About Me

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I was born in Pavia, a town in the northern of Italy and I work as a scientist in the medicinal chemistry area.

After years of land photography, in 2007 I discovered the underwater world and in 2008 I got my first scuba certification. I was fascinated by all the creatures and colors beneath the sea and the underwater photography was a natural step following my love for photography.

Now, I’m a Divemaster and an enthusiast underwater photographer. I like to dive capturing pictures of underwater life.

Several feet underwater, in dim light, quite an unnatural enviroment for human being, taking pictures is a very challenging activity but it can give great satisfactions.

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My photos have been exhibited both in Italy (Venice, Naples, Empoli, Ortona, Milan, Rome) and abroad (Zagreb, Banja Luka, Zingst, San Francisco, Beijing, Shanghai, Miami) and printed in various magazines (Il Subacqueo, SUB, National Geographic Italia, EZDive, Underwater Macro Photographer, Tauchen)

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AWARDS

BigPicture          OceanArt

NatGeoItalia         NCUPS

DRTSingapore           RSMAS

 

  • 2020 – Honorable Mention at Blucobalto Underwater Photo Contest – Genova, Italy
  • 2018 – 2° place Wide Angle at “Furio Benigni” Contest – Genova, Italy
  • 2017 – Honorable Mention at Mare di Nordest – Trieste, Italy
  • 2016 – 1° place at Foundation Gran Paradis Contest – Italy
  • 2016 – Best Underwater Photo at Morciano Contest – Morciano, Italy
  • 2016 – 2° place Fish and Animal Portrait at University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine Science – Miami, USA
  • 2016 – 3° place Macro at UW Photo Challenge – Asia
  • 2016 – 4° place SLR General Classification DRM – Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2016 – Honorable Mention Mirrorless Behavior at Ocean Art – USA
  • 2015 – 3° place Advanced Macro at SEA International Photo Competition – California, USA
  • 2015 – 1° place Mediterranean Wide Angle at “Abissi – Città di Venezia” – Venice, Italy
  • 2015 – 1° place Wide Angle at “Furio Benigni” Contest – Genova, Italy
  • 2015 – 2° place Freshwater at “OrtonAmare” – Ortona, Italy
  • 2015 – Runner Up Freshwater at “OrtonAmare” – Ortona, Italy
  • 2015 – 5° place Mirrorless Macro at Ocean Art – USA
  • 2014 – 2° place Animal World at National Geographic Italia – Italy
  • 2014 – 3° place Macro at “Underwater Photo Marathon” – Zagreb, Republic of Croatia
  • 2014 – Honorable Mention at “Big Picture – Natural World Photography” – San Francisco, California, USA
  • 2014 – 3° place Wide at Beijing Dive Show – Beijing, China
  • 2014 – 1° place Mediterranean Nudibranch at MyShot – Milan, Italy
  • 2014 – 1° place Macro Color at Delfinfest – Banja Luka, Serbia
  • 2014 – 1° place Fish Color at Delfinfest – Banja Luka, Serbia
  • 2014 – 1° place Scuba at Delfinfest – Banja Luka, Serbia
  • 2013 – 1° place Novice at “15° Pelagos International Sea Festival” – Roma, Italy
  • 2013 – 3° place Novice at “35° PAF Tachov International Divers Festival” – Tachov, Czech Republic
  • 2013 – 1° place Portfolio at “Photofestival 2013” – Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
  • 2013 – 1° place Portfolio at “Project Academy of Underwater Photography” – Milan, Italy
  • 2013 – 2° place Mediterranean Wide Angle at “Abissi – Città di Venezia” – Venice, Italy
  • 2013 – 3° place Wide Angle Reflex at “MyShot” – Milan, Italy
  • 2013 – Best Macro Shot at Scubashooter.net “Mediterranean Sea” contest
  • 2013 – 3° place Mediterranean Portfolio at “OrtonAare” – Ortona, Italy
  • 2013 – 6° place Portfolio at “Festival International de l’Image Sous-Marine et de l’Aventure Mediterranea” – Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, France

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