![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/ilona-ace-pelorus_and_al_mirqab_in_beaulieu.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/yas_141m_in_saint-jean-cap-ferrat.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/yas_141m_saint-jean-cap-ferrat-1.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/symphony_101m_by_feadship.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/silver_fast_77m_by_silver_yachts.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/yas_141m_in_saint-jean-cap-ferrat_2.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/yas_141m_in_cagnes_sur_mer_2.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/symphony_101m_by_feadship2_.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/yas_141m_in_cagnes_sur_mer.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/topaz1_147m.png)
Topaz 147m (484 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/pelorus_110m_by_lurssen.png)
Pelorus 110m (361 feet) by Lurssen
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/eclipse_rising_sun.png)
Eclipse & Rising Sun
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/madame_gu_-_99m.png)
Madame Gu 99m (325 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/group_of_yachts.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/bliss_52m_by_palmer_johnson-1.png)
Bliss 52m (171 feet) by Palmer Johnson
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/anastasia_and_nirvana.png)
Anastasia & Nirvana
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/ace_87m_lurssen.png)
Ace 87m (285 feet) by Lurssen
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/palladium_96m.png)
Palladium 96m (315 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/eclipse_and_rising_sun3.png)
Eclipse and Rising Sun
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/one_of_the_best_places_i_nthe_wrorld.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/alfa_nero_82m_by_oceanco.png)
Alfa Nero 82m (269 feet) by Oceanco
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/bliss_52m_by_palmer_johnson.png)
Bliss 52m (171 feet) by Palmer Johnson
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/al_mirqab.png)
Al Mirqab
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/kingdom_5kr_86m.png)
Kingdom 5KR 86m (282 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/elada_45m.png)
Elada 45m (148 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/group_of_yachts2.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/equanimity2_-_92m.png)
Equanimity 92m (302 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/ice_90m_by_lurssen.png)
Ice 90m (295 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/palladium_96m_by_blohmvoss_2.png)
Palladium 96m (315 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/luna_-_115m.png)
Luna 115m (377 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/solandge_85m.png)
Solandge 85m (279 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/rahil.png)
Rahil
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/okto_66m_by_isa.png)
Okto 66m (217 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/pelorus_115m.png)
Pelorus 115m (377 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/skat_71m_-_lurssen.png)
Skat 71m (233 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/4you_55m_by_amels.png)
4you 55m (180 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/eclipse_162m_.png)
Eclipse 162m (532 feet)
![**Al Mirqab**_133m (436 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/al_mirqab_-_133m_2.png)
![Al Mirqab 133m](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/al_mirqab_133m_by_kusch_yachts.png)
Al Mirqab 133m(436 feet)
![Aquila 85m](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/aquila_-_85m_1.png)
Aquila 85m (279 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/aquila_85m_derecktor_shipyards.png)
Aquila 85m (279 feet)
![Aurelia](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/aurelia_37m.png)
Aurelia 37m (121 feet)
![Aviva 68m (224 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/aviva_68m.png)
Aviva 68m (224 feet)
![Como by Feadship](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/como_by_feadship.png)
Como by Feadship
![Eclipse 162m (532 ft)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/eclipse_162m_by_blohmvoss.png)
Eclipse 162m (532 ft)
![Eclipse and Rising Sun](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/eclipse_and_rising_sun.png)
Eclipse and Rising Sun
![Ecstasea](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/ecstasea.png)
Ecstasea
![Eminence 78m (256 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/eminence_-_78m.png)
Eminence 78m (256 feet)
![Eminence 78m (256 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/eminence_78m_by_abeking_rasmussen.png)
Eminence 78m (256 feet)
![Equanimity 92m (302 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/equanimity_-_92m.png)
Equanimity 92m (302 feet)
![Hampshire ii 78m (256 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/hampshire_ii_78m_by_royal_van_lent.png)
![Ice](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/ice.png)
Ice
![Ice 90m (295 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/ice_-_90m.png)
Ice 90m (295 feet)
![Icon and Katara](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/icon_and_katara.png)
Icon and Katara
![Kibo 82m (269 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/kibo_82m.png)
Kibo 82m (269 feet)
![Kismet 95m (312 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/kismet_95m_by_lurssen.png)
Kismet 95m (312 feet)
![Le Grand Bleu 112m (368 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/le_grand_bleu_112m_by_vulkan.png)
![Luna 115m (377 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/luna_115m.png)
Luna 115m (377 feet)
![Madame Gu 2 99m (325 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/madame_gu2_-_99m.png)
Madame Gu 2 99m (325 feet)
![Maryah 125m (410 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/maryah_5_-_125m.png)
Maryah 125m (410 feet)
![Maryah 125m (410 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/maryah_125_by_elefsis.png)
Maryah 125m (410 feet)
