350m long, 70m high, 50km/h wind. Not an easy one for Nathan, but definitely not the hardest he’s done. The line above Sharks Bay on Ua Pou Island is the first of its kind. No one has ever set a highline here. Locals are excited and very curious on how those guys can walk on such a line. And from the bottom, all you can hear is a noise similar to a helicopter as a result of the wind hitting the line. Intimidating.
The rock wasn’t looking that great and safe so the preparation took a little bit longer than expected. We had to multiply the anchor on each side to secure the line to the maximum. Down below, in the bay, we could see the sharks coming back and forth just as if they were waiting for one of us to fall in. Huge massive orange cliffs, deep blue water, sharks, turtles, the spot couldn’t be better. We didn’t think that the rain would show up right before sunset.
I had visualised this photo for a few days now and dreamed about it quite a few times too. And you know how everything can come together in one second and completely disappear the second after. At that time, everything came together. After the rain, comes the sun.
Jeremy Bernard

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Biography
I was born in France and raised in the French Alps. My parents taught me to ski at two and I haven’t stopped since then. After ski racing until the age of 16, I got more interested in freeskiing. Then, at the age of 20, my life took a complete new direction when I met a professional photographer. From that moment, I fell in love with photography and I realized it was a great way for me to keep on skiing.
Today, I'm a freelance photographer based in the Alps. I spend most of my time up high in the mountains, looking for the best light and aestheticism. I’m also more and more involved in mountaineering and steep skiing. I love doing that, because it forces me to keep my photographic skills high but also because it challenges me on my skis.
Photography has taken me all around the world, from Japan to Alaska; from Greenland to Cape Horn. After spending years following skiers in deep and cold snow, I'm now looking for new horizons and I try to transfer my photographic skills into other sports such as trail running, sailing and mountain biking. I’m also co-founder of a website whose aim is to tell the stories we like on the people we meet, with our own style, and this is what I love.