Photographer

Gérard Soury

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Gérard Soury, a naturalist photographer, explores and documents marine giants, raising awareness of the beauty and protection of the oceans.

A graduate in graphic arts, Gérard Soury is a French photographer, journalist and naturalist author, specialising in underwater photography and the study of large marine animals. A keen diver, he has devoted his career to observing and documenting marine species, in particular dolphins, whales, sharks and other giants of the seas.

Since the early 1980s, he has worked with specialist magazines and regularly appears on national radio and television channels. His commitment goes beyond photography: he gives priority to training the younger generation, the ones who hold the keys to tomorrow's seas.

The author of some fifteen books and guides on large marine animals, Gérard Soury has published works such as Géants (2013), Requins en liberté (2001) and Dauphins en liberté (2003), which have been translated into several languages and distributed internationally.

Through his reports, books and speeches, Gérard Soury works to improve understanding and protection of marine ecosystems, raising public awareness of the beauty and fragility of underwater life.

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Biosphoto | 1974263 | Tiger shark swimming above a sandy bottom - Bahamas | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Tiger shark swimming above a sandy bottom - Bahamas
Biosphoto | 1959017 | Sicklefin Mobula with Remora - Azores | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Sicklefin Mobula with Remora - Azores
Biosphoto | 1808673 | Blue Shark and boat engine Azores North Atlantic  | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Blue Shark and boat engine Azores North Atlantic [...]
Biosphoto | 1620875 | Hawksbill turtle on the reef Yucatan Mexico | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Hawksbill turtle on the reef Yucatan Mexico
Biosphoto | 1620863 | Atlantic sailboats hunting a shoal of Pilchards Mexico  | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Atlantic sailboats hunting a shoal of Pilchards Mexico 
Biosphoto | 1358205 | Location of the Sperm whales with a hydrophone | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Location of the Sperm whales with a hydrophone
Biosphoto | 916287 | Oceanic Whitetip Shark in Red sea Egypt | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark in Red sea Egypt
Biosphoto | 813467 | Short-finned Pilot Whale a chorus line Tenerife Islands | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Short-finned Pilot Whale a chorus line Tenerife Islands
Biosphoto | 813466 | Atlantic spotted dolphin Bahamas Caribbean Atlantic Ocean | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Atlantic spotted dolphin Bahamas Caribbean Atlantic Ocean
Biosphoto | 813449 | Southern Right Whale is raising her fluke while diving | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Southern Right Whale is raising her fluke while diving
Biosphoto | 813427 | Sperm whale swimming underwater in Atlantic Ocean Azores | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Sperm whale swimming underwater in Atlantic Ocean Azores
Biosphoto | 813364 | Silvertip shark feeding prey Pacific ocean Rangiroa | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Silvertip shark feeding prey Pacific ocean Rangiroa
Biosphoto | 782706 | Indian Peafowl male in a courtship Costa Rica | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Indian Peafowl male in a courtship Costa Rica
Biosphoto | 627065 | House Sparrow fighing in the wheat France | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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House Sparrow fighing in the wheat France
Biosphoto | 627060 | Young European Robin on rock France | © Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
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Young European Robin on rock France