Streetmeet 25

Hi Fred how did it start
I grew up in Belgium while my parents and
me spend several months a year on a boat
I was reading books about diving and that’s
part of what ignited my passion because they
displayed a whole different world and I
wanted to see what’s under the surface

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I was doing everything to be related to
diving and started professional freediving
with twenty-two years and did ten years of
competitive freediving

Two years before I stoped competitive diving
I discovered underwater photography

Streetmeet 25, 02

As a child I grew up with art all around me
My grandfather was a painter and my great
grandfather was a pioneer in the early days
of photography he worked together with a
guy who founded Agfa later

Streetmeet 25, 03

What is so special about a predator
A predator has to be a careful animal and
can’t afford mistakes they need to anticipate
plan forward and collaborate to survive

When you take pictures underwater you also
need to use hunting techniques stay calm and
confident

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Today
Diving and photography lead me to marine
biology which helped me to understand the
whole eco system and most of my job now is
to create an awareness for the eco system

Streetmeet 25, 06

Why this island
Its close to Europe and also has seasoning
I wanted to be in the sea close to nature and
here you feel like being part of nature

You are not disconnected from nature and
you definitely have to calm down here

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FRED BOYD – FREE DIVER
Faial Azores
Kodak T-Max 400/120
28.01.2024