{"id":17482710,"date":"2026-04-09T06:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/?p=17482710"},"modified":"2026-04-10T01:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:52:12","slug":"celebrating-americas-250th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/us\/celebrating-americas-250th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 250 Years of American Independence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 admin_label=\u201dSection\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d width=\u201d100%\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||21px|0px|false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Walk Where They Walked<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<em><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW30906621 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30906621 BCX0\">Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King join PONANT EXPLORATIONS\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30906621 BCX0\">for an eight-day<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30906621 BCX0\">\u00a0voyage along the Eastern Seaboard, tracing the many stories that made a nation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30906621 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW30906621 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span class=\"EOP SCXW76863448 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0}'><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px|10px|true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kings_2026_Voyage-map.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dResearch during PolarSOWCr \u2013 Informing the Search for Life on Ocean Worlds (Photo by Miriam Naseem)_800x500\u2033 title_text=\u201dKings_2026_Voyage-map\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201dRGBA(255,255,255,0)\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d50px||50px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>Imagine standing in the very room where the Declaration of Independence was signed, or on the cobblestones where a revolution began. Or inside the church where freedom was quietly, defiantly kept alive. Now imagine experiencing this journey enhanced by truly unique insights from Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King, two of the most compelling voices in America today.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is the invitation extended by PONANT EXPLORATIONS\u2019 commemorative voyage <a href=\"https:\/\/us.ponant.com\/north-america-celebrating-america-s-250th-an-exploration-of-history-and-culture-au061026-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Celebrating America's 250th: An Exploration of History and Culture\"><em>Celebrating America\u2019s 250th: An Exploration of History and Culture<\/em><\/a>. The eight-day sailing from Halifax to Baltimore aboard <em>L\u2019Austral<\/em> includes 19 complimentary shore excursions to choose from that place you inside history rather than simply alongside it. Mr. and Mrs. King join the voyage as Guests of Honor, offering onboard talks and conversations that weave their family\u2019s extraordinary legacy into the larger American story.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px|10px|true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Boston_cobblestone_street_1000x1000.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dResearch during PolarSOWCr \u2013 Informing the Search for Life on Ocean Worlds (Photo by Miriam Naseem)_800x500\u2033 title_text=\u201dBoston_cobblestone_street_1000x1000\u2033 align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201dRGBA(255,255,255,0)\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.5\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Along Boston\u2019s cobblestone streets, the echoes of revolution still linger, marking the place where a nation\u2019s path was forever changed.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_margin=\u201d||50px|||\u201d custom_padding=\u201d19px|||||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The moment everything changed<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b style=\"font-size: 26px;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Boston\u00a0| 5\u00a0included\u00a0shore excursion\u00a0options\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 26px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Picture\u00a0Samuel Adams on the night of December 16, 1773. He has just delivered a speech at the Old South Meeting House that ended with a signal no one in the room could\u00a0misconstrue. Within minutes, dozens of people were heading to the harbor. By morning, 342 chests of British tea would be at the bottom of Boston Harbor, and the American Revolution would be, for all practical purposes, underway.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props='{\"335559739\":200}'>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Today, you can stand in that same meeting house, close your eyes, and imagine what it might have felt like to be there\u00a0in\u00a0that moment. Immersive shore experiences throughout the \u2018cradle of liberty\u2019 as Boston is often called, carry you through the birthplace of American independence, past Faneuil Hall and the Old North Church, to the very places where ordinary people decided to act.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Boston\u2019s history runs deep. In Beacon Hill, the African Meeting House, the oldest surviving Black church in the nation, was where abolitionists organized, freedom seekers found shelter, and the Massachusetts 54th Regiment was recruited to fight. On another excursion option, you can explore Boston\u2019s pivotal role in the women\u2019s suffrage movement, learning of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the determined activists who fought tirelessly for the vote and the influential voices who opposed them.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0This is a city where the full sweep of American history is written into the streets themselves.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px|10px|true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/breakers-rhode-island-1000\u00d7500-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dResearch during PolarSOWCr \u2013 Informing the Search for Life on Ocean Worlds (Photo by Miriam Naseem)_800x500\u2033 title_text=\u201dbreakers-rhode-island-1000\u00d7500\u2033 align=\u201dcenter\u201d force_fullwidth=\u201don\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201dRGBA(255,255,255,0)\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.5\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96972669 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"p3\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW216264264 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW216264264 BCX0\">These iconic mansions stand as symbols of grandeur, while the stories beyond their walls reveal a more complex chapter of American history<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96972669 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"p3\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d50px||50px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The gilded surface and what lies beneath<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Newport\u00a0| 4\u00a0included\u00a0shore excursion\u00a0options<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the summer of 1895, Cornelius Vanderbilt II stood on the lawn of The Breakers, surveying seventy rooms and thirteen acres of Atlantic-facing grandeur. Elsewhere in Newport that same summer, descendants of enslaved Africans were building lives of their own, on the same streets, in the same harbor air.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">That tension, between extraordinary privilege and the quiet determination of those who were never invited to the lawn, is woven into every cobblestone of this city. Newport rewards those willing to look at both sides of its story. You might walk the African American history tour, tracing a community that shaped Newport from its earliest days, including the soldiers of the 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0Rhode Island Regiment who fought for a country still deciding whether they were free. Or you might sail Narragansett Bay aboard an authentic 12 Meter America\u2019s Cup yacht, heeling into the wind on a vessel built for glory. The deeper you look\u00a0at\u00a0Newport, the richer the story becomes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/une-new-york.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dResearch during PolarSOWCr \u2013 Informing the Search for Life on Ocean Worlds (Photo by Miriam Naseem)_800x500\u2033 title_text=\u201dune-new-york\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d force_fullwidth=\u201don\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201dRGBA(255,255,255,0)\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A skyline that has welcomed dreamers for generations, where every arrival carries the promise of a new beginning.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d50px||50px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A city that has always been a beginning<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New York City\u00a0| 6\u00a0included\u00a0shore excursion\u00a0options<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She was seventeen years old, traveling alone from a village in southern Italy. When the harbor\u00a0opened up\u00a0and the Statue of Liberty appeared, she\u00a0reportedly wept. She knew no English, had no money, and no idea what would come next. But she had a dream.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New York has always been the place where people arrive with nothing and build something extraordinary. At Ellis Island\u2019s immigrant hospital complex, more than a million arrivals received care before stepping into their new lives, their stories now brought vividly to life by French artist JR\u2019s haunting large-scale photographs. In the city\u2019s Lower East Side, the Tenement Museum opens the door of a faithfully recreated immigrant apartment, a window into the daily lives of the families whose fortitude and perseverance left an indelible mark.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New York\u2019s history\u00a0reaches\u00a0further back still.