Photography awards
Here below you can find a sum of all the highly commended, runner-ups, finalists and winning images among the various international competitions I applied to.
Night prowler
Moorish gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) into Riomaggiore in Cinque Terre National Park, Italy HIGHLY COMMENDED at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011
Curvy king
Capra ibex, Terrestrial wildlife winner Big Picture Photo Competition 2014
Sunset adder
Horned adder (Bitis caudalis) basking and waiting for a little bird or lizard to pass by, Naukluft National Park, Namibia 2ND classified at BioPhoto Contest 2017
The snail feast
Carnivorous land snail (Oxychilus draparnaudi) eating a cave cricket (Petaloptila andreinii) inside a cave. San Bartolomeo, Genova (Italy). HIGHLY COMMENDED at MontPhoto contest 2017
Folded and lined
Hypsiboas fasciatus sleeping on a dry leaf. Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru. Finalist at Asferico 2018
Lichens have eyes
Lichen katydid (Markia sp.), Cosnipata Valley, Peru. Highly commended at Asferico 2017
Big-mouthed leaf
Peruvian horned frog (Ceratophrys cornuta), Peru. Highly commended at Asferico 2017
eye to eye
A young lava lizard (Microlophus peruvianus) popping out of its retreat, a dead sea lion. They thrive in this dry environment by eating the beach crustaceans and the tiny insects that feed on the dead corpses coming from the sea, Paracas National Reserve, Peru. Highly commended at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018
No more shell
Various parts of South American yellow-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis denticulata) and terrapin species from the Amazon basin are sold into the Belen market in Iquitos. These tortoises are listed as Vulnerable by IUCN, but they're nonetheless hunted locally and sold in local markets. They're among the few tortoise species of South America and their conservation is even more poignant for this reason. Such collection for human consumption is very short sighted and their numbers are plummeting. Highly Commended at GDT European Photographer of the Year 2018
In the shadow
A mossy leaf- tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) resting during the morning in the shadows of two tightly grown tree trunks, perfectly blended and almost invisible between bark and mosses, Andasibe, Madagascar. Highly commended at MontPhoto 2018
The long legs of night
A huge whip scorpion (Heterophrynus elephas) hunting for food on a large tree root of the rainforest. Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru. Highly commended at GDT European Photographer of the Year 2018
The Namib’s gaze
Peringuey's adder (Bitis peringueyi) hidden in the Namib desert dunes during the day's hunt, Namibia. Animals and overall winner at Close-up Photographer of the Year 2019
Tad-pool
Saffron-bellied frog (Chaperina fusca) tadpoles, Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Borneo. Highly Commended at Montphoto 2019
Eyes on me
Amyciaea sp. ant-mimic crab spider, Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Borneo. Highly commended in the Macro Category of the MontPhoto Competition 2019
The ghostg
Mantis (Leptomantella sp.), Highly commended in the Macro Category of the MontPhoto Competition 2019
Autumn hide
A Strinatii lungless salamander (Speleomantes strinatii) hiding under chestnut leaves into a deciduous wood in Northern Italy. San Bartolomeo di Savignone (Ge), Italy. Finalist at BigPicture Competition 2020
Underwater spectre
Western spectre (Boyeria irene), larva, just molted. San Bartolomeo di Savignone (GE), Italy. Finalist at Close-up Photographer of the Year 2020