Sex Francis was born in Cosenza March 9, 1961.

He received his first patent dive in 1990. E 'ARA instructor of First Instance FIPSAS-CMAS Instructor since 1996 and from 1998 of the second degree; FIPSAS free diving instructor, diving, scuba diving for disabled diver and instructor of Civil Protection and Technical Fotosub FIPSAS.

It was awarded in 1999, Budoni (Nuoro), his first title of Italian Champion Individual Underwater Photography and in 2000 won the International Trophy in Bari FIPSAS of creative photo. In 2004 he was Italian champion team. Reported victories and placings in several prestigious national and international photographic competitions.

Since 2000 is part of Club Blue Underwater Photography and has represented Italy at the Open Fotosub Graciosa (Azores) in 2006 and 2008 won first place in several issues in the race and 4th in the overall standings.

E 'was named in 2009 to join the National Fotosub who represented Italy in the recent World Championship of Underwater Photography held in South Korea, finishing in 5th place in the ranking Close-up (macro) and at 13 ° in ranking.

According to the 2006 Italian Championship of Villasimius, third in 2007 at Capraia, won in 2009 two of the five categories in the race Tremiti Islands. Collaborated for years with some of the major national magazines diving, as well as regional sports and culture magazines and local newspapers.

He has working relationships with provincial government and regional development of information material on the underwater world, and with the Department of Ecology, University of Calabria for the study of underwater fauna and for the production of publications. He reported at conferences and forums on diving at several institutions.

In 2007 he was awarded the National Prize for Ecology, Louise Gold, and Bronze Star for Merits Sport of CONI.

Is part, as a photographer, team divers who conduct studies and photographic explorations under extreme conditions.

In 2004 he was part of Explorer team which carried out the exploration of the vessel interior ministry. He has managed and continues to manage, diving centers, located in Calabria and the Aeolian Islands, is being given some time in diving techniques, creating various reports on deep reefs and wrecks.

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- Instructor National FIPSAS-CMAS diving since 1994

- Instructor national diving second degree since 1996

- National Underwater photography instructor since 1999 and the Federal Technical Underwater Photography from 2008

- National diving instructor since 1997 FIPSAS

- National apnea FIPSAS instructor since 2001

- National instructor for the disabled FIPSAS since 2002

- National FIPSAS diving instructor since 2001 with mixtures

- Civil Protection FIPSAS diver since 2003