Honorable Mention TOKYO-2016 Nature / Underwater

Underwater

  • Photographer
    Andrea D Amico

From my series UNDERWATER – 2010/16 : Ever since I was a little kid, I swim in the same little bay area in the south of Italy, in any season and atmospheric conditions. In this water I feel good, I feel protected, I feel at home. It's a very long and strong relationship whit a friend I really love: the sea, my sea.

ANDREA D’AMICO (B. 1970) IS AN ITALIAN STREET AND DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHER. PLAYING WITH HIS MOTHER’S AUTOMATIC CAMERA, HE STARTED TAKING PICTURES WHEN HE WAS VERY YOUNG AND NEVER STOPPED SINCE. HE STUDIED DESIGN IN MILAN, CINEMA AND PHOTOGRAPHY IN PARIS, CITY WHERE HE LIVED AND WORKED FOR MANY YEARS, PASSING HOWEVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME IN LONDON, NEW YORK AND BERLIN. HE WORKS MOSTLY ON LONG TERM PERSONAL SERIES AND HIS WORK HAS BEEN SHOWN BY LITTLE BIRDS GALLERY AT INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY ART FAIRS IN BRUSSELS (2013), PARIS (2013 AND 2016), MILAN (2014), BOLOGNA (2015), AND BY INTERNATIONA