Christophe Courteau, 41 years old, is a former student of the University of Rennes & the Institute of Geography of Tours in France.

After two years as a biologist for a French Environmental & Agricultural Research Unit, he decided to transform his childhood hobby, wildlife photography, as a real job.
He became professional photographer in 1996. Since, he never stopped to travel around the world to capture & share the pure beauty of the Wildlife & Wilderness... But not only the beauty.

Christophe attempts to show us another reality : most of these wild creatures and landscapes are under constant assault from human activity.
So, “Being there & witnessing, that’s the job !”

His photographs are displayed worldwide by himself & by his agencies. BIOS & Phone Nature in France, Nature Picture Library in UK (ex-BBC) ....

Christophe is an award winning photographer and has received photographic prizes and commendations, like the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year.




















The Photographic Equipment :

Christophe uses only Canon Cameras, since 1980 when his dad offered to him a nice Canon AE-1 !




CAMERAS :

Only two types :
Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon EOS 5D.


LENS :

Canon zoom 17-35 mm F:2,8 -- 50 mm F:1,8 -- 24-105 mm F:4 L IS -- 100 mm macro F:2,8 -- 70-200 mm F:2,8 L -- 100/400 mm F:4,5-5,6 L IS -- 500 mm F:4 L IS -- X 1,4.

PANORAMIC :

From time to time, for special works Christophe use a Panoramic Chamber, FUJI GX 617... Pure sensations ! Pure Photography ! The Slides are 6 x 17 cm !

FLASHES - TRIPODS :

3 flashes 550 EX -- ST-E2.
Tripod Gitzo Carbon Mountainer Performance Series & Manfrotto aluminuim 055. Monopodes, & clamps : Manfrotto. Ball Heads : Gitzo & Wimberley.

Photo Bags : LowePro Phototreker AW, DryZone 200 & mini Treker AW. Waterproof Cases : Pelicans. PLus hundreds of cables and funny stuff !

UnderWater Housing : IKELITE housing.

FILMS and Memory Cards :

Card CF : 8 Go or 4 Go SanDisk Extreme III & IV, but also Lexar.. I preffer have many differents rather than one big and unique.... You Never know...
And, for Panoramic Shots : Film FUJI VELVIA 100 or PROVIA 100 ISO.

Ordinateurs : APPLE MACINTOSH of course !