After a "good night sleep", halfway up the Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite. Photo: Mag Charluet
BIO
A few things about me:
- I have been doing this for almost two decades. What this is has changed quite a bit, though, from pure adventure photography in Chamonix at the beginning of my career to photographing the Olympics, directing documentary films and producing commercial photoshoots.
- Adventure is my first love, but I find it extremely important not to pigenhole myself in any space. I have made forays in industrial, automotive, portrait and even humanitarian work, and have found it tremendously helpful in keeping fresh eyes and getting my creative wheels turning.
- Thanks to my French upbringing, I love cheese so much that you could probably catch me with a (giant) mouse trap and a bit of smoked raclette. I also prefer Italian food and wine to their French counterparts, but I don't say it too loud for fear of being stripped of my citizenship.
- I am the co-founder of film production company Peak 4122 Media. I usually direct and produce, while my business partner Toby Roney handles cinematography and editing. We are based between Canada, France and the UK.
- The best trip I ever went on was a year and a half around the world with my wife and two young children in 2023-2024, documenting the best climbing on the planet and watching our kids experience this marvelous world. Highlights include a sunrise flight above Aoraki, exploring granite peaks in the Namib desert, visiting monasteries on top of unlikely rock spires in Greece, documenting the work of forest activists in Tasmania, seeing old friends in Nagano Prefecture and taking the kids to Disneyland and DisneySea Tokyo.
- I practice almost all the sports I photograph, with the big exception of BASE jumping. I am definitely more proficient at some (climbing, skiing) than others (mountain biking, sailing). And then there is surfing, which I discovered in my thirties, and which I both love and am terrible at. And yet, despite very rarely catching waves, I always have a great time in the water and usually come back sore, exhausted and happy.
- I have a few first ascents to my name, mostly previous unnamed mountains in Greenland, but also one in Chamonix where my friend Olivier and I never found the route we intended to climb, getting hopelessly lost upwards until we accidentally ended up on the summit of aiguille des Pélerins. Thus was born Voie des Dindons (D- 5b).
- A few years ago, I calculated that I had ascended well over 10,000 vertical meters on fixed ropes. In other news, I don't really have a fear of heights (anymore).
LOCATIONS
Permanent Base: Halifax, Atlantic Canada
Advanced Base Camp: Chamonix, France
Production Locations: Worldwide (recent shoots in Morocco, New Zealand, Patagonia, Switzerland, Canada, USA and China)
SELECT CLIENTS
Commercial: Patagonia • Garmin • Airbus • BMW • Nissan • Novartis • VISA • Red Bull • Microsoft • Scandinavian Airlines • Adidas • Arc'teryx • Nova Scotia Health • Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism • Mountain Hardwear • Petzl • Black Diamond • Millet • Berghaus • Vaude • Edelrid • Dynastar • Grivel • Montane • Mountain Equipment • Trentino Tourism • The Islamic Development Bank • Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Editorial: The Economist • Sports Illustrated • Alpinist Magazine • The International Olympic Committee • Summit Magazine • GEO Magazine • University of Geneva-InZone • Outside Magazine • NationalGeographic.com • Gendarmerie Nationale • Rock and Ice Magazine • Southern New Hampshire University-Kepler • Climbing Magazine • Climber Magazine • CNN • El Penguino