\u00a0A Lenape-guided walk through Central Park\u2019s North Woods introduces the original inhabitants of this land, whose connection to it long preceded the city that now surrounds it. In Greenwich Village, a Pride tour traces the movement that began at the Stonewall Inn, where a community refused to be invisible and changed the course of civil rights.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are moments on this voyage that ask you to stop and bear witness. A guided visit to the September 11 Memorial and Museum, led by someone with firsthand memories of that day, is one of the most profound. Standing at the twin reflecting pools, reading the names, walking the museum\u2019s galleries, you feel the weight of loss and the remarkable resilience of a city\u2014and a country\u2014that refused to be defined by it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Liberty-Bell-PA-1000\u00d7700-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dResearch during PolarSOWCr \u2013 Informing the Search for Life on Ocean Worlds (Photo by Miriam Naseem)_800x500\u2033 title_text=\u201dLiberty-Bell-PA-1000\u00d7700\u2033 align=\u201dcenter\u201d force_fullwidth=\u201don\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201dRGBA(255,255,255,0)\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.5\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In Philadelphia, the promise of freedom was not only declared, but continually fought for.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d50px||50px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The promise, and the people who kept demanding it<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Philadelphia\u00a0| 4\u00a0included\u00a0shore excursion\u00a0options<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 1794, Richard Allen purchased a plot of land in Philadelphia and broke ground on a church.\u00a0He had\u00a0purchased\u00a0his own freedom years before. Now he was building something no one could take from him or his community: a place of worship, refuge, and resistance. When he rang the bell for the first service at Mother Bethel AME, he was doing more than opening a church. He was saying: we are here. We have always been here. And we will remain.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That church still stands, and you can walk inside it. Mother Bethel AME, the oldest African Methodist Episcopal congregation in the country, has anchored Philadelphia\u2019s Black community through more than two centuries of struggle and progress. It is a quietly powerful place.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Just blocks away, Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell tell America\u2019s founding story in full, including its contradictions. The Liberty Bell, so\u00a0closely associated\u00a0with the Revolution, was later adopted as a symbol by the abolitionist movement and then by the Civil Rights movement. In Philadelphia, the ideals of liberty and the fight to extend them to all people have always occupied the same streets.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/martin-arndrea-king-global-humanitarians.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dResearch during PolarSOWCr \u2013 Informing the Search for Life on Ocean Worlds (Photo by Miriam Naseem)_800x500\u2033 title_text=\u201dmartin-arndrea-king-global-humanitarians\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d force_fullwidth=\u201don\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201dRGBA(255,255,255,0)\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.5\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183220250 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"p3\">\u00a0 <span class=\"TextRun SCXW148776368 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148776368 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"p2\">Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King, global humanitarians.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183220250 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"p3\"> (Photo Credit: Denis Reggie)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d50px||50px||true|false\u201d hover_enabled=\u201d0\u2033 global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201d0\u2033]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Guests of Honor: Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King<\/h3>\n<p><em>\u201cIf we can live a day in peace, why can\u2019t we live a week in peace? If we can live a week in peace, why not a month? And if we can achieve a year, why not a lifetime?\u201d -Martin Luther King III<\/em><\/p>\n<p>During the voyage, Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King offer a uniquely personal lens through which to experience this journey, through onboard talks and discussions rooted in their own powerful legacy. Their Realize the Dream Initiative, working toward 100 million service hours by Dr. King\u2019s 100th birthday in 2029, is proof that history\u2019s most powerful chapters are written in the present tense.