Biographie

1954
Born on March 27 , Lille , France

1956 -1960
Grows up in Congo and Tchad in Central Africa

1960 - 1963
Comes back in Wattignies les Lille - France

1963
Family moves to Biarritz-France

May 1968
Starts Surfing in Cote des Basques - Biarritz

1969
Member of " Biarritz Surf Club " with Jo Moraiz as a mentor

1970
Qualifies for the "French Surfing Team " ( Equipe de France )

1974
Buys his FIRST camera : a Nikonos

1976
Buys a second hand Minolta SRT 101 camera body

July 1976
First surfing trip in Tahiti as a contestant in " French Surfing Championship "

Sept 1976
Stops entering surfing competitions

October 1976
First surf trip to the Canaries islands

1978
Buys his first NIKON camera : Nikon F 2 and has been with Nikon since !

1980
First trip to California and Hawaii and buys a 650mm f:6.8 telephoto lens and a 1000 mm f:8 telephoto lens as well as his first custom handmade water housing for his Nikon F2 and motordrive .

May 1980
Works with " Association Uhaina " for the 1st " Nuit de la Glisse " at " Le Palace " in Paris - France