27 pictures found
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Handcrafted pearl farm at sunset- Fakarava French Polynesia
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Handcrafted pearl farm - Fakarava French Polynesia ; transplant with his stilt house and his boat lifting gantry. Facilities located on the shore or
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Handcrafted pearl farm - Fakarava French Polynesia ; transplant with his stilt house and his boat lifting gantry. Facilities located on the shore or too close to it can affect the quality of oysters. Indeed, water is often warmer and stagnante.Ferme Pearl "Pearls of Havaiki" first farm on Fakarava,
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Handcrafted pearl farm - Fakarava French Polynesia ; transplant with his stilt house and his boat lifting gantry. Facilities located on the shore or too close to it can affect the quality of oysters. Indeed, water is
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Handcrafted pearl farm - Fakarava French Polynesia ; transplant with his stilt house and his boat lifting gantry. Facilities located on the shore or too close to it can affect the quality of oysters. Indeed, water is often warmer and stagnant.
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Handcrafted pearl farm - Fakarava French Polynesia ; transplant
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Handcrafted pearl farm - Fakarava French Polynesia ; transplant with his stilt house and his boat lifting gantry. Facilities located on the shore or too close to it can affect the quality of oysters. Indeed, water is often warmer and stagnant.
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Handcrafted pearl farm - Fakarava French Polynesia ; transplant with his stilt house and his boat lifting gantry. Facilities located on the shore or
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Handcrafted pearl farm - Fakarava French Polynesia ; transplant with his stilt house and his boat lifting gantry. Facilities located on the shore or too close to it can affect the quality of oysters. Indeed, water is often warmer and stagnant.
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Tahitian Pearls classified as a showcase for sale ; The Tahitian pearls are sorted according to an official classification, which takes into account
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Tahitian Pearls classified as a showcase for sale ; The Tahitian pearls are sorted according to an official classification, which takes into account their shape, size and the number and arrangement of surface imperfections. Are also used more subtle criteria such as shine and luster.
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Tahitian black pearls mounted on a flush-du-neck collar ; sold in retail. The beads called "Tahitian black pearls" is an AOC, whose pearly tones vary
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Tahitian black pearls mounted on a flush-du-neck collar ; sold in retail. The beads called "Tahitian black pearls" is an AOC, whose pearly tones vary from green to darker or lighter colors, through the shades pulling purple.
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French Polynesia provenance cultured pearls ; sold in retail. The beads called "Tahitian black pearls" is an AOC, whose pearly tones vary from green
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
French Polynesia provenance cultured pearls ; sold in retail. The beads called "Tahitian black pearls" is an AOC, whose pearly tones vary from green to darker or lighter colors, through the shades pulling purple.
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Harvesting of a black pearl -Rangiroa French Polynesia ; Pearl of Polynesia and Tahiti's pearl out of her pocket for harvest
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Harvesting of a black pearl -Rangiroa French Polynesia ; Pearl of Polynesia and Tahiti's pearl out of her pocket for harvest
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Harvesting of a black pearl -Rangiroa French Polynesia ; The Pearl is not sacrificed and it is possible to make a second implantation (transplantation) for about 30% of individuals and even a third for about 10%. This technique allows the production of very large beads because the nucleus introduced in second and third operation are larger.
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Pearl farm - Rangiroa French Polynesia ; Workers at their workstations working in the workshop of a pearl farm
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Pearl farm - Rangiroa French Polynesia ; Workers at their workstations working in the workshop of a pearl farm
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Pearl farm - Rangiroa French Polynesia ; Workers at their workstations working in the workshop of a pearl farm
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Pearl farm - Rangiroa French Polynesia ; Workers at their workstations working in the workshop of a pearl farm
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Pearl farm - Rangiroa French Polynesia ; The French Polynesia in pearl farms are organized into various infrastructures (collectage sites larvae in
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Pearl farm - Rangiroa French Polynesia ; The French Polynesia in pearl farms are organized into various infrastructures (collectage sites larvae in open water, breeding of young people to grow before the transplant, grafting, after grafting storage, and facilities for staff and equipment maintenance).
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Pearl farm - Rangiroa French Polynesia ; The French Polynesia in pearl farms are organized into various infrastructures (collectage sites larvae in
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Pearl farm - Rangiroa French Polynesia ; The French Polynesia in pearl farms are organized into various infrastructures (collectage sites larvae in open water, breeding of young people to grow before the transplant, grafting, after grafting storage, and facilities for staff and equipment maintenance).
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Maharepa village life pearls retail - French Polynesia
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Jewelry with black pearl of Tahiti and certificate of authenticity ; Fake pearls can
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Jewelry with black pearl of Tahiti and certificate of authenticity ; Fake pearls can be polished when quality of their surface is not satisfactory then tinted, irradiated or undergo a treatment to modify colors and luster.Even on Tahiti, trade in counterfeits has appeared and some local dealers are abusing the naivety of tourists by selling counterfeit,
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Jewelry with black pearl of Tahiti and certificate of authenticity ; Fake pearls can be polished when quality of their surface is not satisfactory
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Jewelry with black pearl of Tahiti and certificate of authenticity ; Fake pearls can be polished when quality of their surface is not satisfactory then tinted, irradiated or undergo a treatment to modify colors and luster.Even on Tahiti, trade in counterfeits has appeared and some local dealers are abusing the naivety of tourists by selling counterfeit,
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Jewelry with black pearl of Tahiti and certificate of authenticity ; Fake pearls can be polished when quality of their surface is not satisfactory
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Jewelry with black pearl of Tahiti and certificate of authenticity ; Fake pearls can be polished when quality of their surface is not satisfactory then tinted, irradiated or undergo a treatment to modify colors and luster.Even on Tahiti, trade in counterfeits has appeared and some local dealers are abusing the naivety of tourists by selling counterfeit,
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Tahitian black pearl jewel mounted in a shell ; The beads called
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Tahitian black pearl jewel mounted in a shell ; The beads called "Tahitian black pearls" is an AOC, whose pearly tones vary from green to darker or lighter colors, through the shades pulling purple.
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Tahitian black pearl jewel mounted in a shell ; The beads called "Tahitian black pearls" is an AOC, whose pearly tones vary from green to darker or
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Tahitian black pearl jewel mounted in a shell ; The beads called "Tahitian black pearls" is an AOC, whose pearly tones vary from green to darker or lighter colors, through the shades pulling purple.
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Tahitian black pearl necklace mounted in a shell ; The beads called "Tahitian black pearls" is an AOC, whose pearly tones vary from green to darker
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Tahitian black pearl necklace mounted in a shell ; The beads called "Tahitian black pearls" is an AOC, whose pearly tones vary from green to darker or lighter colors, through the shades pulling purple.