<\/p>\n<p>Through the striking perspectives and remarkable stories shared by Mr. and Mrs. King, woven together with knowledgeable local guides ashore, America\u2019s 250th anniversary becomes far more than a commemoration, it becomes a living conversation. And you are invited.<\/p>\n<p>Contact your travel advisor, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us.ponant.com\">us.ponant.com<\/a><\/strong>, or call 1-888-400-1082 to reserve your place on this commemorative voyage.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d saved_tabs=\u201dall\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d1_2,1_2\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_column 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Escales vous propose de faire un retour sur un parcours hors norme, qui met en lumi\u00e8re une fa\u00e7on unique de travailler, \u00e0 travers le monde. Curiosit\u00e9, respect des sujets et des animaux, amour du voyage et des tr\u00e9sors les plus recul\u00e9s de la plan\u00e8te guident Nathalie Michel dans sa fa\u00e7on de regarder le monde.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" header_2_font=\"|300|||||||\" header_2_text_color=\"#334556\" header_2_font_size=\"38px\" header_3_font=\"|600|||||||\" header_3_text_color=\"#307f90\" header_3_font_size=\"26px\" header_3_line_height=\"1.4em\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]<\/p><h3>Comment avez-vous choisi la photographie de voyage ?<\/h3><p><strong>Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> Je suis tomb\u00e9e un peu par hasard sur ce m\u00e9tier qu\u2019est la <strong>photographie<\/strong>, et pour lequel j\u2019ai eu un v\u00e9ritable <strong>coup de foudre<\/strong>. Je m\u2019y suis retrouv\u00e9e dans la <strong>passion<\/strong>, l\u2019envie de partager, de t\u00e9moigner. L\u2019amour de la mer, l\u2019envie d\u2019embarquer, ont ensuite naturellement ax\u00e9 mon travail sur la <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/les-instagrameurs-voyage-a-suivre-absolument\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photo de voyage<\/a>. Le monde maritime est tr\u00e8s fort selon les conditions que l\u2019on peut avoir de <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/vents-marins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">temp\u00eate<\/a>, de lumi\u00e8re, et m\u00eame si \u00e7a ne transpara\u00eet pas par la photo, d\u2019odeur. Ce sont des <strong>ambiances<\/strong> chaque jour renouvel\u00e9es.<\/p><p>Et puis, pour moi c\u2019est important d\u2019apprendre tout le temps sur les peuples, la faune, la flore. Ce qui pourrait d\u00e9finir le mieux ce m\u00e9tier, c\u2019est la <strong>curiosit\u00e9<\/strong>, la <strong>passion<\/strong> et l\u2019<strong>envie de partager<\/strong>. J\u2019ai la chance de voyager sur tous les continents. Je peux communiquer sur les connaissances et la beaut\u00e9 du monde aupr\u00e8s des gens qui ne peuvent pas voir tout cela.<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||true|false\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" width=\"100%\" max_width=\"100%\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||true|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=\"731,733,735,737,739\" posts_number=\"6\" show_title_and_caption=\"off\" show_pagination=\"off\" module_class=\"gal-col\" _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\"][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||true|false\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" max_width=\"1000px\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px|10px|true|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" header_2_font=\"|300|||||||\" header_2_text_color=\"#334556\" header_2_font_size=\"38px\" header_3_font=\"|600|||||||\" header_3_text_color=\"#307f90\" header_3_font_size=\"26px\" header_3_line_height=\"1.4em\" custom_padding=\"50px||50px||true|false\"]<\/p><h3><strong>Comment ce m\u00e9tier vous a amen\u00e9e chez Ponant ?<\/strong><\/h3><p><strong>Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> J\u2019ai eu la chance d\u2019embarquer il y a d\u00e9j\u00e0 25 ans pour une autre compagnie. Et puis, le <strong>monde de la mer<\/strong> passe de fa\u00e7on incontournable par <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PONANT<\/a>. Certains de mes amis y travaillaient d\u00e9j\u00e0 et m\u2019ont invit\u00e9e \u00e0 les rejoindre en promettant que j\u2019allais y trouver ma place. Je ne cache pas qu\u2019au d\u00e9but j\u2019ai peut-\u00eatre embarqu\u00e9 en me disant : \u00ab Je vais faire un an ou deux \u00bb. Finalement, je n\u2019ai pas vu les treize derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es passer ! J\u2019ai embarqu\u00e9 sur tous les navires : Le Diamant puis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponant.com\/le-boreal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Le Bor\u00e9al<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponant.com\/l-austral-au-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>L\u2019Austral<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponant.com\/le-soleal-so-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Le Sol\u00e9al<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponant.com\/le-lyrial-ly-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Le Lyrial<\/em><\/a>, et enfin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponant.com\/le-laperouse-er-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Le Lap\u00e9rouse<\/em><\/a>, ce magnifique bateau, inaugur\u00e9 en juillet 2018. <strong>PONANT<\/strong>, c\u2019est une aventure qui avance vite, qui va loin. Et qui, je pense, nous permet de r\u00e9aliser toutes ces<strong> envies de voyages<\/strong> et de <strong>d\u00e9couvertes<\/strong> non-stop. J\u2019ai toujours envie d\u2019aller plus loin. Ce qui est passionnant dans mon m\u00e9tier, c\u2019est de se dire que la plus belle photo, c\u2019est celle que l\u2019on fera demain.