True lover of Mediterranean marine life, after several years devoted apnea begins in 1984, his career as a naturalist, underwater photographer. Since the beginning of the nineties his images and his designs appear in magazines (Oasis, Bell'Italia, Aqua and others), books and encyclopedias, in addition to being awarded in many prestigious photography competitions.

Participation in the contest fades over time, despite the excellent placings achieved for the onset of new ideals, which the author sees more and more involved in the defense of the sea and in the dissemination of knowledge of the Mediterranean. Since 1999 he began his publications, with books always new and different. The first job is a little guide to the seabed of the Strait of Messina, his beloved sea, entitled "Journey to the bottom of the Strait." Following a work with two hands, with the help of Gianni Neto, who sees the birth of a beautiful book about underwater environments of the Mediterranean, accurately described and photographed by the authors.

The title, "under water in the Mediterranean" (published in 2001, reprinted and sold today), has all the meaning of a dense work, promoted by the SSI teaching, aimed at Mare Nostrum diving enthusiasts who want to know nature, fauna and flora during their dives. The work of Francis proceed with the large volume "Illustrated Encyclopedia of marine invertebrates (ArbitrioEditori, 2002 - out of print) made with his friend Francesco Costa, a work unique in its kind, and again with" Calabria, Mediterranean unknown "(large book of photographs, Iiriti Publisher 2007), a book in which the author presents the biodiversity of the Calabrian seabed with over 250 photographs.

To photograph has always used both the Nikonos system, which has been an advocate for the practical use in critical condition and the quality of the results despite operational difficulties, and various reflex diving suits, starting with an Olympus OM2 custody Nimar ( first experience) and then move on to a legendary Pentax LX (with finder sports) Aquatica into custody and then, after some years, finally converting to the use of bodies with Nikon Nikon F4 (still with sports viewfinder) in Nexus housing. He has always alternated Nikonos diving suits and exploiting the benefits of both systems, in its view complementary. Today began alternating film and digital, trying to implement the latest before the market slide will force the abandonment of a system that has made the history of photography.

An accomplished artist, naturalist, is an illustrator specializing in representing fish and invertebrates of the sea, which achieves strictly freehand. Produce also comics on the underwater world and mapping underwater sites. He has drawn a lot of dive sites in the Mediterranean, on behalf of several diving centers, maps of the seabed over time have become its own specialty and today are an important service for a quality diving tourism.

Currently produces interesting articles in marine biology, ecology, environment and tourism, non-commercial publishing in magazines and on some of the most visited portals in the underwater world of the Internet. Naturalisitica its specialization in underwater photography, with particular reference to the Mediterranean, have led to the creation of a large collection of thematic posters on individual animal species come under any angle. Nature guide and expert on environmental education collaborates actively in the implementation of education programs in schools and promote initiatives in defense of the sea.

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