Florian Launette20m ago
Night falls gently on the reef. The sky blazes with purple, and I swim softly in the warm water, my hands gripping my underwater housing tightly. I carefully scan every shadow, every imperceptible movement. And then I see it. That turtle swimming peacefully. It's breathtaking, as always. These images will be the last from my shoot in the Maldives for the documentary series "Animal Crowds."

How I took this photo ? Canon R5 Mark II + RF15-35 f2,8 1/100 f10 Underwater Housing 2 lights

#nature #underwater #underwaterphotography #underwaterphoto #maldives #themaldives #turttles #animal #scubadiving #film #canon #canonphotographers #sunset
Florian Launette1d ago
In the Maldives, crowds don’t look like ours.

They move without noise, without leaders, without hesitation.
A school folds and unfolds like a single thought.
Two turtles cross paths, each following an ancient, invisible map.
And then the manta rays — vast, weightless — drifting through the blue like slow-moving wings of the ocean.

What we witness here is not just beauty.
It’s coordination. Survival. Collective intelligence at work.

Humans are the anomaly in this system — brief, tolerated, almost irrelevant.

These images are part of Animal Crowds, a documentary series for ARTE, produced by Bonne Pioche.

Because to understand these gatherings is, perhaps, to better understand our own.

How I did these photos ? Canon R5 Mark II + 15-35 mm Canon USM f2,8 RF
EASYDIVE Housing
Big Blue light 2x20 000 lumens

#Maldives #AnimalCrowds #Wildlife #OceanLife #MantaRay #SeaTurtle #Underwater #Documentary #Filmmaking
Mimofinger Photography3d ago
Those Days

#photography #sunset #bluehour #silhouette #longexposure
#seascape #minimalism #moodytones #reflections #goldenhour
#landscapephotography #visualpoetry #lightandshadow #quietmoments #pixelfed
#Maldives #Maafushivaru
Mimofinger Photography4d ago
End of the Day

#photography #sunset #bluehour #silhouette #longexposure
#seascape #minimalism #moodytones #reflections #goldenhour
#landscapephotography #visualpoetry #lightandshadow #quietmoments #pixelfed
#Maldives #Maafushivaru
Nathalie Aron - Voyagefox4d ago

🌅 Barefoot Pilots & Sunset Skies in the Maldives 🏝️✈️

When even your pilots go barefoot, you know you’ve arrived in true island style 😌 In the Maldives, the magic starts before landing think open cockpits, golden sunsets, and pilots ditching their flip-flops mid-flight! .✨

🎥 Watch here: https://youtube.com/shorts/NJt_0ILHI0E?si=4oM8Oxl11Y-BG_xK

#Maldives #TravelGoals #IslandLife #Seaplane #LuxuryTravel #SunsetViews #BucketList #TravelReels #ParadiseFound #Wanderlust

Mathrubhumi English4d ago
It is also said that such threats from students are reported in several schools in the Maldives. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/pulled-hair-fractured-nose-indian-teacher-in-maldives-faces-attack-from-class-8-student-gjtp575e?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Maldives #student #india #kerala
Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from MetroApr 12

Chagos leader vows to keep up desert island protest with deal in jeopardy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/12/chagos-leader-vows-keep-desert-island-protest-deal-jeopardy-27945328/

Italian News by RSSApr 12

Today: Il paradosso di alcuni voli con la crisi dei carburanti. I prezzi crollano: 250 euro per andare alle Maldive, a Sharm el-Sheikh con 38 euro

Venerdì scorso, in una lettera inviata alla Commissione europea, l'associazione degli scali europei Aci Europe ha messo nero su bianco che sui rifornimenti di cherosene non c'è più tempo da perdere: "Se il transito attraverso lo stretto di Hormuz non riprenderà in modo significativo e stabile...

The paradox of some flights with the fuel crisis. Prices are falling: 250 euros to go to the Maldives, 38 euros to Sharm el-Sheikh.

Last Friday, in a letter sent to the European Commission, the European airports association Aci Europe put it in black and white that there is no more time to lose regarding kerosene supplies: "If transit through the Strait of Hormuz does not resume in a significant and stable manner..."

#Maldives #Sharmel-Sheikh #European #AciEurope #theStraitofHormuz

https://www.today.it/attualita/voli-aerei-prezzi-maldive-250-euro-sharm-el-sheikh-38.html

Il paradosso di alcuni voli con la crisi dei carburanti. I prezzi crollano: 250 euro per andare alle Maldive, a Sharm el-Sheikh con 38 euro

Le tariffe per alcune mete estere si fanno più accessibili per un viaggio a maggio o giugno, per l'incertezza derivante dal conflitto in Medio...

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HollyApr 11

Loyal Pet Lovebird Won’t Leave the Side of Her Parrot Companion After He Dies

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/loyal-pet-lovebird-wont-leave-side-of-parrot-after-he-dies/

#goodnews #pets #animals #birds #friendship #love #Maldives

Loyal Pet Lovebird Won’t Leave the Side of Her Parrot Companion After He Dies (Video)

A devoted pet lovebird wouldn’t leave the side of her companion parrot after it died at the owner’s home in the Maldives.

Good News Network
Italian News by RSSApr 11

Repubblica.it: Biglietti cari e meno navi anche i traghetti in crisi “Serve aiuto dal governo”

Il prezzo del carburante minaccia il portafoglio dei viaggiatori e Sicilia e Sardegna diventano le nuove Maldive

Expensive tickets and fewer ships, too – struggling ferries “Need government help”

The price of fuel threatens travelers’ wallets and Sicily and Sardinia become the new Maldives.

#Sicily #Sardinia #Maldives

https://www.repubblica.it/economia/2026/04/11/news/traghetti_biglietti_prezzi_caro_carburante_estate-425277458/

Biglietti cari e meno navi. Anche i traghetti in crisi: “Serve aiuto dal governo”

Il prezzo del carburante minaccia il portafoglio dei viaggiatori e Sicilia e Sardegna diventano le nuove Maldive

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