The photographer and marine biologist Laurent Ballesta awarded by the Oceanographic Institute.

Laurent Ballesta is a marine biologist and photographer. He shows us through his work the underwater life.


Laurent Ballesta, Gombessa expeditions.
credit Caroline Ballesta.

Author of 13 photography books dedicated to underwater wildlife, he is also co-creator of the company Andromède Océanologie and has led several large-scale expeditions over the past 10 years.
His works are rewarded all over the world; he has just been crowned best naturalist photographer of the year.
The passionate (and fascinating!) Photographer that he is evokes his observations on our environment and the Great Albert 1st Medal, a new distinction received this week at the Oceanographic Institute in Paris.

Baby penguins on the edge of the ice floe waiting for their first bath, Mer Adélie, 2015.
Baby penguins at the edge of the ice floe waiting for their first bath, Mer Adélie, 2015.
Laurent Ballesta-Gombessa Expedition,
700 sharks at night, Fakarava Atoll, French Polynesia, 2017.
700 sharks at night, Fakarava Atoll, French Polynesia, 2017.
Laurent Ballesta-Gombessa Expedition


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