A love letter

The Deep
Blue

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Silhouette of a swimmer seen from below, light filtering through the surface
Roots

From the soil to the sea

Hi, I am Thibaut. I am the grandson of farmers who taught me to read the seasons, respect the earth, and understand that nature both owes us nothing and needs care. That same reverence eventually pulled me toward something vast and fascinating: the ocean.

It is majestic and scary, seemingly empty yet teeming with life both microscopic and immense. It humbles you with its scale and rewards you with beauty but you have to look beneath the surface.

All the pictures here have been taken by me and illustrate my love for the ocean.

PADI Open Water DiverInshore Skipper
Sailing with friends in Singapore
Scuba diving at a shipwreck in Bali
Tree silhouetted on the shore at sunset
Diving along a coral wall teeming with fish
Exploration

Chasing horizons

Australia

I backpacked several months in Australia, drawn by the immensity of the ocean there. It's different. I lived at the pace of the sea and realized how vast, silent, and powerful this was. Australia taught me to see it differently.

Scuba diving with a sea turtle on the Great Barrier Reef
Turtle gliding through deep blue water
Sea turtle resting on coral
Child freediving from below
Manta ray silhouette above a school of fish
Palm tree shadow on a white sand beach

The Pacific

Sabbaticals took our family across the South Pacific. What a ride! From French Polynesia to Samoa, Fiji, the Marquesas, the Cook Islands, Tuamotus and others: each island revealed a different shade of blue, a different rhythm of life shaped entirely by the sea. A fond memory for me is the 2 weeks spent on the Aranui, a vessel that connect Tahiti to the Marquesas.

Turquoise waves on a Pacific beach
Turquoise lagoon under storm clouds in the Tuamotus
The Aranui anchored at the Marquesas islands
Infinite shades of blue stretching to the horizon
Dramatic clouds over the open ocean
Freediving down toward the reef
Snorkeling over vibrant coral
Mother and baby on a boat at golden hour

Southeast Asia

In Southeast Asia, the ocean felt closer, more intimate. Warm waters, vibrant reefs, and the kind of diving where every descent feels like stepping into another world. Here the connection between the coastal communities and the sea is woven into everyday life.

Crystal-clear waters near a tropical island
With a local boat captain
Daughter on a boat, wind in her hair, Thai flag flying
Watching limestone islands from a thatched hut
Sunset over a bay with traditional boats
Storm rolling in over turquoise water and white sand
Kids snorkeling underwater, light filtering through the surface

Snorkeling and diving with my kids has been one of my greatest joy. Watching their eyes go wide behind the mask when they spot a turtle...what a gift!

Raising them with gratitude for the ocean, the way my grandparents raised me with gratitude for the land.

Son freediving over a grassy seabed
Child snorkeling with mask near the surface
Daughter gazing at the ocean from a boat at sunset
Family selfie on a boat at golden hour
Marine life

Creatures that move me

Sea Turtles

Sea Turtles

Big, calm, and utterly confident. They move through the ocean like they have nowhere to be and all the time in the world. Even other sea creatures seem to appreciate them.

Lionfish

Lionfish

Incredibly beautiful and quietly dangerous. Every spine, every stripe is deliberate, and a reminder that nature does not separate elegance from edge.

Manta Rays

Manta Rays

Oh boy. I'll always remember the first time I saw a manta ray. It came out of nowhere, flying with a majesty and peacefulness that stopped my breath for a few seconds. Pure, effortless grace.

A child's drawing of sea turtles and ocean creatures

The next generation carries it forward

The ocean does not care about us.
It's up to us to pay attention.
And when we do, it is amazing.

A lone boat silhouetted against a golden sunset over calm waters