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Romblon Sharks
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Biology: Review:
Cassiopa Andromeda Isotta Red64 Strobe
Dear readers, if you happen to open any newspaper in the world or
turn on any tv on any newscast almost 100% of the scene has been sto-
len by the Covid 19 thing... not that it is not important, along with the
health and economical effects that this pandemic is bringing along, but
it seems to me that only Covid related news are more and more pushed
through all the medias into our brains... we know as human beings that
humans are highly adaptive animals and we can see we are already
adjusting to the new Covid reality with social distancing and face masks
and all those stuffs... my question is then... why do we appear to be
unable to take care of our Ocean, and ultimately of our unique house
in the universe?

Why don’t we see that the pre Covid era problems are all still there, mi-
cro plastics, Ocean pollution, human food chain endangered sea species... we have been told
that the Ocean has gotten some relief from the Covid stop... is that really the truth?

Or it’s some convenient truth to cover up the reality?

We’ll see... for now we shall just keep in mind that Covid or no Covid the great majority of
polluting human activities have not been shut down nor cleaned up to a more environment
friendly kind of operation.

We should all stay vigilant.

Marino Palla
Owner and Founder
Scubashooters Network

Cover image by:

Pietro Cremone
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Editorial: Travels:
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by Marino Palla pag. 3 Diving The Spice Islands
by: Vinny Apuzzo pag. 40 imagery with more divers
Travels:
Romlon
By: Liang Fu
Biology:
Sharks
by: Vanessa Mignon pag. 54
across the globe!
Review:
Isotta Red64 Strobe
by: Isotecnic pag. 64
pag. 8 Review:
M52 Lens Holder
Biology: By: Inon pag. 72
Cassiopea Andromeda
by: Emilio Mancuso pag. 24 Dan:
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Romblon
Hidden Gem of Marine Biodiversity
Words: Liang Fu & Weiwei Zeng Pictures: Liang Fu

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W hen we speak of Romblon, one thing
comes into our mind is marble.
Cyerce nigra
As the marble capital of the Philippines,
Romblon attracts many tourists to travel in
this “marbelous” town in Philippines every
year.
However, as we come to underwater scu-
ba diving world, Romblon remains a hidden
gem for underwater photographers who are
particularly interested in macro and super
macro underwater critters.
Philippines is well known as the center of
Marine Biodiversity in the world.
And Romblon is located in the Verde island
passages, where marine biologists consider
it as the “center of the center of Marine Biodi-
versity”.
Pink Cyerce elegans
Romblon is situated at the center of the Philip-
pine archipelago. It is composed of three major
islands (Tablas, Sibuyan and Romblon).
Underwater critters found here are very differ-
ent and unique. No other places we visited be-
fore have so many tiny and weird nudibranchs,
shrimps and fishes.
For many divers who come to Romblon, Phan-
tom nudibranch, Butterfly nudibranch and
Sashimi Shrimp are the three most popular
critters.
There are great chances to find all three beau-
tiful, wired and creepy critters all year round.
More amazingly, there are actually two species
of Phantom Nudi, more than four kind of differ-
ent Butterfly Nudis and various colors of Sashi
Stiliger sp.
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Cyerce elegans

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Danish seahorse Softcoral pipefish

Pughead pipefish Humpback Shrimp

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Japanese Dragon shrimp Snow flake