![Maryah 125m (410 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/maryah_125m.png)
Maryah 125m (410 feet)
![Maryah 125m (410 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/maryah3_125m.png)
Maryah 125m (410 feet)
![Musashi 87m (285 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/musashi_87m_by_feadship.png)
![Octopus 126m (413 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/octopus_-_126m.png)
Octopus 126m (413 feet)
![Octopus 126m (413 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/octopus_126m_by_lurssen.png)
Octopus 126m (413 feet)
![Octopus 126m (413 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/octopus_126m_by_lurssen_1.png)
Octopus 126m (413 feet)
![Octopus 126m (413 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/octopus1_-_126m.png)
Octopus 126m (413 feet)
![Palladium 96m (315 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/palladium_96m_2.png)
Palladium 96m (315 feet)
![Palladium 96m (315 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/palladium_96m_by_blohmvoss.png)
Palladium 96m (315 feet)
![Quantum Blue 104m (341 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/quantum_blue_-_104m.png)
Quantum Blue 104m (341 feet)
![Quattroelle 86m ( 282 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/quattroelle_86m.png)
Quattroelle 86m ( 282 feet)
![Quattroelle and Fountainhead](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/quattroelle_and_fountainhead.png)
Quattroelle and Fountainhead
![Rising Sun 138m (453 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/rising_sun_138m.png)
Rising Sun 138m (453 feet)
![Rising Sun 138m (453 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/rising_sun_138m_2.png)
Rising Sun 138m (453 feet)
![Rising Sun 138m (453 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/rising_sun_138m_by_lurssen.png)
Rising Sun 138m (453 feet)
![Rising Sun 138m (453 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/rising_sun1_138m.png)
Rising Sun 138m (453 feet)
![Savannah 83.5m (274 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/savannah_835m_by_feadship.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/screen_shot_2015-09-02_at_2.55.06_pm.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/screen_shot_2015-09-02_at_2.55.13_pm.png)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/screen_shot_2015-09-02_at_2.55.24_pm.png)
![Serene 134m (440 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/serene_134m.png)
Serene 134m (440 feet)
![Serene 134m (440 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/serene_134m_by_ficantiera_in_atibes.png)
Serene 134m (440 feet)
![](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/serene_134m_by_ficantieri.png)
![Serene 134m (440 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/serene_134m_by_ficantieri_2.png)
Serene 134m (440 feet)
![Serene 134m (440 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/serene_134m_by_ficantieri_3.png)
Serene 134m (440 feet)
![Serene 134m (440 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/serene1_134m.png)
Serene 134m (440 feet)
![Solandge 85m (279 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/solandge_85m_by_lurssen.png)
Solandge 85m (279 feet)
![Somar 38m (125 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/somar_-_38m.png)
Somar 38m (125 feet)
![Sunrays 85m (279 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/sunrays_-_85m.png)
Sunrays 85m (279 feet)
![Topaz 147m (482 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/topaz_147m.png)
Topaz 147m (482 feet)
![Topaz 147m (482 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/topaz_147m_by_lurssen.png)
Topaz 147m (482 feet)
![Topaz 147m (482 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/topaz4_-_147m.png)
Topaz 147m (482 feet)
![TV 78m (296 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/tv_78m_by_lurssen.png)
TV 78m (296 feet)
![Venus 79m (259 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/venus_79m_by_feadship.png)
Venus 79m (259 feet)
![Vulcan 46m (151 ft)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/vicem_46m.png)
Vulcan 46m (151 ft)
![YAS 141m (463 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/yas_141m_in_cagnes_sur_mer_3.png)
YAS 141m (463 feet)
![YAS 141m (463 feet)](https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/uploads/2021/09/yas_141m_saint-jean-cap-ferrat-1024x677.png)
YAS 141m (463 feet)
Q: What is it like shooting yachts in a European setting?
A: For me, it is incredible to take yacht pictures in the French Riviera. I really like to take pictures of yachts, in particular, when they are in amazing places like Villefranche Sur Mer, Theoule Sur Mer, Cap d’Antibes or Antibes.
Q: What has been your favorite photo to take so far?
A: That is a difficult question to answer, but I think that one of my favorite superyacht photos is a night shot of Serene, taken on May 2014 during the Cannes Film Festival at the Cap d’Antibes.
Q: How did you arrive at shooting yachts?
A: Before photographing superyachts, I took car pictures, especially in Cannes and Monaco, and step-by-step I started to take superyachts pictures in Monaco. In 2013, I started to concentrate on superyachts pictures after I saw Quattroelle in my city (Cagnes Sur Mer) for the first time.
From then on, I never stopped taking superyachts pictures. The French Riviera is one of the best places in the world to see superyachts. It is now a real passion for me, I like yachts and I really like to take superyacht photos.
Q: What has been your favorite superyacht to photograph?
A: My favorite superyacht to shoot is Rising Sun, built by Lürssen, because I always take very nice pictures of this yacht in amazing places like Antibes, Villefranche Sur Mer, Cannes and Cagnes sur Mer.
Q: Tell us something we don’t know about you from your photographs?
A: I always use my bike when I’m going to take yacht pictures.
Taking pictures of yachts is not very easy, because most of the time they are in a particular area, sometimes I need to walk a long time with my bike next to me on the rocks to get the shot I want.
And the most difficult part is to take photos at night because I have to wait a long time before taking a good picture with well-placed yachts.