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Name: Filippo Carugati
Picture title: Black and green
Category: Nature Art
Nationality:
 Italy
Occupation: I am a PhD student in Biological Sciences and Applied Biotechnologies at Università di Torino.

Technical information
Camera: Canon 7d mark II
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
EXIF: 1/200 sec at f13 •   ISO 400
Accessories: Tripod

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Filippo Carugati | Black and green

Name: Filippo Carugati
Picture title: Black and green
Category: Nature Art
Nationality:
 Italy
Occupation: I am a PhD student in Biological Sciences and Applied Biotechnologies at Università di Torino.

Technical information
Camera: Canon 7d mark II
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
EXIF: 1/200 sec at f13 •   ISO 400
Accessories: Tripod

Filippo Carugati​ says:

Among the many stunning encounters on my last herping trip in Costa Rica, one of the luckiest was certainly with a black-speckled palm pit viper (Bothriechis nigroviridis).  During a walk in the cloud forest of the Cordillera de Talamanca, after hours of maniacal searching, I finally spotted one individual on the ground basking in the sun. It was extremely difficult to spot the camouflaged viper in the colorful and dense pattern of mosses and epiphytes. From a zenithal point of view, I framed the twisted coils of the snake, enhancing the details of each scale and the resulting geometrical motif. The picture was taken in situ, without any manipulation or disturbance for the animal.

Filippo Carugati

Filippo Carugati

Italy

My interest in wild animals has always been twofold: first from a scientific point of view, which has determined my academic and professional choices. Also, I have always been fascinated by a more aesthetic perspective. The urge to shoot started about 15 years ago, in parallel with the desire to explore wild places and look for wildlife encounters. During my photographic journey, I have experimented with different techniques, from underwater photography to journalistic reportage, exploring a wide range of subjects and habitats. My photos have been awarded in important photo contests (GDT European Photographer of the Year, Asferico, Montphoto, Biophotocontest…). I currently live in Turin (Italy), where I am doing a PhD in the Ethology Lab. My research project is focused on multimodal communication in different primate species and includes periods of fieldwork in Madagascar. My first photographic project, currently in development, will narrate the story of this study site, the Maromizaha forest, in images. I will interweave my research experiences with an aesthetic celebration of biodiversity, as well as testify to the threats to forest conservation and the efforts to safeguard this precious habitat.

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