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\nExpedition leader. Magazine editor. PADI Divemaster. Prize-winning underwater photographer. Sustainability advocate. Entrepreneur. Our conversation with aquatic biologist and Explorers Club member Alexandra Rose only skimmed the surface of her talents and passions. We hope you enjoy meeting this accomplished scientist as much as we did.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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After Alexandra Rose (Alex, as she prefers to be called) first met Dr. Sylvia Earle, the groundbreaking oceanographer who has been championing conservation since the 1950s, she knew that she, too, wanted to protect the oceans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
When Alex was nine years old, she visited Chicago\u2019s Shed Aquarium, where Dr. Earle was promoting her new book, <\/span>Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans<\/span><\/i>. She was captivated by this adventurer, one of the first female members of The Explorers Club, the first woman to become chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a celebrated pioneer in ocean conservation. The pair talked about marine life and the importance of caring for it \u2013 though Alex\u2019s knowledge of the world\u2019s waters did not run nearly as deep as that of her new hero.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Years later, their paths crossed again, as aquatic biologist Alex was embarking on her own crusade to call attention to the ocean\u2019s maladies. Imagine her astonishment when Dr. Earle told her that she remembered their very first meeting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cEver since that day, Sylvia Earle has been my #1 mentor,\u201d Alex says today. \u201cShe helped foster this unexplainable connection I feel to exploration. No one has given more to oceanography and exploration. In fact, she is in her 80s and still going strong.\u201d Today, Alex is an Explorers Club member herself, and the Secretary of Deep Hope, a non-profit founded by Dr. Earle.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Discovering What Lies Beneath<\/b><\/h2>\n
From the day she met her mentor, Alex dedicated her life to the ocean, plumbing its depths as an aquatic biologist, PADI Divemaster, and award-winning underwater photographer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cI started out as a portrait photographer,\u201d she recalls. \u201cThen when I was 18, I started bringing a camera underwater.\u201d As she perfected her scuba diving skills, she realized that scuba was more than just a sport that brings you face to face with pretty fish. \u201cThere\u2019s so much more to it,\u201d she says. \u201cDown there, you\u2019ve opened a window into a world most people never get to see. It completely changes your perspective on the environment and our place in it. It\u2019s like Dr. Earle has been saying for decades: We are profoundly connected to the oceans and vice versa.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cBut we haven\u2019t been protecting it,\u201d Alex continues. \u201cEvidence of this is everywhere. The most far-flung islands you\u2019d expect to be most protected are not.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Tapping into Ourselves for Solutions to Our Biggest Challenges<\/b><\/h2>\n
In her role as Science Editor of <\/span>Ocean Geographic<\/span><\/i> magazine, Alex leads several dive trips each year to help scuba lovers explore marine ecosystems. She has also been Project Manager on several expeditions that have revealed how under-protected our oceans really are.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Paying tourists, funded journalists, and researchers on grants traveled on two of these expeditions \u2013 one to the High Arctic and one to the Clipperton Atoll off the coast of Mexico. The expedition leaders were all Explorers Club members and were granted the prestige of carrying an Explorers Club flag, an immeasurable inspiration to Alex.<\/span><\/p>\n
A flag is only given to expeditions that further the cause of exploration and science. There are 222 that have been in circulation on various adventures since 1918 and they have accompanied adventurers to the North and South Poles, the highest mountain peaks, and even to the moon. \u201cThere\u2019s a whole history of exploration woven into its fabric,\u201d Alex explains. \u201dHaving it with us really elevated the importance of our journey.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
