700 Sharks in the night

700 Sharks in the night by Laurent Ballesta

Summary:

2 books in a slipcase: " 700 " photographic book of 180 pages " Logbook of dives " expedition book of 108 pages Editor's note: They are 700 say the scientists... but for Laurent Ballesta they are everywhere. The sharks block the narrow horizon with the beam of his lights, bump into his cameras, force their way between his fins. In this horde where everyone is determined to survive, the energy of the hungry reigns. When a prey is flushed out a pack forms and the chaos makes sense. Crazy choreographies are organized and end in a rain of scales. To say that they are ruthless would be to smile. They are predators from the depths of time. Four years of photographic work under the sign of the moon were necessary to compose this exceptional collection. It is a long term work for Laurent Ballesta to tame his own fear, to be accepted perhaps, and to finally reach the heart of this pack hidden in Fakarava, a preserved atoll in French Polynesia. The images he brings back from there are breathtaking of life, death, innocence and violence. That such a piece of wilderness can still exist reassures us, frightens us and dazzles us. This prodigy of animal life finally comes out of the shadows. This book reveals that the most dazzling of ballets is repeated endlessly, at the end of the world, at the end of the night and far from the circus of men.