<\/p><h3>Aujourd\u2019hui, combien de photographes et de vid\u00e9astes \u00e9voluent au sein de la flotte Ponant ?<\/h3><p><strong>Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> On a eu la chance de d\u00e9marrer sur <strong>Le Diamant<\/strong>, avec mon mari, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric, qui est vid\u00e9aste. Nous \u00e9tions une petite \u00e9quipe. Puis, avec l\u2019av\u00e8nement des <strong>nouveaux navires<\/strong>, il a fallu recruter et former les gens. Nous recherchons des profils toujours aussi passionn\u00e9s, impliqu\u00e9s, avec une soif de d\u00e9couverte constante. Aujourd\u2019hui, nous avons <strong>dix photographes et vid\u00e9astes<\/strong> sur les navires. A l\u2019horizon 2021, on parle de <strong>30 photographes<\/strong> et cam\u00e9raman embarqu\u00e9s.<\/p><p>L\u2019objectif est de faire vivre le <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponant.com\/vie-a-bord\">Studio Ponant<\/a>, cr\u00e9\u00e9 en 2016, et compos\u00e9 d\u2019une banque d\u2019images, d\u2019une phototh\u00e8que. Il a pour but de v\u00e9hiculer<strong> l\u2019image PONANT<\/strong> et d\u2019apporter une visibilit\u00e9 \u00e0 la compagnie partout dans le monde. Ces photos sont en effet utilis\u00e9es sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux, dans nos brochures\u2026 Le Studio Ponant, c\u2019est l\u2019<strong>ADN images<\/strong> de Ponant tant au niveau photos que vid\u00e9os.<\/p><h3>Quelle est la vie et l\u2019emploi du temps d\u2019un photographe ou vid\u00e9aste \u00e0 bord ?<\/h3><p><strong>Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> D\u00e8s le premier jour de la croisi\u00e8re, quand les passagers arrivent, nous sommes pr\u00e9sents. Nous sommes l\u00e0 pour <strong>tracer l\u2019histoire<\/strong> de leur croisi\u00e8re. Nous immortalisons l\u2019accueil avec le Commandant, la premi\u00e8re poign\u00e9e de main, le premier contact avec le navire. Puis, on continue par le d\u00e9roul\u00e9 classique : les consignes de s\u00e9curit\u00e9, le premier cocktail du Commandant, avec les <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/valise-croisiere\/\">tenues de gala<\/a>, l\u2019esprit de <strong>la croisi\u00e8re \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise<\/strong>, ses coutumes, son apparat.<\/p><p>Et surtout, que l\u2019on soit en croisi\u00e8re d\u2019exp\u00e9dition ou pas, on va tr\u00e8s vite d\u00e9couvrir la destination. Nous immortalisons tous les <strong>temps forts<\/strong> : paysages, faune et flore, rencontres avec des peuples, d\u00e9couvertes de l\u2019artisanat local\u2026 Les passagers pourront les retrouver sur un DVD retra\u00e7ant l\u2019histoire compl\u00e8te de ce voyage, nourrie des interviews des conf\u00e9renciers, des naturalistes, des Commandants. Un tr\u00e8s beau <strong>Best Of photo<\/strong> reprend \u00e9galement l\u2019int\u00e9gralit\u00e9 de ces temps forts.<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_enable_color=\"off\" background_enable_image=\"off\" width=\"100%\" width_tablet=\"\" width_phone=\"\" width_last_edited=\"on|phone\" max_width=\"1100px\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_padding=\"||5px||false|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_enable_color=\"off\" background_enable_image=\"off\" background_size=\"contain\"][et_pb_image src=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nathalie-michel-georgie-du-sud-1200x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nathalie Michel en Georgie du Sud \/ \u00a9Nathalie Michel\" title_text=\"nathalie-michel-georgie-du-sud-1200x800\" _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\"][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"||on||||||\" text_text_color=\"#767676\" text_font_size=\"12px\" background_color=\"rgba(0,0,0,0)\"]Nathalie Michel en Georgie du Sud \/ \u00a9Nathalie Michel[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" max_width=\"1000px\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px|10px|true|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" header_2_font=\"|300|||||||\" header_2_text_color=\"#334556\" header_2_font_size=\"38px\" header_3_font=\"|600|||||||\" header_3_text_color=\"#307f90\" header_3_font_size=\"26px\" header_3_line_height=\"1.4em\" custom_margin=\"||50px|||\" custom_padding=\"19px|||||\"]<\/p><h3>Comment conciliez-vous votre travail de photographe avec celui des naturalistes ou m\u00eame la pr\u00e9sence des passagers ?