Ocean photographer Ben Thouard joins Ulysse Nardin

Like the hero of Homer's Odyssey, these modern-day Ulysses set out to conquer their dreams and ambitions, ready to face obstacles and the unknown Ben Thouard grew up in Toulon, in the south of France, near Marseille Not known for its waves, it was still enough to give him the "Surfing bug" at just eight years old.

Around the age of fifteen, he found an old film camera in the attic of his family's home Curious, he bought himself a few rolls of film and quickly discovered a second passion: photography In love with the ocean and armed with his photo equipment and his Diver Great White 44mm, Thouard chases waves, their strength and their clarity in a quest to capture their beauty and emotion.

With over two million breathtaking photographs of water in motion, Thouard has just published his first art book, Surface. . Source