Born at Paris, 02/03/1957. Journalist, photographer, graphic designer, editor et filmmaker of documentary films. Founder and manager of the press editor compagny «éditions Spéléo», editor of «Spéléo», the magazine of speleology exploration (4 issues/year, only on subscription). Director of Spéléovision'2000, international festival of caving and canyonin films, at La Chapelle-en-Vercors (first edit august 2000). (http://www.speleovision.com)   Education Professional experience Explorations in project realised Books Documentary films Main caving and exploration articles
	Education Baccalauréat série C (scientifique) mention AB, 1974. Centre universitaire d'enseignement supérieur du journalisme (CUESJ), Strasbourg, 1975-76. Institut d'Études Politiques (Aix-en-Provence), 1977-1980. Diplômé section Politique et Sociale, 1980. Professional experience Founder, 1982, and director of redaction of the mensually cultural magazine L'Oracle, then, 1983 of the weekly l'Affiche… Director of the book collection Spéléo sportive at éditions Edisud (1981-1990) Free-lance graphic designer (1984-1988) Artistic director and associate director of agence Intrigues at Aix-en-Provence (1987-1989) Founder and manager of éditions Spéléo, 1990 until now. Filmmaker of documentary films, photographer and writer during numerous expeditions throughout the world, mainly for caving (see above). Exploration in project January-february 2000 : Ultima Patagonia 2000, member of the french national caving expedition in the archipaelago of Patagonia (lead by Jean-François Pernette, laureate of Rolew Awards for Exploration), supported by National Geographic Society and French Federation of Speleology. Explorations realized April-may 1999 : 7th speleo-archeologic mission in Borneo (Kalimantan) with Jean-Michel Chazine. Discovery of a new ornate cave : Gua Tewet with more than 200 hand-prints and figures unique in the world. September 1998 : 6th speleo-archeologic mission in Borneo (Kalimantan) with Jean-Michel Chazine.Kalimantan, discovery of two new ornate caves, Ilas Kenceng, Gua Masri. June 1997 : Canada, following a french young climber, Lionel Daudet, through the Coast Range of Vancouver, then the Bugaboos range. January 1997 : Chilean Patagonia, exploration of the first caves of Chili into the marble of the karst of Chilean archipelago. September-october 1996 : 5th speleo-archeologic mission in Borneo (Kalimantan) with Jean-Michel Chazine. Exploration of Gunung Karangan. Summer 1995 : 4th speleo-archeologic mission in Borneo (Kalimantan) with Jean-Michel Chazine. 3 new ornate caves : Gua Payau, Gua Kambing, Liang Sara… December 1994 - march 1995 : Papua New Guinea, « Hémisphère Sud, premier -1000 », member of the french national caving expedition. Exploration of «Muruk Hul» the first cave deepest than 1000 m in the Southern Hemisphere. Summer 1994 : 3th speleo-archeologic mission in Borneo (Kalimantan) with Jean-Michel Chazine. Exploration of the Sungaï Baï system (hydrologic system). Discovery of the first ornate cavec of Borneo: Gua Mardua. April-june 1993 : "Great Papuan Plateau", member of the french national caving expedition in Papua New Guinea, discovery and exploration of the giant cave of Daraï (300 m deep). December 1993 : second speleo-archeologic mission in Borneo (Kalimantan) with Jean-Michel Chazine, exploration of some tributary of the upper Mahakam, cimetary caves. January 1992 : survey in Burkina-Fasso, for a reportage on the traditionnals