A Decade of Discoveries and Oceanic Exploration with Under The Pole
"A Decade of Discoveries and Oceanic Exploration with Under The Pole” tells the story of a unique ocean exploration odyssey, taking the viewers from the polar waters of the Arctic, to the twilight zone of French Polynesia, or living in the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in a tiny Capsule.
In 2015, Franck Gazzola left a 15-year career in Corporate to join a team of underwater explorers during an expedition in Greenland. Growing up watching Jacques Cousteau, this first experience as a professional Photographer changed his life and he has since then documented the project for the last 10 years.
Under The Pole was founded by Ghislain Bardout and Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout, married couple with two children. Their mission is to explore the deeper oceanic ecosystems, including polar waters, and put this know-how to the service of conservation and education.
In 2010, their first mission ‘’DeepSea Under The Pole by Rolex’’ documented the hidden side of the ice at the North Pole and put them on the radar as contemporary pioneers.
Beyond the complex technical aspects of the reportage, this 10-year project has been a growth journey for Franck Gazzola, finding his sense of purpose but stepping into this new world with everything to learn, pushing his limits, refining his craft, being away for months, creating unbreakable bonds, and often facing the harsh realities of the indigenous people met on the way.
This project is a vector for hope, the beauty is a reason to care, and the documentary a testimony that driven people can make a difference and in-turn inspire younger generations.
FAST-CHANGING LANDSCAPE | SVALBARD | 2022 | UNDER THE POLE IV$1,500.00
NATURE IS ART | NUNAVUT | 2017 | UNDER THE POLE III$1,500.00
A WINTER IN THE ICE | GREENLAND | 2015 | UNDER THE POLE II$1,000.00
DAILY COMMUTE | GREENLAND | 2015 | UNDER THE POLE II$1,000.00
TEAMWORK | GREENLAND | 2015 | UNDER THE POLE II$1,000.00
-1.7ºC | GREENLAND | 2015 | UNDER THE POLE II$1,200.00
THE LAST HUNTER | GREENLAND | 2015 | UNDER THE POLE II$1,000.00
CHILDREN’S HOME | GREENLAND | 2015 | UNDER THE POLE II$1,000.00
THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG | NUNAVUT | 2017 | UNDER THE POLE III$1,000.00
BIOLUMINESCENCE | ALASKA | 2017 | UNDER THE POLE III$1,000.00
ICE MAZE | NUNAVUT | 2017 | UNDER THE POLE III$1,000.00
THE TRAGEDY OF BEECHEY ISLAND | NUNAVUT | 2017 | UNDER THE POLE III$1,000.00
KIDS OF GJOA HAVEN | NUNAVUT | 2017 | UNDER THE POLE III
DEEPHOPE: THE LAST REFUGE | BORA-BORA | 2018 | UNDER THE POLE III$1,200.00
SHEDDING A NEW LIGHT ON THE REEF | BORA-BORA | 2018 | UNDER THE POLE I$1,200.00
MOMENT OF BLISS | RANGIROA | UNDER THE POLE III$1,200.00
ATTENTION TO DETAILS | MOOREA | 2019 | UNDER THE POLE III$1,000.00
LIVING THE VISION | MOOREA | 2019 | UNDER THE POLE III$1,200.00
AROUND THE CLOCK | MOOREA | 2019 | UNDER THE POLE III$1,200.00
OBLIVIOUS | MOOREA | 2019 | UNDER THE POLE III$1,200.00
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS | MOOREA | 2019 | UNDER THE POLE III$1,200.00
THE LAST UNEXPLORED FRONTIER | MOOREA | 2019 | UNDER THE POLE III$1,200.00
A NEW SEARCH BEGINS | SVALBARD | 2022 | UNDER THE POLE IV$1,000.00
LOADED | SVALBARD | 2022 | UNDER THE POLE IV$1,000.00
79º NORTH | SVALBARD | 2022 | UNDER THE POLE IV$1,000.00
CHILLING | SVALBARD | 2022 | UNDER THE POLE IV$1,000.00
DIET CHANGE | SVALBARD | 2022 | UNDER THE POLE IV$1,000.00
ORGANIC MATTERS | FOURNI ARCHIPELAGO | 2024 | UNDER THE POLE IV$1,200.00
FLOATING LAB | GUADELOUPE | 2023 | UNDER THE POLE IV$1,000.00
THE FOREST THROUGH THE TREES | LANZAROTE | 2022 | UNDER THE POLE IV$1,200.00