Maxime Cheminade

underwater Storyteller and Explorer

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MY NAME IS MAXIME CHEMINADE

I am a Filmmaker, Photographer, and Explorer from France.

I’m a creative storyteller specialised in water based stories, crafting innovative and engaging content for the digital landscape.

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I love knowing the details.

This wreck, the Lundi, was absolutely full of it!

This ship was requisitioned to transport ammunition to a bigger ship, and they got under fire while moving ammo.

The captain of the Lundi panicked and tried to move the

Realising this shot was a dream of mine as soon as I saw some images from this Minesweeper.

Again a great work with the thunderteam @floriansymoens and @downbelowwithkjento 🤩.

@gallipoli_wreck_fest_2025 @divegelibolu @go_canakkale @goturkiye

#sh

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Second place at the Gallipoli Wreck Festival!

The image is a panoramic shot from the Lundi wreck is built from 44 frames of 21mpix each.

A big part of the image worked because @downbelowwithkjento and @

For the last week I have been competing in the Gallipoli Wreck Fest, in Turkey against 8 other world renowned photographers.

This image of the “unknown” minesweeper (as it was never claimed by any of the navy that fought there) lies at 5

One of my most asked questions is how to get those light rays in the shot.

Shooting into the sun can be tricky, but clear water, a smaller aperture and a subject between you and the sun usually does the trick.

If you let the sun peek from behind

What a dive with the people at @hydronautsdivingresort !

@scuba_dave_333 @max.pollex and I went for a dive on the HTMS Suphairin, and we got greeted by insane visibility!

If you also want images that Defy Gravity, lets make it happen!

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Visiting some forgotten wrecks with my friend Naomi Allen ( @naomi_underwater_ ) while preparing for a very cool event ( I cant say anything about it yet 🤫).

Visibility was.. questionable 😅 but i am very happy with the result.

A big thank you to