blacksmith of West Africa. July-september 1992 : Kalimantan, first speleo-archeologic mission in Borneo (Kalimantan) with Jean-Michel Chazine, upper Kapuas, in the Müller Range. Study of Liang Kaung and his charcoal drawings. December 1990/ march 91 : Irian Jaya (Indonesia), «La Mémoire des Brumes» integral crossing from the south to the north of indonesian New-Guinea, on the foot-prints of the french explorer Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau. Meeting with Papous still making stone axes. A book and a film. July-september 1990 : survey on the upper Kayan river, Kalimantan. Java, exploration of Gua Bart (+230 m, them deepest cave of Indonesia), in collaboration with HIKESPI (indonesian federation of speleology). July-august 1988 : complete crossing of Kalimantan, from West to East, by public boats, canoe and by feet (Borneo). Fortuitous discovery of Liang Kaung, and the charcoal drawings... November-december 1987 : reportage on the Silk Road, Taklamakan, China. July/august 1986 : filmmaker and photographer of the raft expedition on the Zaïre river, from the spring to the rapids of Inga where desapears six membres of a precedent french raft expedition in 1985. January-march 1985 : french national caving expedition in Papua New-Guinea, exploration of the giant hole of Minyé (-417 m) and the deepest cave of New-Guinea (Muruk, -640 m) 1983/84 : manager of 3 caving expedition in the cave Anou Ifflis (Algeria, Djurdjura, -975 m, deepest cave of Africa) 1979-1984 : member of Speleo-Club Li Darboun. Main discoveries : aven Autran (Vaucluse, -640 m), gouffre Berger, grotte de Bury…
	Books La Mémoire des Brumes, Albin-Michel, 1992. Cowritten with A. Seveau, about our crossing of Irian Jaya. 300 pages, 16 pages photo. La Traversée impossible 1988. Award of the best account of lived adventures, XIIth festival de La Plagne, 1988. Published in Carnets d'Aventures 1989, Albin-Michel Guilde du Raid. Spéléo sportive dans les Monts du Vaucluse Édisud, 1981. First cave topoguide in the world !
	Documentary film A la découverte des grottes ornées de Bornéo 1996 The Ornate Caves of Borneo Cameraman 16 mm, Hi8 and Betacam, director. Video, 53 minutes. Coproduction FRANCE 3, GEDEON, Editions Spéléo (ESCOM). Broadcast : 19 august 1997 on France 3, summer 98 on National Geographic Television Award of the best scientific adventure, Festival Jules Verne Aventure, Paris, 1997 Award or the best picture, Festival du film aventure et découverte, Val d'Isère, 1998. Mille mètres sous la jungle 1995 1000 meters under the Jungle Cameraman Betacam, director. Video, 52 minutes. Broadcast France 3, TSR, RTBF… Award Great Prize of International caving film festival of Barcelone 1995 Award of the best synopsis, festival Sciences et Aventure, Paris, 1995 Award of the best reportage, Spélémédia, Suisse, 1997£ Award of the exploration film, Festival neige, glace, aventure d'Autrans, 1997. Le gouffre perdu de Papouasie 1993 The Lost Sinkhole of Papua Cameraman, director. Video, 52 minutes. Broadcast TF1, TSR, RTBF, National Geographic Television Award of the exploration film, Festival neige, glace, évasion et aventure d'Autrans, 1993. La Mémoire des Brumes 1992 Memory of the Mist Cameraman and co-director with A. Seveau. (American editing, under the title « Forbidden Passage » coproduction with THA, for Discovery Channel USA et Europe) Video Hi8, 52 minutes, broadcast Canal+, RTBF, TSR… Special award of Jury, festival du film d'aventure de Dijon 1992 Award of the Geographic Society, Festival international du film de Géographie, St-Dié, 1992 Special award of Jury and Award of Exploration and adventure film, Festival d'Autrans, 1992 Award of the Geographic Society, Festival internat. du film d'exploration "Science et aventure", Paris, 1992 Turkestan Chinois 1988 Director and cameraman. 