<\/h3><p><strong>Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> Nous travaillons forc\u00e9ment avec les <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/deborah-pardo-naturaliste-antarctique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">naturalistes<\/a> et les conf\u00e9renciers pour conna\u00eetre les noms de certains animaux, des histoires, des lieux, qui peuvent \u00eatre racont\u00e9s en images. Ils nous aident \u00e9norm\u00e9ment pour toutes nos l\u00e9gendes. Il y a un vrai <strong>travail d\u2019\u00e9quipe<\/strong> \u00e0 bord.<\/p><p>Lors des croisi\u00e8res d\u2019exp\u00e9dition, nous participons aux briefings que le chef d\u2019exp\u00e9dition fait aux naturalistes avant chaque d\u00e9barquement. Les \u00e9quipes photos et vid\u00e9os partent avec le premier Zodiac mis \u00e0 l\u2019eau. Les naturalistes font un <strong>rep\u00e9rage de terrain<\/strong> pour assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des passagers, pour prot\u00e9ger les zones o\u00f9 sont les animaux. Les photographes et cam\u00e9raman les accompagnent. Nous prenons des clich\u00e9s dont ils se serviront lors des r\u00e9unions de fin de journ\u00e9e. Mais aussi, \u00e9videmment pour saisir des<strong> instants d\u2019exception<\/strong>, d\u2019un albatros sur son nid, d\u2019une colonie d\u2019otarie. On voit la m\u00eame chose que nos passagers, mais notre travail d\u2019image n\u00e9cessite notre pr\u00e9sence en avance sur le terrain.<\/p><h3>Quand vous prenez une photo, qu\u2019est-il essentiel de partager ?<\/h3><p><strong>Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> Quand on parle de photographe et vid\u00e9aste professionnel, le minimum que l\u2019on attend, c\u2019est la <strong>qualit\u00e9 des images<\/strong>. Pour moi, les plus belles photos ne seront pas les plus techniquement parfaites. L\u00e0 o\u00f9 le photographe de terrain est bon, c\u2019est quand il transmet une <strong>\u00e9motion<\/strong>, quand il capture quelque chose de sensible de l\u2019animal, qui peut nous amuser, nous secouer. Concernant, les paysages, il faut en trouver <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/reussir-photos-couchers-soleil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">une essence particuli\u00e8re<\/a>, apporter un \u0153il artistique. Il faut savoir regarder et <strong>transmettre, partager, \u00e9mouvoir<\/strong>.<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||true|false\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" width=\"100%\" max_width=\"100%\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||true|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=\"753,755,757,759,761,763\" posts_number=\"6\" show_title_and_caption=\"off\" show_pagination=\"off\" module_class=\"gal-col\" _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\"][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||true|false\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" max_width=\"1000px\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px|10px|true|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" header_2_font=\"|300|||||||\" header_2_text_color=\"#334556\" header_2_font_size=\"38px\" header_3_font=\"|600|||||||\" header_3_text_color=\"#307f90\" header_3_font_size=\"26px\" header_3_line_height=\"1.4em\" custom_padding=\"50px||50px||true|false\"]<\/p><h3>Comment se passe la rencontre avec des populations au bout du monde, quand on a un appareil photo dans les mains ?<\/h3><p><strong>Nathalie Michel<\/strong> : Partout dans le monde, au <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/differences-arctique-antarctique\/\">Groenland<\/a> ou en Oc\u00e9anie, lors de la <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/nicolas-dubreuil-croisiere-ponant\/\">cr\u00e9ation des croisi\u00e8res<\/a>, les chefs d\u2019exp\u00e9dition entrent en contact avec des chefs coutumiers ou des repr\u00e9sentants des peuples visit\u00e9s. Ils leur indiquent le nombre de personnes qui d\u00e9barqueront, ils leur demandent ce qu\u2019on peut faire ou non pour <strong>respecter<\/strong> leur mode de vie. Nous sommes pr\u00e9sents lors de cette phase. Nous leur demandons quelles sont leurs limites afin de ne pas perturber leurs vies.<\/p><p>En ce qui me concerne, j\u2019ai beaucoup de facilit\u00e9s \u00e0 entrer en contact avec des gens dont je ne parle pas la langue. Une chose est s\u00fbre, c\u2019est que jamais je n\u2019\u00e9tablis de premier contact en mettant mon objectif entre la personne et moi. Il faut <strong>prendre connaissance<\/strong> de l\u2019autre, <strong>prendre conscience<\/strong> de l\u2019autre, dans un \u00e9change. C\u2019est ensuite que vient l\u2019envie de faire la photo. L\u00e0, je demande une autorisation ; et je respecte si on me dit non. Parce qu\u2019un portrait r\u00e9ussi ne peut \u00eatre beau que si on a le <strong>consentement<\/strong> de l\u2019autre. M\u00eame si le regard n\u2019est pas direct, il y a des fous rires, des attitudes\u2026 J\u2019ai d\u2019ailleurs intitul\u00e9 une s\u00e9rie de photos \u00ab Quand Ponant regarde le monde, le monde lui sourit \u00bb, parce que nous avons un<strong> int\u00e9r\u00eat<\/strong>, un <strong>respect<\/strong>, et une envie de <strong>partage<\/strong> avec les gens. On ne vient pas dans le but de les exploiter, de commercialiser, et ils le sentent.