weeks on a turbulent ocean with intriguing passengers, mostly associated with the French government, allowed me to become integrated in the working schedule of the mission.

In 2019, I joined the French government’s scientific vessel Marion Dufresne, which supplies the scientists and researchers stationed on the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (“Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises”, or “TAAF”), with food, equipment and all of life’s necessities.

Spending three weeks on a turbulent ocean with scientists and intriguing passengers, mostly associated with the French government, allowed me to be integrated in the working schedule of the mission.

It was a true privilege to be able to participate with researchers, and witness the beauty of these unique, fragile ecosystems, which are among the most difficult in the world to reach.

The French Southern Territories, with their unique biodiversity and threatened species, host some of the world’s largest concentrations and diversity of birds and marine mammals.

With my camera as my witness, I sought to give these remote islands and seas a semblance of permanence, and to understand the threat of climate change and other man-made impacts on their environment.

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[Original paperback printed in Belgium. Language: English, 42 pages, © 2020]