Franck Seguin

apnée apnéisme bajau fishermen hommes des mers plongée

Un mot sur l'oeuvre

"For the third step of our journey, it is these men whose daily life is steeped in the depths that I wished to meet. It is a quest to reconnect with the origins, with the roots of snorkeling, which leads us on the mainland of Asia. On the island of Mindanao, in the south of the Philippines, still live some tribes of Sama, better known under the name of Bajau or "nomads of the seas." They are fishermen and have been snorkeling since childhood to survive and feed their families. " Guillaume Nery


The story is born with a meeting.
Franck Seguin has been leading a personal work on apnea for several years on the sidelines of his brilliant career at L'Equipe.
He works with Guillaume Néry, multiple champion of the world of apnea, since always.
A photograph taken during the training of Guillaume had already earned the world Press, sports category, Franck Seguin.
Since Guillaume Néry retired from high competition, they often exchange.
It was on the idea of ​​Franck, wishing to speak of apnea as a way of life, that was born this project, he wanted to meet the people of the water.
The trip took a year. He gave One breath around the world, a fabulous trip to the great apnea sites of the planet to meet men, and animals that populate them. Guillaume made a film made with his partner Julie Gautier. Franck brought back some photographs. A remarkable job.
The catalog which follows, is the substantive. 35 images among a few thousand, those who, because of their aesthetic quality, their poetry, their sometimes dreamlike, we seemed to be able to access the rank of works.
Only 9 copies of each will be released.
6 prints on sale + 3 that the artist reserves. Prices increase with each issue.
The works are proposed framing included: Diasec original framed realized under the control of the author.

Le témoignage de Franck Seguin

The Bajaus, the last people of the sea (Mindanao-Philippines)
"Accompanying the Bajaus underwater has been a real re-connection with the origins of snorkeling, and they are probably the last traveling fishermen in the sea." They were still cruising a short while ago. Indonesia and the Philippines live in small boats and on some lakeside villages, the national borders have been strengthened and the Bajau or Sama people are little by little becoming a people of stateless people also called nomads of the sea. The depletion of aquatic resources has also contributed to the settlement of these tribes, but there are still groups struggling to maintain their ancestral way of life, which have been snorkeling since childhood to survive and feed. "
Franck Seguin

Le choix de Jean-Denis