Cyerce sp Pipefish

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Cyerce nigra
mi Shrimp and many many other special crit-
ters that Romblon can offer.
Phantom Nudi
Romblon became famous among underwa-
ter photographers when Melibe Colemani
was first found in year 2015.
This unbelievable spe-
cies was first found by
the famous Nudibranch
Legend Neville Coleman.
And this Melibe was offi-
cially named after him in
2012.
Butterfly Nudis
If we call Phantom Nudi
the weirdest nudibranch,
then Butterfly nudi might
be the prettiest nudi-
branch in the world.
Cyerce nigra, one of the
butterfly nudis, is also
called tiger nudi because
it has the same yellow
and black patterns as a
tiger does.
However if we look at a
nigra from the above,
with golden spot and yel-
low lines on the cerata, it
looks just like a flower in
full bloom.
Other than Cyerce nigra,
Romblon also has good
chances to find 3-4 spe-
cies of butterfly nudis.
Sashimi Shrimp
Blue ring octopus Dragon shrimp
Sashimi Shrimp is recent-
ly found in Romblon and
quickly become a must-
have highlight for night
dive among underwater
photographers because its special looking.
Pinky red body with green head which looks
very much like a tuna sushi with a wasabi on
the head.
It also has various colors on both the body and
head. According to the 3P
diving resort, they found more than 20 differ-
ent color combinations in the last year!
Cyerce sp. Lembah sea dragon
Although most divers come to Romblon for the How to get there?
famous phantom and butterfly nudibranchs, There are many ways to get to Romblon. The
everyone is surprised by the diversity of critters easiest way of getting Romblon is via ferry.
in Romblon. There are regular ferries from Romblon to
Batangas twice per week.
It’s like a hidden gem waiting for us to explore. The trip would take around 9 hours to get on
Some photographers even resemble Romblon Romblon island.
as Lembeh 30 years ago.
Another way is to take a flight from Manila to
There’s one major dive resort, The Three P div- Tablas Island (IATA:TBH). The flight time is
ing resort(www.The-Three-P.com), that caters about 1 hour. Then get the pickup service
to photographers. from the airport to dive resort which takes 2
hours.
Sashimi shrimp
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Ghost Nudi Melibe engeli Pigmy seahorse

Phantom Nudi. Melibe colemani

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Biology

Cassiopea Andromeda
Like A Starship
Words and Pictures: Emilio Mancuso

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C assiopea Andromeda

BIOLOGY

This is one of the eight species of jellyfish that The flat umbrella remains in contact with the
are part of the Cassiopeidae family, a family bottom and the tentacles are facing upwards,
that is represented ONLY by these eight spe- and in this position it remains, even if it is re-
cies, which can be easily recognized by hav- moved from the bottom, where it returns by

ing a flat, circular umbrella, with dimensions beating its umbrella with the classic jellyfish
that reach even 30 cm in diameter and that movement, always reversed upside-down.
populate almost all the warm and temperate
seas of our planet. DEPTH

We almost forgot the most salient feature: Tendentially tied to not particularly deep sea-
you will undoubtedly recognize a Cassiopea beds, both sandy and detrital, these jellyfish
because it lives “upside down”! are found as far as the light can pass with good
intensity that, in the crystal clear waters of the

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Red Sea, leads them to distribute even up to anthellae due to photosynthesis.

20 meters deep.
CURIOSITY
Undoubtedly the most obvious curiosity
is linked to its most striking feature, which
then gives these jellyfish the common name
of “upside-down jellyfish”.
APPROACH AND OBSERVATION
Of course, watching those still creatures
stuck to the bottom may even not be the
biggest thrill of the dive, but this does not
allow us to mistreat these delicate organ-
isms.

This feature hides an even more peculiar First of all, a close-up view will allow us
curiosity: like all to observe the
jellyfish, these are elegance of the
also equipped with shape and the
stinging cells used tentacles color-
to catch food, but ed from the in-
in the case of Cas- side by zooxan-
siopea the number thellae ... and if
of stinging cells you really can’t
is extremely low, resist the thrill
and they have ex- of seeing it twirl
panded tentacles in the water the
(almost like form least you can do
small spearheads) is taking these
where the jellyfish two precautions:
have learned to
“cultivate” zooxan- if you are in a
thellae, microalgae group, do it once
of the same class while everyone
as those that are attends;
inside the polyps Don’t touch it di-
of the hard corals. rectly with your
warm, rough and
This reveals why dirty big hands,
the Cassiopea live but rather put a
on shallow depths, finger under the
and reveals why sand and let the
they live turned sand itself acts
upside down. The as protection for
tentacles contain- the delicate jelly-
ing the zooxan- fish.
thellae must be
exposed to light, Let us remem-
so that these microalgae can do photosyn- ber that they are made for more than 90%
thesis. by water and our eagerness could cause
their death.
As a benefit for this symbiosis, jellyfish re-
ceive much of their nourishment in the form Thus, once again let us remember to be
of simple sugars produced precisely by zoox- careful observers and lovers of the sea,
and not a source of disturbance and harm.

