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ABOUT

Marc Lenfant Gold Winner TIFA Tokyo International Foto Awards
Récompense de Marc Lenfant Mention Honorable IPA International Photo Awards
Silver Winner PX3 Paris Photo Prize
Bronze winner PX3 Photo Prize
2nd prize Chromatic Awards
Portrait of Marc Lenfant, photographer in Tahiti

📸 Awards

Main rewards

IPA – International Photography Awards 2025
3 Honorable Mentions

OPY – Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025
Finalist in the Adventure category

PX3 – Paris Photography Prize 2024
Silver in Nature/Water; Bronze in Press/Sport

TIFA – Tokyo International Foto Awards 2024
Gold in Editorial/Sports

Other international distinctions

Chromatic Awards 2024
2nd Prize in Sport; Honorable Mention in Fauna and Flora

ND Awards 2024 – Honorable Mention

Refocus Awards – Honorable Mention at the Black and White Competition

Regional distinctions

“Millimages of the reefs” – IRCP Tahiti

  • 2024 – Cultural Council Award

  • 2023 – Audience Award

  • 2022 – Cultural Council Award

Originally from mainland France, I sailed across the ocean more than 25 years ago to settle in French Polynesia. That voyage was a turning point — the beginning of a life dedicated to the sea and the islands.

 

For 25 years, I taught history and geography, including 9 years in the Marquesas Islands on Hiva Oa, where I had the privilege of living in close connection with a unique island culture. As both sailor and passionate diver, my bond with the ocean is intimate and vital.

 

Today, I dedicate myself fully to photography. Through my images, I strive to reveal the beauty and fragility of Polynesian ecosystems, as well as the human and cultural stories intertwined with them. Each photograph is a narrative, a trace, an invitation to see — and to protect.

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