I grew up by a very dark, muddy river and not only did I not like it, I was scared of it. At the age of 12 just before going to the Bahamas, I saw on TV that the surrounding seas were some of the most populated by sharks, and I was scared. The first day I was snorkelling I saw a ray and some coral fish and got very excited, all this life underwater was something special. My brother decided that it was a good idea to go deeper, where all the fish are, and I was so overwhelmed that without thinking I carried on. The deeper I went, the bigger the fish, and more colourful the coral, and that’s when my brother told me he saw a very big fish near us, opening his arms to try to show me how big it was. I was sure it was a shark, so I climbed up the rocks to get above water, to get back to the beach, cutting my feet in the process. I was scared.

Years later I moved to the Mediterranean coast. Clear water, amazing visibility, and I got into snorkelling. I was then introduced to free diving, which in my head was something that could give me a chance to spend more time in the water and to become more confident in interacting with marine animals. 

Soon I realised that I wanted to see more, at this point my fear became my passion. I had the need to understand how all these fish and mammals live and behave. So I got my first compact camera and started to research and to travel to the places in which I could see more underwater life. 

This got me to shooting for Condé Nast Traveller along side Ana Lui https://www.analuiphotography.com/ since 2017.

Currently freelancing for travel & life style magazines while also photographing high-end properties and hotels in Mallorca & Ibiza.