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Diving the Spice Islands

My Love For Ambon
Words and pictures: Vinny Apuzzo

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I ndonesia is becoming more and more of
a popular diving destination due to its rich-
ness in reef and fish life.
There are always fads that come and go as
before Bali was the great Macro heaven dive
and the USS Liberty was the place to dive,
then it moved to Lembeh and Manado.
And of course, Raja Ampat has stolen the
show to be now the best diving in Indonesia.
With all due respect, that is.
I have been working in the Indonesian dive
industry and travelling Indonesia since 1995
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and have seen a great change due to a growing
young population and also easier air travel.
Traveling with the local air lines these days is a
far cry from the old days of flying with Merpati
Air if anyone remembers that.
Indonesia is still growing in the dive industry
and we have not found all the new places to
dive yet.
But I’m here to talk about the Spice Islands and
of course the major one that we can dive is
Teluk Ambon.
Ambon island is part of the Maluku Islands of
Indonesia. The island has an area of 775 km2
the destination is well worth the effort!
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island has grown and the Ambonese are very thing from 2 minutes from the resort up to
humble and welcoming. The airport Pattimu- about 5 minutes.
ra (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Pattimura) is The dive sites in the bay can be anything
very well connected now from major cities like from sandy bottoms to rumble and a profu-
Makassar-Jakarta-Sorong-Bali. With Lionair sion of sponges mixed with rumble.
group and also Garuda, but Garuda was having
many troubles whilst I was there always can- These types of dive sites are the best for the
celling flights so maybe better to stay with the macro lovers as the dives are full of life. On
Lionair group. some of the famous dive sites like Laha 1/2/3
you can see harlequin shrimps to large frog-
But let’s get to the diving my favourite place to fish, rhinopias in their many different forms
stay is Spice Island Divers Resort (old Maluku and colours, Nudibranchs, seahorses, it was
Divers) mind blowing to
see the amount
The staff at the of life on one
resort are pretty dive.
much the same
as before but with The currents
some extra tweaks, can be quite
with new manag- strong on these
ers. dive sites on one
dive all we could
Ronny doing a do is hang on to
great job run- a rope from an
ning the resort anchor if not we
he helped us with would just get
visas extensions swept away very
taking us back and unpredictable
forth to the im- currents.
migration office a
great service and The dive guides
Benny running the are very atten-
dive center part, tive to try and
great job guys. make the guests
Dives were well happy I dived
managed and all with Alan who
requests by the is very attentive
guest was not a problem. and is aware of your photography needs
which makes life much easier.
The rooms have been updated with big sized
(299  sq  mi) and is mountainous, well wa- es all burnt and destroyed very sad to see and beach front bungalow’s more than big enough Another great dive site is twilight I counted
tered, and fertile. Ambon Island consists of of course no one could leave the airport, just which overlook Ambon bay and they also have 12 different frog fishes on this dive from
two territories - the city of Ambon to the a refuel for our Merpati plane which we were some garden rooms which are also comforta- hairy to warty to painted, even while we
south and various districts (kecamatan) of counting our lucky stars that we made it half ble and spacious. The resort serves great food were on the boat waiting for the second dive
the Central Maluku Regency to the north. way to our finale destination. well prepared and many products come from you could see the frog fish coming into the
their hydroponic garden. shallows near the beach. On the other side
The first time I came to Ambon was in 1999 Whilst waiting for the refuel I saw adverts in the of Ambon bay, the dive are mainly sandy
on my way to work in Irian Jaya (Raja Ampat) airport for diving and I thought to myself I have As for the diving you have around 40 dive sites bottoms here it’s great to see Mimics, blue
at that time there was the civil war which was to come back since then I have been back many to choose from, Ambon bay which pretty much rings, Mototi, Seahorses and of course many
devastating for the local people and landing times. is the best muck dive site in the area are any- frog fish.
at the airport you could just see the hous- Ambon has come a long way since then the

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If you would like a change from the muck

dives you can also go to the outer side of
Ambon bay where you have more of a clas-
sic style of dive with corals walls and caverns
which makes a change if you stay for a cou-
ple of weeks.

One week I would say is the minimum

amount of time to spend here any less you
don’t really get to see a good range of dive
sites also you have the possibility to make
black water dives in the bay which are also a
great option.

Ambon is a great stop off your way to Raja

or coming from Raja as it breaks your flight
up a bit and you have some time to organise
in case your flights get changed which hap-
pened to me 4 times on this trip so if you
have some time it would be a great stop
over.

