A blog about Cap d'Antibes
Meet Carlito and Adrien, two of the rock jumpers I photographed recently. Last weekend in Billionaires Bay I decided to paddleboard out to the Rocks with my camera. I wanted to take some pictures from underneath the jumpers so I packed my camera into a waterproof …
Meet Richard, the head Gardener at Villa Thuret. This beautiful Cap d’Antibes garden was created in 1857 by Gustave Thuret (1817-1875), a famous botanist. Richard has been the Head Gardener at Villa Thuret since 1997. Before coming to Villa Thuret he was working just outside Marseille, also …
Meet Robin, a botanical gardener working on the Cap. Robin is 27 years old and works at Villa Thuret in Cap d’Antibes. He works with Richard, the head gardener there. Robin has been working on the Cap since February 2017 so he’s a relative newbie …
Meet Henri who works as a Valet in Cap d’Antibes. Henri works with Julien, the founder of the Plage Garoupe Independent Valet service. He is one of a small team who spend their summers parking and generally looking after the cars of the beach restaurants …
If you have spent any time on the beaches in Cap d’Antibes during the high season then you have probably spotted Leah or one of her team. Leah works as a freelance photographer for Instantfort, a local photography company based in Juan les Pins. Every …
Some photos of Valentino and Eric’s Titanic Sand Sculpture. Masters of Sand, Valentino and Eric, are currently working on the Titanic Plage Salis, Cap d’Antibes. Their replica of the Titanic has been on the beach here all of this week albeit under construction. It was …
Julien, a man who spotted a great business opportunity on the Cap. Julien is the man who runs the valet service for Plage de la Garoupe. Managing a small team of six, in the high season these guys literally do not stop from mid morning until …
Meet Betty who has a special connection to the Plage des Ondes. I met Betty a few days ago. She had just finished a swimming lesson with a local instructor Olivier when we had a quick chat. She looked so awesome all in pink that …
Meet Achille an 11 year old who loves underwater fishing. Achille lives in La Gaude with his parents and younger brother. They have been coming to the Cap d’Antibes beaches for years drawn by the beautiful water, the sand and of course the fish. As …
If you are in Cap d’Antibes in July and like to go to the beach early then you will probably come across Jocelyne fishing on Plage des Ondes. Always in the same white beach dress and sun hat she fishes from the little tower on …
Meet Tony, a fisherman based at Port Croûton. Tony became a fisherman 15 years ago when he was just 15. He has been based here, in Port Croûton, for 10 years. Before coming to Cap d’Antibes he was working in Cannes. Why did you choose to …
Meet Kimberley and Bastien who work on plage de la Garoupe from June to September. Working part-time at the beach for the ‘Mairie d’Antibes’ is nice work if you can get it. This is exactly what Kimberley and Bastien are doing. They both work part-time …