Greg Lecœur? It could be the Little Prince of Saint-Exupéry. Both reserved and determined, passionate and discreet, this photographer, who regularly contributes to the pages Travel Figaro Magazine, accumulates awards and accolades, with a modesty and a natural that demands respect. The last distinction in date, in the framework of the contest of the natural History Museum of London, confirms his rank among the elite in photojournalism Nature.
His photo entitled life in spite of everything has caught the eye of the jury, seduced by the qualities of the composition of the image and its relevance informative. It shows a fish-frog that tries to hide among the plastic waste so that it is concealed usually in the middle of the sargasso. A strong message, warning of the dangers posed by the pollution from millions of tons of plastic waste drifting in the ocean surface.
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Greg Lecœur was an award winner in the category of Photojournalist of the Wildlife Photographer of the Yea, for his photo entitled “life in spite of everything”. Greg Lecoeur
A sensitive subject for Greg Lecœur, very committed to the protection of the underwater environment, as evidenced by his recent exposure in the open air, A Breath in the Mediterranean , on the famous Promenade des Anglais in Nice, which ended September 30. Tourists and locals have been able to discover stunning pictures of species previously unsuspected, which live off the coast of Nice, his hometown and his place of anchorage between the two expeditions at the end of the world.
A paw inimitable, signature graphics
An approach that is both artistic and educational, to raise awareness among the general public, including the school, to the biodiversity of the Mediterranean, from the smallest (plankton) to the largest (whales). His most beautiful encounters? “The pilot whale, animals, incredible sociability, that one could spend hours and hours looking, without necessarily immersing themselves,” he replied with enthusiasm.
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pictures of Greg Lecœur have a leg inimitable, a graphic signature, which its aficionados, many more to come, love. A kind of poetry documentary, which is based on a swatch of blue particularly neat and compositions in chalk. We feel the osmosis with the environment, an undeniable sense of placement, a technical maturity and a approach game that is both straightforward, harmonious and respectful. A great work of art, deployed on all the seas of the globe.
one of his favourite subjects, the Sardine Run in South Africa, has given rise to a cliché outstanding (of Cape gannets diving into a shoal of sardines), which earned him the coveted title of photographer of Nature of the year at the contest of the prestigious National Geographic magazine in 2016.
He is also an ambassador for sharks, of which he sublimates the raw beauty in his latest book, Shark – Guide Interaction , co-authored with Steven Surina, published by Turtle Prod. At 40 years old, in Nice is in full possession of his means.
Safari ocean in South Africa
In another life, this self-taught was manager of a company specialized in electronic scales. In his spare time, doped to the Big Blue and the documentaries of Cousteau, he would dip his palms in the bay of Angels, and performed her first shots, already very inspired. In the thirties, he cannot resist the call of the open sea and set sail for a world tour that will take him, among other things, to the Galapagos, Honduras and the Bahamas.
in The course of his wanderings, he built up a portfolio impressive, that it will advance his return to France. His new career is launched. Since then, the ferryman of emotions runs to the oceans in search of the most beautiful scenes in a game, and sharing its know-how and its experience during travel diving that it organizes in partnership with the travel agency H2O (www.h2ovoyage.com). In the program: the killer whales in Norway from 10 to 17 November 2018, a safari ocean in South Africa, from 2 to 14 April 2019 and fauna of the Mediterranean in August 2019. Mark your calendar!
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