Ambon has been on the diving radar for

many years but it was visited by a selected
few divers but as of now flights are easier
Indonesia is opening up very fast for div-
ing and more areas are getting exposure to
the diving public I just hope that all the new
divers that come to Ambon respect the en-
vironment and do not destroy the delicate
ecosystem just to get their photo, which
has happened in so many other places, so
please lets be respectful of this wonderful
diving environment for us and future gener-
ations and respect your dive guide not put
pressure on them to try and find a rare spe-
cious so you can take hundreds of photos
and just keep one of them.

https://www.spiceislanddivers.com/

https://divetravelphotography.com/

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tures/?hl=en

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Sharks
So Important
Words and Pictures: Vanessa Mignon
 Biology
I t is hard to know for sure how many
sharks are killed for their fins every year, but
the estimations are at about 100 millions.
That’s 11,416 sharks killed every hour, 3
sharks a second…The number of sharks
killed each year is shocking in itself, but the
way they are slaughtered is barbarous.
Since the shark meat has little value, the fish-
erman often only slice the fins off and throw
back the body in the water.
The shark, still alive, sinks to the bottom. It
cannot swim, it cannot breath, and it is left
to an agonizing and slow death. Apart from
being cruel, this practice is unsustainable
and is seriously threatening the shark popu-
lations around the world.
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Indeed, an analysis published in the journal
eLife in 2014 estimated that one-quarter of
sharks, rays, and chimaeras are threatened ac-
cording to IUCN Red List criteria due to over-
fishing (targeted and incidental).
http://www.iucnssg.org/global-conservation-
status-of-sharks-and-rays.html
Sharks are very vulnerable to overfishing cause
they are very slow to mature sexually and they
have few youngs.
Therefore, they are not able to recover quickly
from populations losses.
It’s concerning that a soup could decimate a
specie like that, especially since it seems that
shark fins have no flavor and no nutritional val
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ue and are only used to add texture to the
dish. The soup could actually be made from
other ingredients without losing its flavor.
Sharks fins are made of cartilage so eating
shark fin soup is similar to eating human hair
and nails.
Although eating human hair and nails could
actually be healthier as sharks, being Apex
predators, have high levels of mercury.
This is heartbreaking. Sharks have been
around for millions of years, even before the
dinosaurs, and I could see them extinct in
my lifetime, all because of a dish.
And then, as if this wasn’t bad enough, there
are the additional threats of bycatch from
commercial fisheries, injuries from fishing
gear, shark culls etc.
Unfortunately sharks don’t always have a
good reputation, they are often portrayed in
the media as dangerous. Many people fear
them and don’t care about them.
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It’s very important that we change the way
sharks are perceived and also raise aware-
ness. I have swam with many species of
sharks, without any protection, and all those
encounters were very peaceful. The sharks
showed no aggression and no or little inter-
est towards the divers.
Sharks are essential to the health of our
oceans, therefore essential to the planet and
to us: As apex predators, they maintain oth-
er fish populations under control and play a
very important role in the overall health of
the oceans.
Remove them and the ecosystem becomes
out of balance. 
It’s crucial that we protect sharks. So take a
stand: raise awareness, sign petitions, leave
restaurants that serve shark fin soup. Use
your voice to save the sharks, the oceans,
and ultimately humankind.
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Review

Isotta
Red64 strobe
Website: www.isotecnic.it

I sotta, the known world leader for under-

water photo-video equipment, further the
famous strobes Isomat 33, K50, K35, Gara
33 (NG22!), the first automatic strobes 33TTL
and the 50TTL the first one with separate
battery pack, on 2019 presents the newest,
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pected; best results as performances and
response to several condition we have been
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RED64 is absolutely up to expectations and
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with pleasure we were committed to deeply
test preview the strobe RED64. Further 4 years of research and deeply and
professional develops, the RED64 has been
We can say that strobe RED64 is fully as ex- designed and manufactured for a long life

