My name is Guilhem Banc-Prandi, and I am a French marine biologist and an ocean photographer.

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My research work focuses on the response of tropical corals to environmental changes, and their mechanisms of acclimatisation and adaptation. ​​I am currently working as a researcher at the École Polytechnique Fédérale of Lausanne (Switzerland), and I am also the scientific director of the Transnational Red Sea Center (www.trsc.org) which aims to conduct regional research, monitoring and education in the Red Sea, involving the local scientific communities and promoting a "science for diplomacy" approach.​

 

I have had a passion for the ocean for as long as I can remember, a passion I owe to my family. After learning to dive in France in Toulon and Corsica, I developed my skills as a scientific diver and underwater photographer in the Red Sea, a region of vast and arid deserts and incredibly rich and diverse underwater ecosystems. From coral reefs to seagrass meadows and mangroves, I truly fell in love with the art of marine photography as it allowed me to share my passion for the ocean with my family and friends, and to communicate the beauty and fragility of these ecosystems to a wider audience.

 

This website is my way of inviting you into my world and sharing some of the wonders of the underwater world that I have been privileged to witness.

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If you are interested in learning more, or if you would simply like one of my images, please do not hesitate to contact me in the 'Contact' section!

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" We only protect what we love, we only love what we understand, and we only understand what we are taught.” Jacques-Yves Cousteau