REMOTE
NESS
Eyes To The Edge
The most remote islands on Earth. Where silence tells more than any word.
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The most remote places on Earth are not forgotten. They are witnesses. To the ocean's memory, to a climate slowly changing, to cultures quietly disappearing. Remoteness documents what remains.
Niccolò Banfi
Milan, 1987. Years in fashion marketing, a solid career that felt increasingly far from what actually mattered.
In 2022 he left it all. From Ushuaia he crossed the South Atlantic on a century-old Dutch sailing ship, through Antarctica, South Georgia, and Tristan da Cunha. the most isolated inhabited island on Earth.
It was out there, far from everything, that he found his direction. The further away, the clearer it became. Remoteness is not just the name of the project. It is the answer.
In 2024, the South Pacific. In 2025, the Antarctic Peninsula. Summer 2026: the Arctic, aboard a NATO vessel with the Italian Navy.
His book Alla Ricerca dell'Isola che non c'è was published by Mondadori in May 2025.
- Born
- Milan, Italy1987
- Book
- Alla Ricerca dell'Isola che non c'èMondadori · May 2025
- Expeditions
- South Atlantic · South Pacific · Antarctic Peninsula · Arctic2022 - 2026
- Ocean Miles
- 13,200+ nautical miles3 ocean crossings
- Ambassador
- One Ocean FoundationOcean conservation advocate
- Featured
- RAI · Corriere della Sera · Vanity Fair · La Repubblica · Men's HealthNational & international press
- Community
- 450K+ followers · 8% engagementInstagram · Facebook
- Ocean miles sailed
- 13,200nm
- Remote islands documented
- 30+
- Global community
- 450k
EXPEDITIONS
2025 · 2026
Polar Frontiers
Antarctica → Arctic
From the Antarctic Peninsula to the High North aboard the NATO vessel Alliance — documenting the planet's two poles.
- 2025
- Antarctic Peninsula
- 2026
- Arctic Mission — Marina Militare
- Focus
- Climate · Ice · Ecosystems
2024
South Pacific
Easter Island → Fiji
6,500 miles following the ancient Polynesian route. Communities at the edge of climate collapse, still resisting.
- Distance
- 6,500 nm
- Duration
- 90 days
- Stops
- Pitcairn · Gambier · Tahiti · Tonga
2022
Tahuata
Ushuaia → Cape Town
52 days crossing the South Atlantic. Through Antarctica, South Georgia, and the most isolated inhabited island on Earth.
- Distance
- 5,600 nm
- Duration
- 52 days
- Stops
- Antarctica · S. Georgia · Tristan
Beyond the Horizons
Remoteness extends into two distinct entities, each with its own mission and identity.
/ Published Work
/ Published Work
Alla Ricerca dell'Isola che non c'è
Mondadori · May 2025
A journey across the South Atlantic in search of the world's most remote islands. A book about distance, belonging, and the moment you realize that getting lost was the point.
- Publisher
- Mondadori
- Published
- May 2025
- Language
- Italian
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