About · Nouméa, New Caledonia
Benjamin
FORTE, photographer in Nouméa, on land and underwater.
Engineer, entrepreneur and diver, I brought my passions together in a single profession: revealing what makes New Caledonia unique in the world, on land and underwater.
- 07portfolios
- 1,600km of barrier reef
- 02bases: Nouméa and Païta
Nouméa · Païta · New Caledonia
Who I am
My name is Benjamin Forte.
A professional photographer in Nouméa since 2023, I work on land and underwater: portraits, weddings, families, businesses, and the lagoon, which I explore as a diver.
Before photography came more than ten years in digital technology: engineer, trainer, then founder of a New Caledonian company that I grew for nearly eight years. From that journey I keep a method: listen, frame, deliver. And a conviction: technique is only worth something when it serves people.
My journey
From engineering to image-making.
- 2009 – 2014Education
Two-year technical degree (DUT) in networks and telecommunications (IUT Aix-Marseille), professional bachelor’s in network engineering (Université Côte d’Azur), master’s in Information, Systems and Technology (Université Paris-Saclay).
- 2011 – 2015Cloud engineer, then trainer
Cloud engineer at Fiducial Cloud in Marseille, then certified VMware consultant and trainer.
- 2015 – 2023Founder of myCloud.nc
Built a New Caledonian cloud provider and grew it for nearly eight years, until its acquisition by the Exodata group.
- 2022 – 2024Executive
Managing director and partner of Exodata Pacifique, then strategic assignments for the group across the Pacific.
- Since 2023BFO Photographie
Professional photographer in Nouméa, on land and underwater. Alongside, executive advisory with BFO Partners.
My passion
Showing the exceptional. Where few people go.
Beneath the surface of New Caledonia lies one of the most beautiful treasures on the planet. And one of the most underrated.
- 24,000 km²the largest lagoon in the world
- 1,600 kmof barrier reef
- 2008lagoons inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List
Pristine reefs, water of rare clarity, life teeming a few fin kicks from the shore: here, the exceptional is within reach, and the world barely knows it. I brought my passions together, images, the sea and technique, to go and find it and bring it back to you intact.
The rigour of an engineer.The eye of a photographer.The breath of a diver.
Background: a coral reef under sunbeams.
Services
Photography services in Nouméa, on land and underwater
Portraits, pregnancy and newborn sessions, children and family photography, christenings and family celebrations, weddings, fashion, corporate photography, as well as aquatic and underwater photography in the lagoon.
My method
Two professions, one method: listen, frame, deliver. I adapt to the location, the light and your personality, naturally and without excessive staging.
My portfolios
Seven worlds, one vision
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For businesses
Photos, website, social media and campaigns: PHARE brings it all together in one monthly plan, designed for businesses in New Caledonia.
Your project
Let’s talk about your project
Tell me what you have in mind, by email or from the Contact page. Already a client? Find your images in your client area.