Mauritius
French: L’île Maurice
Mauritian Creole: Maurice
Officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation of the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar.
In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of St. Brandon, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands.
Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion 200 km (125 mi) to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues 570 km (350 mi) to the northeast.
The island of Mauritius is renowned for having been the only known home of the dodo. First sighted by Europeans around 1600 on Mauritius, the dodo was extinct less than eighty years later.
Installed
five years in Mauritius which is fully impregnated, Elie Bernager launched "A Wedding in Paradise" as a natural extension of his photographic approach and understanding of the Mauritian tourism
product.
"A Wedding in Paradise" - which literally brought the photos of high-end wedding in Mauritius - was born almost by chance remember Elie Bernager. "At the request of a couple of friends as I settled in Mauritius, I made their wedding photos. It was a revelation. Then all I have rediscovered the pleasure of the photographic act, through its moments of complicity, intimacy and emotions shared. Much more than that, a new way to make friends, make them happy through my work as a photographher in the happiness and joy. "