The profession of dive guide instructor is a passionate yet challenging job that few ultimately have the opportunity to pursue long-term. The Dune brand aims to develop a global network of dive centers around specific values and expertise. To achieve this ambition, Dune has established the Dune Academy which aims to train divers, guides, in […]
A visual recap of the last major expedition of theBlue Odyssey by Stéphane Mifsud in the Caribbean. A blend of athletic challenge and environmental, educational, and solidarity commitments in support of the Caribbean population that suffered during Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The multiple world record holder and freediving champion recounts his solo, unassisted, and non-stop […]
Everything starts with a pencil stroke, before coming to life in steel or stainless steel. Tattoo artist in Sanary-sur-mer for 17 years, Pierre Martinez does not limit himself to his clients’ skin to express himself but now develops his Art through mural creations: Fenua Factory. Passionate about diving since a young age, this ocean lover […]
Every underwater photographer has, more or less, their area of expertise. Dominique Barray covers a range that goes from the Balssia gasti hidden in the polyps of a gorgonian to the underwater panorama, with perfect mastery. An outstanding diver, number 86 on the list of second-degree federal instructors, he is just as comfortable adjusting your […]
This exhibition is taken from the book A Look at the Mediterranean. CDesigned in the form of an abecedary, it does not aim to be a dictionary of all Mediterranean marine species. It tries, through a necessarily subjective choice of words, those that spontaneously came to mind, to answer a simple question: « What does the […]
Several years after the announcement of this project, the underwater museum of Marseille is finally coming to fruition. The artworks are being installed in the bay of the Catalans. Get your fins, masks, and snorkels ready!
A team of four passionate technical divers managed to locate the wreck believed to be that of the USS Grenadier (SS-210), a United States Navy submarine that was scuttled over 75 years ago while it was under attack and surrounded by Japanese aircraft and ships, on April 21, 1943. This submarine, which lies at a depth of 80 meters, is one of the 52 US Navy submarines lost during World War II.
The World Shootout contest has just announced the names of the semi-finalists in all its categories. About twenty French photographers have qualified for the next stage.
Play of light, close-ups… the images of the short film dive#1.2, filmed by Axel Casters with Ariel Delebecque and set to music by Bertrand Wolff, perfectly highlight the Breton seabeds, and more specifically those of the protected marine area of Belle-Île-en-Mer.
Since the magazine’s journalists are confined at home, we asked Claire Arfeuillère and David Coublant, who run the company Atelier Plongée in Hyères in the Var, to send us photos of the maintenance steps during this period of forced immobilization and to explain the new organization they had to implement in their workshop to take into account the new COVID-19 constraints.
