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"The future is in the hands of those who explore... and from all the beauty they discover as they cross ever more remote frontiers, they develop an infinite love for nature and for man."
A major exploration project for the Ocean
1 OCEAN is an international exploration project led by photographer Alexis Rosenfeld with UNESCO in parallel with the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). Our objectives: to explore the unexplored, to document our explorations and, above all, to pass on knowledge of the Ocean to as many people as possible, in order to help "build awareness".
Explore, document, captivate. The 3 founding principles of the 1 OCEAN project respond to an urgent need: to highlight the full extent of the wealth hidden beneath the surface, and thus raise awareness of the need to protect this exceptional common asset. For Alexis Rosenfeld, the photographer behind the project, 1 OCEAN is above all a great testimony to the Ocean: " In view of environmental concerns and the dangers threatening the Ocean, we have a duty to bear witness. Our ambition is to transform today's consciousness and, above all, to help build tomorrow's."
Content creation, a central element of the 1 OCEAN project
If the 1 OCEAN project presents itself as a witness to the Ocean, it is because it has made the creation and dissemination of content one of its greatest strengths. The missions are the subject of photographic production, documentary films, interviews, exhibitions and, above all, an adapted communication program (social networks, large-scale events). communication program (social networks, major media, etc.) to pass on knowledge about the Ocean to as many people as possible.
Thanks to a team made of great audio-visual professionals but also of experienced divers, 1 OCEAN produces never-seen-before images. For Alexis Rosenfeld, underwater exploration is entering a new era: "Today, technological progress allows us to explore, for the first time, places hidden from the rest of the world. Technological developments in photography, cinema and diving equipment allow us to explore in a different way, to rediscover little-known sites and to offer a new vision of the ocean”.
Collaboration with world-renowned institutions
Since its creation, 1 OCEAN has also supported the values of UNESCO by actively participating in scientific research and widely disseminating knowledge of the ocean. Our exploration missions enable the general public to discover exceptional places, true treasures of biodiversity, many of which are classified as World Heritage Sites.
Our missions are also the result of a long-standing collaboration with CNRS scientific teams. We put our diving and audiovisual production skills at the service of researchers to help drive science forward. Recognized for its contribution to science, 1 OCEAN officially became the 1 OCEAN Foundation under the aegis of the CNRS Foundation in 2022. In June 2022, the 1 OCEAN Foundation launched its first scientific program: "Noah’s Ark of the Deep, a future for biodiversity ?“