Modern Day Explorer Documents the World’s ‘Micronations’ – Feature Shoot

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Modern Day Explorer Documents the World’s ‘Micronations’

Drawn to small places with improbable histories, photographer Léo Delafontaine could be described as a modern day explorer. Upon the discovery of the Principality of Sealand, a military platform situated on international waters, with a population of four and ruled by a constitutional monarchy, he knew this would be the start of a new documentary project. After some research he realized these independent entities, or Micronations, are not an isolated phenomenon and many other similar nations exist throughout the world.

via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2014/10/micronations/

Drawn to small places with improbable histories, photographer Léo Delafontaine could be described as a modern day explorer. Upon the discovery of the Principality of Sealand, a military platform situated on international waters ruled by a constitutional monarchy, he knew this would be the start of a new documentary project. After some research he realized these independent entities, or Micronations, as the series is titled, are not an isolated phenomenon and many other similar nations exist throughout the world