Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

When day breaks and the first rays of sun hit the Aigues Mortes salt pans, Alain Berthelot is already hard at work. For 35 years, this salt worker has guided the seawater on a slow journey through the Camargue salt marshes until it is turned into salt. His line of work is a discreet and demanding one, the result of centuries-old expertise.