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Why Black & White
My work is, above all, a performance. It takes an immense amount of time, energy, and precision to bring one image into existence, and yet the final result is intentionally minimalist. I want the viewer to never feel the complexity behind it. That is the first reason I work exclusively in black and white. If I used color, people would immediately understand that the images are made underwater. And once they know that, they start focusing on the performance itself, the technic
Bastien Soleil
25 août2 min de lecture


The sunset on the Ganga That Changed Everything
I remember it perfectly. It was August 10th, 2019, and I had just finished a one-week silent retreat in India. When I left, I visited a small town nearby called Haridwar, a holy city for Hindus. It was sunset on the banks of the Ganga River. People had gathered for prayer, performing their ablutions, as they do every evening in that sacred place. The colors, the atmosphere, the energy in the air, it was incredibly powerful and beautiful to my eyes. Even though I had spent a l
Bastien Soleil
23 août2 min de lecture


Here's to the Next Chapter
In some Buddhist traditions, the practitioner meditates in front of a candle, a symbol of the impermanence of life, but also of how fragile we are. This 20th of August 2026 marks the beginning of my 47th year with this name, this body, this story. And like every day, I'm reminded of how grateful, and how incredibly lucky, I am to still have the opportunity to grow, to learn, to evolve, and, of course, to create. This awareness of impermanence and fragility has stayed with me
Bastien Soleil
21 août1 min de lecture


UBP Monaco Shares the Story Behind "Âme"
I'm deeply honored that Union Bancaire Privée has published a feature on their newsroom about the opening of "Âme" at their Monaco office. It means a great deal to see an institution take the time to look closely at the work, not just the images, but the process behind them: the choreography rehearsed on land before ever entering the water, the freediving, the total absence of digital retouching or artificial intelligence, and the search for a state of presence that only brea
Bastien Soleil
19 août1 min de lecture


A Wonderful Evening at Union Bancaire Privée
On Thursday, May 21st, we celebrated the opening of my exhibition at Union Bancaire Privée in Monaco, and it was, quite simply, a wonderful evening. No fewer than eighty guests gathered for the occasion, clients and friends of UBP, filling the space with a warmth and curiosity that made the evening truly memorable. Standing among the photographs, images born of a single breath beneath the surface, and watching them come to life through the eyes of new visitors, is always a mo
Bastien Soleil
19 août1 min de lecture
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