European Seas & Summits

Lead church

Basque Country - Northern Spain - The Majestic side of Spanish Northern Coast. A perfect sunset giving us the most incredible colors and lights. A flowery foreground leading your eye to this path up the hill. We knew the light would become great, we just needed to catch the right moment.

Voyage Au Mont

Would you look at that mood. We did not get too lucky with the weather but it brought insane dramatic vibes to some of the most spectacular river shape i have seen. The patches of light blasted right behind the Mount St Michel, bringing to me that sublime contrast. I was looking for that place for long, and it is still a mystery to me. Once there, i asked to one of the old Shepard, who told me he has no idea whether this is man made or not. He has always seen it like this..

My Time To Shine

Chartreuse - France I like to see people disappearing once the sun goes down.. and that is the moment when I think : "now, my time to shine, to shoot" I loved the challenge of that shot as there was no clouds giving the pink blast, but the sky sent us that sublime color change from one side to another of the frame. An exposure blend to reach that colorful strong sky and insane details all over. I decided to do a sharp focus stack, and dodge that foreground, enhancing these patches of grass at the bottom, that simply fills the foreground and reflect the sky light.

Morning Nest

Le Mont Aiguille - France A morning glory in the Alps. The sun is blasting behind the cliffs, dead trees around supplying amazing foregrounds. 6AM, I shot that one using exposure blending for the background just after the sun rose above the horizon, and stacking that mid and foreground on F11, playing with shadows and highlights, dodging and burning that wood. The composition here is fluid, and brings your eye around to follow the golden spiral rule.

Equilibrium

Massif de la Chartreuse - France A gorgeous sunset facing the amazing mountains of Chartreuse. Standing on top, he is facing that sun setting behind the Chartreuse mountains. An amazing eve we spent with my father, dropping the tent up there, and spending that precious time with him meant so much for me and my traveler life. This is a 3 horizontal shots, and an exposure blend to balance it all together.

Tip The Green

Basque Country - Northern Spain - Such a dramatic vibe. I found these places so amazing ! Spending two hours waiting for darker light and good tides was so worth

Pas de l'aiguille

Mont Aiguille - Vercors - French Alpes A game of shadows and highlights. I played so much with that comp on the first shot, by placing my main subject right in the center, lightened up by the late sun light. That composition is a diamond shape placed within an "almost" square shape shot. Do you see it? It brings together the mountain peak, the tent, the rock formation in the foreground and the lit tree on the right.

Aiguille

Vercors - French Alpes Sharp and bright, the milky way was shining until the moon rose and illuminated that alpine landscape. After spotting that cave, I immediately thought of a compo trying to include the Mont Aiguille peak, the milky way above it, angled following the cliff side, and add some scale to the capture, with my brother standing right at the entrance of the cave. - Captured with 3 horizontal shots to create that wide vertical panorama on F2.0, and different time exposure blent together.

Morning & Chamois

After five months of summer in Svalbard, setting a bivouac on these cliffs overnight without worrying about hungry angry white wanderers feels like freedom ! We wake up surrounded by 30 chamois and that amazing dusk. Shooting that, is absolute technical orgasm, and this is why i love landscape photography. Huge dynamic range, using exposure blend on the sky for colorful kicking highlights, and sharp balanced shadows and light on the foreground, x2 focus stacked for deep depth of field, and shot on F8 for great sharpness.

Etretat & Son Panorama

Etretat - Normandie - France The Northern side of France is surprising. Full of history, the coast line of Normandie is incredible despite the harsh weather we got out there. The wind was blasting, and the clouds moving fast, but the patterns in the sky appeared to be insane. It offered a panorama like nowhere else and i am really happy to share this one. Composed of 8 vertical shots on 15mm F11, the resolution is massive and details are sharp.

Aiguille de nuit

Vercors - French Alpes Une nuit en tente devant un endroit simplement magnifique, étoiles plein le ciel, et lune au rendez-vous

Fill In Frame

Kerry Cliffs - Western Ireland - I end up this Irish serie with the cliffs of Kerry on sunset. Such lucky light. Sharp cliffs, great water movement and super smooth foreground. An incredible place to see when the sun goes down.

Moss On Tide

Basque Country - Northern Spain - I saw these rocks while looking for the right composition, walking along the shore.. i knew straight that it would be the ones i am looking for. I adored this place! Shooting on sunset, rocks full of moss building a sick contrast with the setting sun.

Dark Hedges

The Dark Hedges - Northern Ireland - One of my favourite shot of my roadtrip in Ireland. Located in Northern Ireland, we woke up to a cloudy sky, just before the sunrise. The sky turned all pink and brought this amazing light to the Dark Hedges, lightening the tree alley to a perfect purple and pink vibe. Love the sharpness and color atmosphere.

Une Tombée Verte

Croatia - An incredible hike along the river beds. Croatia hosts some of the most beautiful landscapes in Europe.

Out Of Irish Sea

Kilkee Cliffs - Ireland - We parked on side of the road, walked along the Kilkee cliffs. I was looking for the right spot, for a central shot with these dark clouds rocking in. A paradise to observe hundreds of bird lives.

Soleil Spot

Western Ireland - Driving through the ring of Kerry, looking for the right light. After driving through the gap of Dunloe, the sky opened up, showing a beam of sun light blasting on these rocky hills building a crazy contrast with the dark background. Love so much this game of colors and shadows.

Half Way

Basque Country - Northern Spain - What a trip to Spanish Basque Country ! Some of the best landscape and seascapes shots i have taken.. here they are coming .. The weather has been on our side and we enjoyed every single moment hiking and shooting.