Expedition in the Swamp

In a swampy area in the Serengeti (Tanzania) I was on the top of a hill thinking how unusual a photo taken from above this scene could be: an animal in the middle of the contrasting green grass covering the swamp. After a while a solitary lioness appeared with her curved tail up and her fur shining in the lush green field with the wind blowing waves over the grass affording me a chance to shoot a unique and artistic picture.

I am a passionate traveller and nature photographer with a conservationist vocation, although my professional background is very different. Since childhood I have been enchanted by the beauty of Nature revealed in its multiple forms. This attraction pushed me to learn more about wildlife first through books and documentaries and then as an adult through travels to discover the amazing biodiversity of natural habitats. However, the real encounter with photography dates back to only a few years ago at the first of many trips to continental Africa. The magnificence of those boundless territories and its wildlife made me immediately feel the need to fix those visions for me and for others. This experience has led me to a deep inner transformation that opened a new chapter of my life. Indeed, love for Nature and the awareness of the fragility of its ecosystems made me approach photography. Thanks to its extraordinary communicative power, I have the ability to report and witness to others my own vision of beauty, harmony and perfection of creation. Since then my goal is therefore to contribute with my photographs to the extensive work already done by other nature photographers - with whom I share this challenge - so that, through the celebration of Nature, more and more people can be fostered to preserve what remains for future generations.