use, thanks also to the upgradeable internal
software.
RED64, digital underwater strobe with 5400°K
colour temperature, has been designed for
high perfomances, a professional strobe to
satisfy all the underwater photographers,
from the amateur to the professional ones.
With the range of power of the RED64, all
the different photographic situation are full-
filled, backlight in wide angle, largest subject
thanks to large covered angle, far subject,
slow synch mode, balanced light and excel-
lent light quality.
No further problems with low power synch
using higher ISO and large lens aperture,
to have a loveable bokeh effect. The RED64
strobe allows for a fine regulation till NG1
(1/512).
Really high perfomances to have the best ac-
tion result, no problem with buffer shots of
the newest cameras until 10 shots per sec-
ond, several shots thanks to the high capaci-
ty of the condensers.
Exposure in i-TTL as with synchro cord as
with optical fiber cords, is fully supported by
the news and high level electronic circuit; the
underwater photographer needs only to be
focused on the image composition, without
having to worry about the distance of the
main subject.

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In order to have different end users satisfied,
Isotta designed and manufactured different
accessories as ring light hood, coloured fil-
ters, spherical light diffuser, etc.
Said the technical data, we of course tested
underwater and we were really impressed
about the the RED64 strobe ergonomy and
easy to use also with winter gloves; as the
OFF/manual/TTL switches as pilot light (white
or red) switch are easy access with the status
strobe led always visible.
Neutral buoyancy is an added value helping
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We tested in different situation, bad visibili-
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Amazing TTL response in very bad visibility
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Over 300 shots at maximun power without
changing the batteries.
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Further over 2000 shot test, we can easily
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Review
M52 Lens Holder
I NON INC. is pleased to announce official
release of lens holder products to use for
newly announced UWL-95 C24 M52 wide
conversion lens etc. on April 24th, 2020.
M52 Lens Holder for Float Arm
Release date : April 24th, 2020
JAN code : 456212143 975 7
Weight: [air] 49 g/1.7 oz, [underwater] ap-
prox. 26 g/0.9 oz
Inon
Website: www.inon.jp
A lens holder attached on a Float Arm/Mega
Float Arm/Mega Float Tube or on the M5 Joint
installed on a Stick Arm/Multi Ball Arm to carry
M52 series attachment lens.
This lens holder can carry the UFL-M150 ZM80
Underwater Micro Fisheye Lens attached on
the M27-M67 Mount Converter for UFL-M150
ZM80/Step-up Ring 52-67 as well.
M52 Lens Holder S
Release date : April 24th, 2020
JAN code : 456212143 973 3
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Weight: [air] 54 g/1.9 oz, [underwater] ap-
prox. 28 g/1.0 oz
A lens holder attached on an INON Arm to
carry M52 series attachment lens. The lens
holder is installed on an INON Arm sand-
wiched between Lens Holder [screw] and
Lens Holder Base of this product.
This lens holder can carry the UFL-M150
ZM80 Underwater Micro Fisheye Lens at-
tached on the M27-M67 Mount Converter
for UFL-M150 ZM80/Step-up Ring 52-67 as
well.
M52 Lens Holder W
Release date : April 24th, 2020
JAN code : 456212143 974 0
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Weight*: [air] 104 g/3.7 oz, [underwater] ap-
prox. 50 g/1.8 oz
*Whole component
A lens holder attached on an INON Arm to car-
ry maximum two of M52 series attachment
lenses.
The lens holder is installed on an INON Arm
sandwiched between Lens Holder [screw] and
Lens Holder [hole] of this product.
The Lens Holder [screw] is usable as M52 Lens
Holder S and the Lens Holder [hole] is usable
as M52 Lens Holder for Float Arm.
This lens holder can carry the UFL-M150 ZM80
Underwater Micro Fisheye Lens attached on
the M27-M67 Mount Converter for UFL-M150
ZM80/Step-up Ring 52-67 as well.
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We are located exactly 74 km far from Trieste, near the small town of Kantrida, which is about 5 to 6 km before downtown Rijeka.
Our Diving Centre is right under the swimming pools area, directly in front of the open beach. On one side, we are overlooked by Mount
Major (Ucka) and on the other, we face the beautiful islands of Krk and Cherso: in brief, we are right inside the Kvarnaro Gulf.
Our flagship is wreck diving by boat: three wrecks situated at different depths, each one no farther than maximum 20 minutes boat
ride. And there’s more! Our shore dives directly from our Center’s beach offer an easy and colorful training ground for any kind of diving
courses. Finally yet importantly, our diamond tip dedicated to macro photography lovers: a wide variety of critters to increase the
pleasure of diving.