During the Clipperton Atoll expedition in 2017, Alex came upon a horrific sight. \u201cThis is one of the most remote places in the world. Completely uninhabited. It\u2019s owned by France but it\u2019s about 700 miles off the Pacific coast of Mexico. We were shocked to find the entire island covered in plastic.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Alex\u2019s mission is at once simple and complex: to raise awareness of what sustainability looks like \u2013 on secluded islands, in the Arctic, and beyond \u2013 and to preserve our oceans through purposeful exploration, writing, photography, and art.<\/span><\/p>\n
This may seem an impossible needle to thread. \u201cLook, there will always be good and bad ways we collectively interact with the world and our oceans. But most major issues are caused by us. That means they are solvable by us. The solutions are within reach if we work together.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Above all, Alex calls herself a futurist. To that end, her approach to education makes the issues of conservation clear and comprehensible to all. \u201cLearning needs to be an inclusive process in order for it to generate change,\u201d she explains. \u201cSo, my energy is directed toward making technical topics entertaining, accessible, and interesting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cI express the needs of the oceans through photos, videos, and written words,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m mindful to craft narratives that are palatable to the general public.\u201d The stories she tells tap into human emotion and evoke action.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Wearing Many Hats. Telling Many Stories.<\/b><\/h2>\n
She does this through both her chosen career and her passion projects. As Managing Editor of <\/span>Ocean Geographic Explorers<\/span><\/i> and Science Editor of <\/span>Ocean Geographic <\/span><\/i>magazine \u2013 both based in Sydney, Australia \u2013 she brings the world\u2019s attention to the most important issues affecting our oceans through captivating narratives and world-class imagery. Through <\/span>Ocean Geographic<\/span><\/i>, she runs dive expeditions and underwater photography workshops to inspire people to protect the oceans.<\/span><\/p>\n
But it\u2019s the power of story that has most inspired her. \u201cSharing the ocean\u2019s stories makes more of an impact than anything else I do.\u201d One powerful example of this was FLOE, a 2020 piece on which she consulted with a friend from The Seldoms, a Chicago dance company. The performers danced as the melting Arctic floes were projected behind them and a voiceover of \u201cWorld Ocean Radio\u201d told the story of the ocean and climate change.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cStories generate wonderful connections that creep into people\u2019s heads in ways you weren\u2019t aiming for,\u201d she says of the experience. \u201cThese days, it\u2019s so hard to tweeze the accurate from the false. So, when we mix art with scientific data, it sticks with people. Let\u2019s make people <\/span>feel<\/span><\/i> something about the oceans.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
Alex\u2019s passion has further driven her to create what she calls a \u201cnew method of ocean conservation.\u201d She founded <\/span>Blue Ring<\/span><\/a> in 2017. The organization sells alternatives to the single-use plastics that get dumped in the ocean. And for those who want to make a modest annual donation to the nonprofits that support the ocean, she offers a $25 annual membership.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
The Perfect Triad: PONANT, The Explorers Club, and Alex Rose<\/b><\/h2>\n
The Explorers Club and PONANT play a major part in Alex\u2019s own story. \u201cA colleague nominated me to The Explorers Club while I was leading some of my own expeditions. I\u2019ve been a member since 2017,\u201d she says. \u201cSince then, so many opportunities have opened up for me that help me spread the word about ocean conservation, including PONANT! I\u2019m so excited to help PONANT guests see the ocean in new ways during some scuba diving and snorkeling in and around Zanzibar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
In addition to leading some dives and some land expeditions, Alex is planning lectures about local wildlife, geology, coral reefs, and \u2013 in honor of her mentor\u2013 the ocean\u2019s \u201cHope Spots,\u201d areas designated as protected, thanks to the work of Mission Blue, one of several non-profits founded by Dr. Sylvia Earle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cPONANT sees the world the right way,\u201d Alex explains. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be collaborating with a company that shares my views about sustainability and visits sights in meaningful ways. I feel like we\u2019re in it together to minimize our impact and inspire people to change their lifestyles just a little bit for the good of the planet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
