Laurent Ballesta is a naturalist photographer, born in Montpellier in 1974.Today, the author of 13 books dedicated to underwater photography, he is the youngest photographer to receive the “Golden Diver” award at the Antibes International Underwater Image Festival and the only one to have won it three times. He has published portfolios in major French and international magazines: three exclusive features in National Geographic and an annual feature in Paris-Match. He also regularly publishes in Stern, GQ, Le Figaro Magazine, VSD, Science, Ça m’intéresse, Daily Mail, View, Corriere Magazine, Terres Sauvages, Sciences & Vie, and more.