Name: Massimo Zannini
Picture title: Marble Theatre
Category: People’s Choice
Nationality: Italy
Occupation: I’ve another occupation but and photographer for about 10 years
Technical information
Camera: NIKON D5
Lens: NIKON AF-s Fisheye 8-15mm
EXIF: 1/200 F/14 ISO 125
Accessories: Nautica housing, 2x OneUw strobes
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Massimo Zannini | Marble Theatre
Name: Massimo Zannini
Picture title: Marble Theatre
Category: People’s Choice
Nationality: Italy
Occupation: I’ve another occupation but and photographer for about 10 years
Technical information
Camera: NIKON D5
Lens: NIKON AF-s Fisheye 8-15mm
EXIF: 1/200 F/14 ISO 125
Accessories: Nautica housing, 2x OneUw strobes
Massimo Zannini says:
In spring, salamanders, like all amphibians, begin their breeding season. During this period, they inhabit various aquatic habitats, including springs, small ponds, and sometimes even old abandoned reservoirs.
This photo was taken in a unique setting: the Valsora quarries in Tuscany, in the province of Carrara, which take their name from the famous white marble.
It’s a surreal environment where the impermeable material has created natural pools, sometimes as deep as ten meters. Here, these beautiful, colorful creatures have found a permanent home.
Massimo Zannini
Italy
Massimo Zannini was born in Italy in 1968. He has always been a lover of nature, especially the sea. He loves to travel to experience the diversity of cultures.
He has been diving since 1991, but only began nature photography in 2013, with a preference for underwater environments in general.
His many travels, from French Polynesia to Southeast Asia and from cold Norway to the islands of the southern Indian Ocean, have provided him with a wealth of images and experiences. He loves the Mediterranean, his home sea, which is just as beautiful as its more exotic destinations.
He is an ambassador for brands in the diving industry, a jury member, and a winner of awards in some of the most important photography competitions.
Today, he continues to defend the world’s oceans and seas, documenting their life, their anthropological impact, and simply their beauty.