15 mn. Video 8. Broadcast France 3 « Caméra'venture ». La Traversée impossible 1988 The Impossible Crossing Co-director (with Pierre Boccanfuso). 16 mm, 26 minutes. Broadcast TF1 (Ushuaïa), RTBF (Les sentiers du monde), Italie Inga, le défi du Zaïre 1987 Inga, the Challenge of Zaira Filmmaker and cameraman 16 mm. 45 minutes. Broadcast: TF1 (Ushuaïa, Sirocco), RTBF (Sentiers du monde), Germany, Italy, Japan, USA (Discovery Channel) Awards : Great Price of the festival of La Plagne, 1987 - Great Price of the festival of Royans 1988… Minyé, la fin du mythe 1985 Minye, the End of the Myth Filmmaker and cameraman 16 mm. 26 minutes. Broadcast: FR3, RTBF, Radio-Canada…
	Main caving and exploration articles 1982 - L'aven Autran (-603 m), Spelunca (Fédération française de spéléologie) 1983 - Record d'Afrique (-970 m à l'Anou Ifflis, Algérie), Le Sud. 1984 - Spéléo en Kabylie, dans le gouffre du Léopard, Mag'Jeunes, juin 1984. 1985 - Expéditions Antipodes : Papou 85, rappport of nat. expedition in PNG, Spelunca Mémoires, FFS 1985 - A 500 m sous terre chez les Papous, VSD, juillet 1985. 1985 - Les spéléos du bout du monde, La Croix (dix épisodes du 20 au 31 août 1985) 1985 - Jungle-spéléo : raid sous la terre papoue, La Vie, 3 oct. 1985 1985 - Emission radio "Tabou" sur France-Inter. 1986 - Ils ont vengé Dieuleveult, (photos pour le compte de l'agence Sygma), Paris-Match 31/10/86. 1987 - Rendez-vous avec le diable, Neptune Nautisme, avril 1987. 1989 - Les dessins pariétaux de Gua Kao (Liang Kaung), Spelunca (FFS), n° 34, p. 31-35 1990 - Bornéo, le labyrinthe vert, Grands Reportages, P. 54-60, juillet-aout 1990. 1990 - Kalimantan crossing, from west to east, Voice of Nature (Jakarta), p. 14-23, 58-59, june 1990. 1990 - Les nouveaux spéléos, Survie Magazine, p. 8-20, avril 1990. 1992 - Nouvelle Guinée : la hache de pierre, Grands Reportages, juillet/août 1992. 1992 - L'aven Autran (-655 m), premier regard sur la Sorgue mystérieuse, Spéléo, 1992, P. 3-6. 1993 - Le gouffre perdu du plateau Daraï (PNG) - dossier, Spéléo, oct.-déc. 1993. 1994 - Le tandem de Bornéo, Sciences & Vie, avril 1994 (photos) 1994 - Le Dayak se cachent pour mourir, les premières peintures rupestres de Bornéo, Spéléo, 07/94. 1995 - Les Palais souterrains, le sixième continent reste à découvrir, Ça m'intéresse, juin 1995. 1997 - Les premières grottes ornées de Bornéo, International Congress of Speleology, IIIe vol. archaeology, August 1997, Suisse. 1998 - Ultima Esperanza, expédition à l'envers du monde, Terre Sauvage, n° 133, 10/98, p. 76-87. 1998 - Une nouvelle grotte ornée à Bornéo, Spéléo n° 30, décembre 1998. 1999 - Découverte de grottes ornées à Bornéo (avec J.-M. Chazine), Archéologia, n° 352, 01/99. 1999 - Kalimantan, l'île qui n'avait pas de préhistoire, Grands Reportages, n° 205, 02/99, p. 20-37. 1999 - La ligne de Wallace a-t-elle été franchie par les artistes des temps préhistoriques ? Co-écrit avec J.-M. Chazine, Karstologia 32, 2e sem. 1998, CNRS/FFS, p. 39-46 + couverture I, II et III 1999 - Europe 1, émission « Planète Ouverte » dilmanche 21 mars 1999, de 14 à 16 h.
	© Le Kalimanthrope, 1999.