ANTARCTIC CONSERVATION PROJECT

Michele Roux Start Date: Dec 5, 2020 - End Date: Jun 4, 2021
  • Antártida
  • Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands)

My Travel Story

by: Michele Roux Start Date: Dec 5, 2020 - End Date: Jun 4, 2021

Hy everyone!

My name is Michele and I'm a Conservationist Photographer, climber, and diver.
Four years ago I started traveling through Latin America in search of new opportunities and professional growth. All the trips I have been on were inspired by my passion for conservation and photography, and I have been financing them as I could, working along the way.

I am currently part of the Climate Reality organization as a climate action leader, and this has led me to find concrete projects that show the impact climate change is having on nature with the intention of generating more awareness through photography.

Nowadays my project focuses on being able to photograph the oceans in their unique vulnerability to promote their protection and the conservation and that of marine species. Therefore, my ultimate dream is to be able to take this project to Antarctica, one of the most damaged places on the planet by climate change, glaciers are melting at a rate twice as fast as anywhere else, and where the species disappear because of the lack of habitat. In the meantime, I find myself training in freediving and in waters with high temperatures so I can get there.
In order to complete this project, I need more sophisticated photography equipment and diving equipment that adapts to the weather conditions there.

All this could not be achieved without the help of you all to be able to finance the materials and the cost of the journey. I hope you can also be part of the solution with me :)

Thank you so much!!

  • Antártida
  • Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands)