honorable mention
David Strano francePhoto © David Strano
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Resilience
I spent a short decade testing different models of cameras as an amateur. Then, before I turned thirty and faced with the obvious deep desire, I embarked on a career as a professional photographer. After obtaining my photographer diploma, immediately, animals attracted me.
However, i had to discover the several facets of the photographic universe, to open my eyes and refine my experience. I then created a shop/studio in the 2000s. It turned out to be a great adventure and confronted me with the demands of film and digital prints.
But shooting animals remained undeniably a part of my fiber, so it was my animal portraits in the studio that gained me notoriety. They allowed the recognition of my style by the professionals. I have established several partnerships with many influential people in the animal industry. Finally, the large publishing company Larousse has validated and edited a photographic book in which more than forty celebrities are photographed with their pet.
I continue my artistic career by offering my images on gallery-quality media. In early 2019, I expanded my expertise to the underwater environment and its inhabitants. The photos i made in a natural aquatic environment, are in the same nature that characterize me in the studio.
To preserve their exceptional rarity, these photos are offered in numbered limited editions, signed and certified. When they come back to life under your gaze, I know I have found my place as a photographer. And I will continue as long as possible...
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First I saw her. I swam to join her while trying to check the settings of my camera. I felt my heart beating and thought about my air consumption. Don’t use air too much! Stay calm! The turtle was not paying attention to me. She was nibbling coral, fluttering in the current that pushed us together in a dance. I was struggling to find the best position in order to take the right photo. I flashed many times, hoping to be right in focus. The beauty did not try to move away from me. And now this picture of her embellished with acrylic glass live forever in our eyes ...about the photographer
I can't say exactly when I wanted to be a photographer. I think the desire started to take hold of me, and then one day, it became much too strong.I spent a short decade testing different models of cameras as an amateur. Then, before I turned thirty and faced with the obvious deep desire, I embarked on a career as a professional photographer. After obtaining my photographer diploma, immediately, animals attracted me.
However, i had to discover the several facets of the photographic universe, to open my eyes and refine my experience. I then created a shop/studio in the 2000s. It turned out to be a great adventure and confronted me with the demands of film and digital prints.
But shooting animals remained undeniably a part of my fiber, so it was my animal portraits in the studio that gained me notoriety. They allowed the recognition of my style by the professionals. I have established several partnerships with many influential people in the animal industry. Finally, the large publishing company Larousse has validated and edited a photographic book in which more than forty celebrities are photographed with their pet.
I continue my artistic career by offering my images on gallery-quality media. In early 2019, I expanded my expertise to the underwater environment and its inhabitants. The photos i made in a natural aquatic environment, are in the same nature that characterize me in the studio.
To preserve their exceptional rarity, these photos are offered in numbered limited editions, signed and certified. When they come back to life under your gaze, I know I have found my place as a photographer. And I will continue as long as possible...
back to gallery