Julien Pfyffer is a 36-year-old journalist, sailor and professional diver with over a decade of experience in the field. Various commissions by Paris Match, Le Figaro Magazine and Time Magazine have given him a measure of the impact the media has on the public. Numerous sailing and diving expeditions, initiated and managed by him, have…
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Philippe Henry is a professional photographer, sailor and diver. With his background of press photographer, including feature stories published in Le Figaro, he has moved on to the study of the seas and the oceans. He is now working on innovative photo techniques in order to show the public the beauties that lie at the…
Sébastien Rousseau is a professional skipper and a specialized naval technicien. He has worked for many years in the leisure yacht industry, providing him with solid skills for the lay out, maintenance and management of expedition sailing yachts. With Philippe Henry and Julien Pfyffer, he participated in the first exploration missions.
Marine biologist and professional diver, Mr Ariel Fuchs conducted many scientific expeditions before becoming a journalist and a renown underwater photographer. He launched French magazines such as Terre de l’Homme, Mer & Océan and Plongeurs International. He also contributed to many French and international publications as a scientific expert of the underwater world. As a…
Christophe Vignaux is a diver instructor and a professional skipper. At the beginning of his career, Christophe taught diving to many students in a center near the city of Banyuls in the South of France. About 10 years ago, Christophe decided to go offshore. He is currently skipping about a dozen of sailing yachts mostly…
Fabien Madore is the reference person for everything related to technology in each and every mission of the Foundation. Behind a computer, an soldering iron, a 3D printer or a radio control of a drone, Fabien is feeling particularly well. For the Octopus Foundation missions, he is in charge of developing the most simple, robust…