“One, two, three, go!” I roll backwards from the Zodiac and fall into the freezing Antarctic waters. For a moment, my body is in shock, the change in temperature is so extreme that I don’t know how to react. It is the first time I have entered water at 0°C. I get a brain freeze […]

Cristina Mittermeier is a Mexican photographer whose work focuses on wildlife and Indigenous communities. Many years ago, when I first saw one of her pictures, I was deeply impressed, and when I learned about her story, she became one of my greatest inspirations in life. She started as a biologist and, in her twenties, without […]

I found myself admiring a Flamboyant Cuttlefish displaying its mesmerizing pattern of colors while trying to capture in a photo the exact moment when it launches its proboscis to capture its prey. It happens so fast it is very challenging, but I am patient enough that after many tries, I got it! It is not […]