From our beach, with our boat...

...come with us and enjoy your dive! www.diving-marcopolo.com

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Pietro Cremone
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I was born in February 1964 in Castellam-
maredi Stabia, and sincefrom an early age I
was inexorably attracted by the sea.
Even as a child I enjoyed exploring the tide
pools with mask and fins, and later I started
to spear fishing with my small spring-spear-
gun, with which fortunately I could not catch
almost anything.
Growing up, I abandoned the rifle and con-
verted to the camera.
I started with a small waterproof Minolta to
switch to the first DSSLR, a Nikon FG with
plastic housing .. hard times, going on sin-
gle-breath and with manual focus!
The gradual transition to digital was natural,
going first to various compacts and then back
to the DSLR. Currently, I shoot with a Nikon
Nau ticam housing.I love wide-angle photogra-
phy very much, although I don’t dislike small
subjects that I always try to portray with a small
artistic and personal touch.
Sometimes I like to run in photographic con-
tests, and I have had many satisfactions, with
some of my photos exhibited in museums and
even at the United Nations on the occasion of
World Oceans’ Day.
Over the years, my passion for underwater
photography has grown a lot, and I decided to
turn it into my current job,in fact since 2009 I
am the owner ofFotosub Shop, an underwater
photography shop that has become the Italian
reference point for underwater images in just
a few years
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 DAN Europe
Overcoming Challenges
G ETTING LOST AT SEA: NIGHT DIVE IN
THE GALAPAGOS
Well, I nearly lost my life twice.
One was a near drowning experience when
three friends and I went diving in rough seas
at Dwejra in Gozo, and the other was during
a night-dive in the Galapagos.
Both were due to me being silly or not taking
the necessary precautions.
Back then I was certainly younger and more
naive — you always think it won’t happen to
you or if it does, that you can get away with
it. Luckily, I didn’t pay the ultimate price.
HYPERVENTILATING WATER: ALMOST
DROWNING IN ROUGH SEAS
Two of my friends and I decided to go for a
dive at the inland sea in Dwejra, Gozo.
It was the craziest thing we could do: the
waves were breaking through that narrow
passage, hitting the ceiling, but we had dived
there the week before and we thought we’ll
be fine.
When we eventually came to the rocks it was
already way beyond what we imaged.
The water was coming into the narrow pas-
sage through which we had to pass and then
coming out at such an intense speed, it was
basically sucking us in.
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It all happened very fast. I then made it to hospital where I was treat-
ed. Looking back I was really lucky I had the
could go wrong.
I remember I couldn’t see beyond my hand. I necessary experience and reacted the way I My advice to divers is:
was being pushed from one side to the oth- did. 1. Know yourself.
er. 2. Know your equipment.
It’s easier to know what one can expect when 3. Know your territory.
About 10 minutes later we managed to make diving in familiar territory.
it through the tunnel and into the blue and, Take all the necessary precautions and nev-
when we got there, we realised what a terri- If I’m diving in a completely new environ- er, ever think you are about to ask a stupid
ble idea it all was. ment, then I will take other precautions, question.
even asking basic questions to ensure I’m
“The more you know before your dive, the completely aware of sea and weather con- When in doubt, speak.
easier it is to factor in the possibility of what ditions.
could go wrong.” It’s better to go in for a dive feeling assured
ADVICE TO DIVERS than feeling helpless in a crisis situation.
I was leading the other two guys and we im-
mediately decided we needed to head back. The more you know before your dive, the Don’t take anything for granted.
easier it is to factor in the possibility of what
I stopped to wait for them so we would sur-
face together but unlucky for me, a wave
broke, literally, all over me, yanking me into
the other side of the inland sea, ripping off
my mask and regulator.
My tank was wedged into a crack and I was
hyperventilating water.
Thankfully I didn’t hit my head, but I saw my
whole childhood flash before me and it was
then I realised: “I’m drowning, I’m dying”
Instinctively, I reached for my regulator
which was dangling at the side of my suit
and started trying to breathe again.
I then managed to get out from where I got
stuck and started to surface.
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A place where the beauty of nature
exceeds expectation.
An exotic and luxuriant island
paradise.
An extremely peaceful place where
you can relax in tranquility. 
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