That\u2019s not to say that Alex expects anyone to carry the weight of the planet on their shoulders. \u201cWe can all do both large and small things to offset. It\u2019s not that we need all people doing large things. We just need lots of people doing small things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
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Join us in Zanzibar!<\/p>\n
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While Alex\u2019s voyage departed in early 2024, we still have opportunities to see Zanzibar with PONANT!<\/p>\n
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Rencontre avec une photographe dont les clich\u00e9s sont les t\u00e9moins d\u2019un monde fascinant.<\/h2>
Depuis 13 ans, Nathalie Michel est l\u2019une des signatures images de PONANT. 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>
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Comment avez-vous choisi la photographie de voyage ?<\/h3>
Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> Je suis tomb\u00e9e un peu par hasard sur ce m\u00e9tier qu\u2019est la photographie<\/strong>, et pour lequel j\u2019ai eu un v\u00e9ritable coup de foudre<\/strong>. Je m\u2019y suis retrouv\u00e9e dans la 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 photo de voyage<\/a>. Le monde maritime est tr\u00e8s fort selon les conditions que l\u2019on peut avoir de temp\u00eate<\/a>, de lumi\u00e8re, et m\u00eame si \u00e7a ne transpara\u00eet pas par la photo, d\u2019odeur. Ce sont des ambiances<\/strong> chaque jour renouvel\u00e9es.<\/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 curiosit\u00e9<\/strong>, la passion<\/strong> et l\u2019envie 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>
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Comment ce m\u00e9tier vous a amen\u00e9e chez Ponant ?<\/strong><\/h3>
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 monde de la mer<\/strong> passe de fa\u00e7on incontournable par 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 Le Bor\u00e9al<\/em><\/a>, L\u2019Austral<\/em><\/a>, Le Sol\u00e9al<\/em><\/a>, Le Lyrial<\/em><\/a>, et enfin Le Lap\u00e9rouse<\/em><\/a>, ce magnifique bateau, inaugur\u00e9 en juillet 2018. PONANT<\/strong>, c\u2019est une aventure qui avance vite, qui va loin. Et qui, je pense, nous permet de r\u00e9aliser toutes ces envies de voyages<\/strong> et de 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>
Aujourd\u2019hui, combien de photographes et de vid\u00e9astes \u00e9voluent au sein de la flotte Ponant ?<\/h3>
Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> On a eu la chance de d\u00e9marrer sur Le Diamant<\/strong>, avec mon mari, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric, qui est vid\u00e9aste. Nous \u00e9tions une petite \u00e9quipe. Puis, avec l\u2019av\u00e8nement des 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 dix photographes et vid\u00e9astes<\/strong> sur les navires. A l\u2019horizon 2021, on parle de 30 photographes<\/strong> et cam\u00e9raman embarqu\u00e9s.<\/p>
L\u2019objectif est de faire vivre le 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 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\u2019ADN images<\/strong> de Ponant tant au niveau photos que vid\u00e9os.<\/p>
Quelle est la vie et l\u2019emploi du temps d\u2019un photographe ou vid\u00e9aste \u00e0 bord ?<\/h3>
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 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 tenues de gala<\/a>, l\u2019esprit de la croisi\u00e8re \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise<\/strong>, ses coutumes, son apparat.<\/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 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 Best Of photo<\/strong> reprend \u00e9galement l\u2019int\u00e9gralit\u00e9 de ces temps forts.<\/p>
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Comment conciliez-vous votre travail de photographe avec celui des naturalistes ou m\u00eame la pr\u00e9sence des passagers ?<\/h3>
Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> Nous travaillons forc\u00e9ment avec les 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 travail d\u2019\u00e9quipe<\/strong> \u00e0 bord.<\/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 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 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>
Quand vous prenez une photo, qu\u2019est-il essentiel de partager ?<\/h3>
Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> Quand on parle de photographe et vid\u00e9aste professionnel, le minimum que l\u2019on attend, c\u2019est la 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 \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 une essence particuli\u00e8re<\/a>, apporter un \u0153il artistique. Il faut savoir regarder et transmettre, partager, \u00e9mouvoir<\/strong>.<\/p>
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Comment se passe la rencontre avec des populations au bout du monde, quand on a un appareil photo dans les mains ?<\/h3>
Nathalie Michel<\/strong> : Partout dans le monde, au Groenland<\/a> ou en Oc\u00e9anie, lors de la 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 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>
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 prendre connaissance<\/strong> de l\u2019autre, 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 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 int\u00e9r\u00eat<\/strong>, un respect<\/strong>, et une envie de partage<\/strong> avec les gens. On ne vient pas dans le but de les exploiter, de commercialiser, et ils le sentent.<\/p>
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Quel est le plus beau compliment que l\u2019on peut vous faire sur une photo ?<\/h3>
Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> Je n\u2019ai pas forc\u00e9ment envie qu\u2019on me dise \u00ab Oh, c\u2019est une belle photo<\/em> \u00bb ! Je pr\u00e9f\u00e8re qu\u2019on me dise : \u00ab Cette photo-l\u00e0 m\u2019a donn\u00e9 des frissons<\/strong><\/em> \u00bb. J\u2019aime v\u00e9hiculer des \u00e9motions, faire resurgir des souvenirs, \u00e0 travers un portrait, un paysage.<\/p>
Quel est votre plus beau souvenir de voyage ?<\/h3>
Nathalie Michel :<\/strong> J\u2019en ai beaucoup, mais surtout, j\u2019ai fait des 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 chance<\/strong>. Je peux me dire : \u00ab Aujourd\u2019hui je suis au pied du Corcovado au Br\u00e9sil<\/a>, hier j\u2019\u00e9tais sur un glacier en Antarctique<\/a>, demain je suis au Kamchatka<\/strong> avec les orques, \u00e0 l\u2019extr\u00e9mit\u00e9 est de la Russie<\/em> \u00bb.<\/p>
Existe-t-il un lieu que vous n\u2019avez pas encore explor\u00e9 et qui vous fait r\u00eaver ?<\/h3>
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>
Quels sont vos prochains projets ?<\/h3>
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 : Cap au Nord<\/em>, sur l\u2019Arctique. Je suis en train d\u2019\u00e9crire Cap au Sud<\/em>.<\/p>
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Les essentiels de Nathalie Michel<\/h2>
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Impossible de choisir ! J\u2019ai eu un gros coup de c\u0153ur pour les deux ! C\u2019est tellement diff\u00e9rent !<\/p>2. Quel est l\u2019accessoire indispensable \u00e0 un photographe de terrain ?<\/strong>
De bonnes chaussures de marche !<\/p>3. Quel photographe est une source d\u2019inspiration pour vous ?<\/strong>
Sebastiao Salgado pour son respect et son engagement pour la nature et les peuples, pour son travail sur les ombres et la lumi\u00e8re. Et les \u00e9motions qu\u2019il arrive \u00e0 donner au travers de ses clich\u00e9s.[\/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\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\" global_module=\"853\" saved_tabs=\"all\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_color=\"#334556\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\" column_structure=\"1_2,1_2\"][et_pb_column _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" type=\"1_2\" custom_padding=\"|50px||50px|false|true\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"][et_pb_image src=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/push-tpl.jpg\" _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" title_text=\"push-tpl\" max_width=\"445px\" max_height=\"445px\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_margin=\"-90px||||false|false\" custom_padding=\"||20px||false|false\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" type=\"1_2\" custom_padding=\"|50px|||false|false\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\" custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|phone\" custom_padding_tablet=\"|50px||50px|false|false\" custom_padding_phone=\"|20px||20px|false|true\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\" text_text_color=\"#ffffff\" text_font=\"|700|||||||\" text_font_size=\"38px\" text_line_height=\"1.4em\" border_width_left=\"5px\" border_color_left=\"#26afc2\" custom_padding=\"|||20px|false|false\" custom_margin=\"10px||20px||false|false\" width=\"70%\" width_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" width_tablet=\"100%\"]<\/p>Partez au bout du monde<\/p>
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