Some lazy moments on the beach after the morning dives, I am on Bangka island close to Manado in Indonesia; I have not been there since 2020, I rediscover the dive sites

Un peu de promo pour un ami qui a écrit ce livre plaisant et érudit sur le cinéma policier français, un cadeau à faire ou à se faire.

Sunset over Paris from the Pont d’Arcole, looking at Pont Notre-Dame and a bit further La Conciergerie.

Fred Hersch with Avishaï Cohen at the Bal Blomet in Paris; I am a fan of both.

Fred Hersch at the auditorium of the Centre de la mer in Paris; a marvelous jazz pianist, I try to see him every time he plays in Paris.

Interior view of the church at Abbaye de Haute-Combe; the construction has been reworked many time since it’s initial construction during the XIIe century; the latest rendition is called "gothique troubadour" and date of XIXe century, it uses a lot of ornementations everywhere.

Place de la Concorde, Paris

Next stop in my walk this morning in Paris. Nice weather helps my inspiration. Jeff Koons sculpture in a public garden behind le "Petit Palais"

Long walk in Paris this morning, the weather is fantastic. I made a stop in front of Trocadéro to shoot this panoramic; I love panoramic.

Sunny Saturday afternoon in Paris. The Seine in majestic.

Embrace diversity… There are barely two identical tiles on this roof! This is the roof of Palais Granvelle in Besançon, an historic building in the center on the city.

La Dame à la Licorne, à medieval tapestry exposed in musée de Cluny, a museum located in the center of Paris and housed at the location of a Roman bath house, but the site has been remolded and rebuild many times thru the ages.

The "Grange batelière" used to receive boats delivering goods to the Abbaye de Haute-Combe; now house canoe used for leisure!

The locomotive of a rack and pinion train used to go from Aix-les-bains to the top of the Revard where one of the first ski station was created in the early years of the XXth century.

The return of the sail boat at the end of the afternoon, Lac du Bourget in France.

Another shot taken during Canine concert at La Cigale in October 2018

Canine, a French singer, in concert at La Cigale in Paris in October 2018. I was there by chance but I enjoy the show.

Last representation of the play "Ami’s pour toujours", it’s a bit sad to finish because we had great time together on stage and because the play has been well received… We are looking after more dates in September.

Metz, the river makes a perfect mirror on a calm sunny day.

The Eiffel Tower viewed from the side of Musée d’Art Moderne (museum of modern art)

It’s not a Wharol, it’s a Gabriele Münter ! A women and one of the most prominent artist of the movement of German Expressionism; these are engravings made around 1906; but she also made paintings just like its companion at this time Vassili Kandinsky, drawings, photography. Exhibition in Paris

Sunset at Cabilao island (Philippines), a small island in the Visayas area; mainly wall dives around the island

Sunset in Central Sulawesi, the island in the background is named Pulau Dua, this means literally Double Island in Indonesian! This is a remote place, the closest airport is Luwuk but it take 4h to go there from Tompotika resort. Nice dive spot, lot of small stuff there.

La prochaine pièce dans laquelle je joue, un huis-clos en zone occupée, la Gestapo veut 2 otages parmi les 8 personnes présentes, à eux de les choisir ou de se porter volontaires. My next play, the Gestapo wants 2 hostages but let the 8 people in the room to choose !

L’ex-président Uruguayen récemment disparu, Pepe Mujica, versait 90% de son salaire mensuel à des œuvres sociales. Il vivait alors dans une ferme loin du palais, se définissant lui-même comme « une motte de terre sur pattes » 🧑‍🌾

Exhibition Rothko at Louis Vuitton foundation, panoramic picture gives another view of the paintings.

A classic view taken during a tour on a tourist boat, the Eiffel Tower in the background and the reduced size replica of the statue of Liberty. Paris is a very scenic city.

Ghost pipe fish shot north of Manado

Apo Island - Philippines Nice school of jack fish

Hairy crab on a sponge

#SlavaUkraini 🇫🇷🇺🇦🇪🇺

A shrimp perched on the nose of a moray eel, Red Sea gulf of Suez on the wreck of a small barge. Night dive

A long time ago, diving under ice cap in the lake of Tignes, one hour in freezing water; dry suit with gloves, full facial mask and my beloved Nikonos RS fitted with the 13m fisheye.

I was born here, this is Morbier in the Jura mountain range, France

Small trek in Auvergne, meeting the inhabitants of the pasture.

Sunset at Daedalus reef in Egypt; the sea is calm, it’s time to enjoy time with fellow divers and recount the adventures of the day.

An exhibition "Paris de la modernité 1905-1925" at the Petit Palais in Paris

The Louvre entry hall on a not so busy day.

I am quite found on panoramic shots with my cellphone, outdoor naturally for landscape, but also indoor in some occasions.

Fugitive moment while visiting Chtchoukine exhibition at fondation Vuitton in Paris

Musée d’Orsay during one of my numerous visit; I found this scene very evocative.

The wreck of Numidia on Brothers island in Red Sea - Egypt; this one converted to black and white, I find it more interesting this way.

Bamboo shark from Halmahera - Indonesia This shark is only visible during night dives and is very shy.

Everybody loves clown fish, theor symbiotic association with anemon is the first one discovered by divers but there are many others symbiotic associations everywhere underwater to see.

Hairy frog fish in Lembeh straight - Sulawesi - Indonesia

A wobbegong shark resting in a small cave, a typical encounter in Misool area south of Raja Ampat - Indonesia

Ribbon eel from the Lembeh straight in Indonesia - they move constantly and it’s demanding to get them in focus.

Serranus cabrilla taken in Medas islands Spain, a common encounter in Mediterranean Sea

A school of yellow banded sweet lips (Plectorhinchus lineatus) at a famous diving site close to a jetty in Pulau Mansuar - Raja Ampat - Indonesia #underwaterphoto