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Francesco Turano

true lover of Mediterranean marine life, after many years of dedication apnea begins in 1984, his career as a naturalist, underwater photographer. Since the beginning of the nineties his images and his drawings have appeared in magazines (Oasis, Bell'Italia, Aqua and others), books and encyclopedias, as well as being awarded in many prestigious photography competitions.

Participation in the contest fades over time, despite the obtained good positions for the arrival of new ideals, they see the author engaged increasingly in the defense of the sea and in the dissemination of knowledge of the Mediterranean. Since 1999, he began his publications, books with new and different. The first work is a small guide to the seabed of the Strait of Messina, his beloved sea, entitled "Voyage to the Bottom of the Straits." Following a two-handed work, in collaboration with 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 the water in the Mediterranean" (published in 2001, reprinted and now out of print) , Contains the whole meaning of a substantial work, sponsored by the SSI teaching, aimed at fans of the Mare Nostrum divers who want to know environments, fauna and flora during their dives. The work of Francesco 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 then 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, the which has been an advocate for practical use in critical condition and the quality of the results despite operational difficulties, and various reflex diving suits, starting with an Olympus OM2 in Nimar housing (first experience) and then move on to a legendary Pentax LX (with viewfinder sports) in Aquatica housing, and then, after some years, finally converted to use with Nikon F4 Nikon bodies (always with sports viewfinder) in Nexus housing. He has always alternated Nikonos diving suits and exploiting the benefits of the two systems, in its view complementary. Today started 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.

Skilled designer, illustrator is a naturalist specializing in the representation of fish and invertebrates of the sea, which makes rigorously by hand. It also produces comic books and maps of the underwater world underwater sites.
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 are now a valuable service for a quality diving tourism.

currently produces interesting articles in marine biology, ecology, environment and tourism, publishing journals non-commercial and some of the most visited portals in the underwater world of the Internet. His specialization in
naturalisitica underwater photography, with particular reference to the Mediterranean, have led to the creation of a large collection of thematic posters on individual animal species taken from every angle.
naturalist guide and expert on environmental education collaborates actively in the implementation of education programs in schools and promotes initiatives in defense of the sea.

Website: Francesco Turano
E-mail: frturano@tiscali.it