<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||true|false\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" width=\"100%\" max_width=\"100%\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||true|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=\"767,769,771,773,775,777\" posts_number=\"6\" show_title_and_caption=\"off\" show_pagination=\"off\" module_class=\"gal-col\" _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\"][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||true|false\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" max_width=\"1000px\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px|10px|true|false\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" link_font=\"||||on||||\" header_2_font=\"|300|||||||\" header_2_text_color=\"#334556\" header_2_font_size=\"38px\" header_3_font=\"|600|||||||\" header_3_text_color=\"#307f90\" header_3_font_size=\"26px\" header_3_line_height=\"1.4em\" custom_padding=\"50px||50px||true|false\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]<\/p><h3>Quel est le plus beau compliment que l\u2019on peut vous faire sur une photo ?<\/h3><p><strong>Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> Je n\u2019ai pas forc\u00e9ment envie qu\u2019on me dise \u00ab<em> Oh, c\u2019est une belle photo<\/em> \u00bb ! Je pr\u00e9f\u00e8re qu\u2019on me dise : \u00ab <em>Cette photo-l\u00e0 m\u2019a donn\u00e9 des <strong>frissons<\/strong><\/em> \u00bb. J\u2019aime v\u00e9hiculer des \u00e9motions, faire resurgir des souvenirs, \u00e0 travers un portrait, un paysage.<\/p><h3>Quel est votre plus beau souvenir de voyage ?<\/h3><p><strong>Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> J\u2019en ai beaucoup, mais surtout, j\u2019ai fait des <strong>rencontres humaines<\/strong> qui m\u2019ont boulevers\u00e9e. L\u2019important, ce n\u2019est pas d\u2019avoir fait trois fois le tour du monde, c\u2019est d\u2019\u00eatre libre d\u2019aller partout dans le monde, de le faire et de mesurer cette <strong>chance<\/strong>. Je peux me dire : \u00ab <em>Aujourd\u2019hui je suis au pied du Corcovado au <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/archipel-fernando-noronha-bresil\/\">Br\u00e9sil<\/a>, hier j\u2019\u00e9tais sur un glacier en <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/expedition-antarctique-experience\/\">Antarctique<\/a>, demain je suis au <strong>Kamchatka<\/strong> avec les orques, \u00e0 l\u2019extr\u00e9mit\u00e9 est de la Russie<\/em> \u00bb.<\/p><h3>Existe-t-il un lieu que vous n\u2019avez pas encore explor\u00e9 et qui vous fait r\u00eaver ?<\/h3><p><strong>Nathalie Michel : L\u2019Afrique<\/strong> est mon continent de c\u0153ur, qui m\u2019\u00e9meut vraiment. Apr\u00e8s, m\u00eame les pays que j\u2019ai d\u00e9j\u00e0 visit\u00e9s ont toujours quelque chose de nouveau \u00e0 offrir. Tout d\u00e9pend de l\u2019\u00e2ge auquel on y va, de la p\u00e9riode \u00e0 laquelle on y va, mais on y trouve toujours un int\u00e9r\u00eat. Petite, je demandais : \u00ab Qu\u2019est-ce qui se passe ailleurs ? \u00bb Cette envie est toujours pr\u00e9sente, in\u00e9puisable.<\/p><h3>Quels sont vos prochains projets ?<\/h3><p><strong>Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> Dans cet esprit de partage de mon travail, j\u2019ai co-\u00e9crit avec St\u00e9phane Niveau, le premier tome d\u2019une s\u00e9rie de livres photo voyage : <em>Cap au Nord<\/em>, sur l\u2019Arctique. Je suis en train d\u2019\u00e9crire <em>Cap au Sud<\/em>.<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" max_width=\"1000px\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\" background_color=\"#f7f7f7\" custom_padding=\"|50px|50px|50px|false|true\" custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|phone\" custom_padding_phone=\"|20px||20px|false|true\" custom_margin=\"||50px||false|false\"][et_pb_column _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" type=\"4_4\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_padding=\"|20px||20px|true|true\" header_2_font=\"|300|on||||||\" header_2_text_align=\"center\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\" background_enable_color=\"off\"]<\/p><h2>Les essentiels de Nathalie Michel<\/h2><p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\" divider_weight=\"3px\" width=\"15%\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_padding=\"15px||15px||true|false\"][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]<strong style=\"color: #307f90;\">1. Vous \u00eates plut\u00f4t Exp\u00e9dition polaire ou tropicale ?<\/strong><br \/>Impossible de choisir ! J\u2019ai eu un gros coup de c\u0153ur pour les deux ! C\u2019est tellement diff\u00e9rent !<\/p><p><strong style=\"color: #307f90;\">2. Quel est l\u2019accessoire indispensable \u00e0 un photographe de terrain ?<\/strong><br \/>De bonnes chaussures de marche !<\/p><p><strong style=\"color: #307f90;\">3. Quel photographe est une source d\u2019inspiration pour vous ?<\/strong><br \/>Sebastiao Salgado pour son respect et son engagement pour la nature et les peuples, pour son travail sur les ombres et la lumi\u00e8re. 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