Franco Banfi was born in Switzerland in 1958. He first started diving in the lake near home in 1981.
Two years later, driven by a desire to travel and explore, he went to the Maldives where he took his first underwater photographs. In the following years he continued diving in the lakes and rivers close to his home before venturing to the Mediterranean and tropical seas; till he discovered the lush nature of Papua New Guinea.
His photographic tecnique was mainly perfected in the rivers, wherethe water is clearer. He has participated in numerous in photographiccompetitions, obtaining many awards all around the world: CMAStrophy, New Zealand, Los Angeles California, Nikon photo contest,Palermo festival, Festival mondial de l'image sousmarine Antibes, Grand Master trophy Birmingham England. In 1992 he represented Switzerland at the World underwaterphotography championship in Cuba where he won the individualtitle of world champion.
In 1996 he has published a book of images and a dive guide aboutPapua New Guinea, edited by White Star Vercelli. Banfi's work hasappeared on several magazines: Aqva, Aqua Geographia, Airone,BBC wildlife, Dive, Focus, Il Subacqueo, L'illustré, Marine Diver, Newland, Galatea, Mer & Océan, Ocean realm, Panorama TravelTauchen , Unterwasser. He likes almost every kind of picture, from macro to wideangle,altough his favorite shoots are wideangle. Water behaviour alone orwith a model. In his pictures Banfi tries to capture the emotion of themoment he feels when he is shooting, or to create this emotion hisway. To do this he looks very carefully at everything : shape, color,composition and of course the most important thing: the light.
Franco Banfi web site
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