Photo contest EVOLMAR 2020
The desire to discover, the desire to move, to capture the flavor, three concepts the describe the art of photography (cit. Helmut Newton)
This photo contest has been set up as part of the first virtual Italian Congress of Marine Evolution – EVOLMAR. To participate you can send photographs, underwater and/or produced in the laboratory, which depict or are representative of an aspect of Marine Evolution.
Special prizes or awards are reserved for the best photos in both categories.
CATEGORIES:
1 - Marine Evolution underwater
2 - Marine Evolution in the laboratory
AWARDS:
Best of show: 120 EUR voucher to be spent at Isotecnic – ISOTTA + Cover Image of the Book of Abstracts
1st Place Underwater: 65 EUR voucher to be spent at Isotecnic – ISOTTA
1st Place Laboratory: 65 EUR voucher to be spent at Isotecnic – ISOTTA
JURY: Egidio Trainito – President Michele Solca – Photographer Daniela Pica – Marine Biologist
Egidio Trainito
President
Naturalist photographer and consultant, he deals with compatible development of tourism and with national and international conservation projects in Marine Protected Area. Member of the Italian Society of Marine Biology, he is the author of numerous books on marine environments and curator of numerous illustrated guides on the Mediterranean Sea.
Underwater instructor, he has more than 4000 dives all around the world. In 2019 he received the Golden Trident in recognition for his activity from the International Academy of Underwater Sciences and Techniques.
Michele Solca
Photographer
Naturalist photographer and passionate about Marine Biology, testimonial for Isotta Housings and collaborator of photographic and scientific magazines, he is a technical diver with experience in scientific and photographic diving in oceans and seas across the world, with a marked preference for the Mediterranean Sea.
His photography's mantra (Love - Learn - Respect - Protect) originates from the belief that taking and sharing photos that enhance the Underwater World arose a Love for the Sea that could naturally convey the desire to Learn about it and, therefore, to Respect and Protect it.
Daniela Pica
Marine Biologist
Marine biologist specialized in the taxonomy and ecology of benthic marine invertebrates with particular interest in cnidarians and bryozoans. Decades of experience in scientific diving and data collection as well as laboratory analysis using multiple investigation techniques.
Padi divemaster since 2005 and GUE diving since 2020.
If you have any questions about Photo Contest, please contact info@evolmar.it
