Awards and Recognitions
- 2020 SIPA – Siena International Photo Awards
– Honorable Mention ‘Animals in their Environment’ category
– Remarkable Artwork ‘Animals in their Environment’ category - 2020 Memorial Maria Luisa – International Mountain, Nature and Adventure Photo Contest
– First Place “The World of Birds” category - 2020 Abissi Underwater Photo Venice IUPY – Italian Photographer of the Year
– Second Place - 2020 FESTISUB – FESTIVAL DE L’IMAGE SOUS-MARINE DE NEUCHÂTEL
– “Coups de Coeur” Jury Special award - 2019 UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition
– “Human Interaction: Making a Difference” category winner
– Overall competition winner - 2019 One Eyeland – World’s Top 10 B&W Photo Contest
– Bronze Wildlife category
– Finalist Wildlife category - 2019 Sony World Photography Awards
– Open competition – Natural World & Wildlife category shortlisted - 2019 World Shoot-Out Italian Photographer of the Year
– 1st place - 2018 World Shoot-Out Competition
– Wide-Angle 3rd place
– Sharks portfolio 2nd place - 2018 Durban Undersea Club
– DUC Shootout overall winner - 2018 DPG & Wetpixel Deep Indonesia
– Gold medal Reefscapes category - 2018 DGP & Wetpixel Our World Underwater
– Silver medal Wide Angle Unrestricted - 2016 FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM MARITIME, d’EXPLORATION et d’ENVIRONNEMENT (FIFMEE) in Toulon (France)
– 1st place portfolio Master category - 2016 CIMASUB Ciclo Internacional de Cine Submarino de Donostia – San Sebastián (Spain)
– 1st place (Barandilla de Oro) Portfolio category - 2016 Fête Européenne de l’Image Sous-Marine et de l’Environnement (FEISME) in Strasbourg (France)
– 1st place Portfolio Master category - 2016 FESTISUB – FESTIVAL DE L’IMAGE SOUS-MARINE DE NEUCHÂTEL
– 2nd place Fresh Water category
– 2nd place Sea Duo category - 2016 Asferico International Nature Photography Competition
– Highly Commended – Submerged World category - 2015 World Shoot-Out Competition
– Winner of Team Championship - 2015 Ocean Art Photo Competition
– Honorable Mention Animal Portrait category - 2015 Festival Mondial de l’Image Sous-Marine (FMISM) in Marseille (France)
– Plonger d’Argent Thematic Portfolio - 2015 DPG & Wetpixel Deep Indonesia
– Bronze medal Animal Portrait category - 2015 FESTISUB – FESTIVAL DE L’IMAGE SOUS-MARINE DE NEUCHÂTEL
– 2nd place Fresh Water category
– 3rd place Predators category - 2014 Nature’s Best Photography Ocean Views Contest
– 1st place - 2014 OASIS Photo contest – Internation Award Wildlife and Nature Photography
– 2nd place Underwater Photography category - 2014 “Sora nel Blu” International Underwater Photography Contest
– Jury Special Award - 2014 Ocean Art Photo Competition
– 2nd place Cold Water category
– Honorable Mention Wide-Angle category
– Honorable Mention Animal Portrait category - 2014 II Trofeo Vervece Underwater Photo Contest
– 1st place Portfolio category - 2014 Neapolis International Contest of Underwater Photography
– 1st place portfolio - 2014 Festival Mondial de l’Image Sous-Marine (FMISM) in Marseille (France)
– Plonger d’Or Black&White category - 2014 ‘Festival International de l’Image Sous-Marine et de l’Aventure’ in Antibes (France)
– 3rd place portfolio Master category - 2014 SEA 2014 NCUPS International Underwater Photo & Video Competition
– 2nd place Advanced Wide-Angle category
– Honorable Mention Marine Conservation category - 2014 DPG & Wetpixel Deep Indonesia
– Silver medal Animal Portrait category - 2014 Paf Tachov International divers Festival
– 1st place Sea Water Photo
– 2nd place Black and White Photo
– 3rd plance Fresh Water Photo - 2014 DGP & Wetpixel Our World Underwater
– Bronze medal Wide Angle Unrestricted category. - 2014 Fête Européenne de l’Image Sous-Marine et de l’Environnement (FEISME) in Strasbourg (France)
– 2nd place Portfolio Master category - 2013 Ocean Art Photo Competition
– Honorable Mention Wide-Angle category
– 3rd place SuperMacro category - 2013 ‘Festival International de l’Image Sous-Marine et de l’Aventure’ in Antibes (France)
– 1st place portfolio Master category - 2013 World Shoot-Out Competition
– Winner of Dive Destination category – Best 5 images Competition - 2013 “In&Out” Open Competition
– 1st place portfolio of six pictures (three topside, three underwater) dSLR category Competition - 2013 International Marmara UW Photo & Video Festival
– 2nd place Portfolio category - 2013 Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year
– Honorable Mention Seascape category - 2013 1st International Underwater Photo Contest “Salerno nel Blu”
– 2nd place Mediterranean Wide-Angle Category
– Best of Show - 2013 SEA NCUPS International Underwater Photo & Video Competition
– 1st place in the Advanced Wide-Angle category
– Best of Show - 2013 ACQUA Underwater Art Competition
– 3rd place Mediterranean Wide-Angle category - 2013 Paf Tachov International Divers Festival
– 1st place Portfolio category (TOP PHOTOGRAPHER)
– 3rd place Black-and-White Category - 2013 Pelagos International Sea Festival
– 1st and 3rd place Macro category - 2013 DGP & Wetpixel Our World Underwater
– Silver medal Wide Angle Traditional - 2013 Beneath the Sea International Imaging Competition
– 2nd place Macro category - 2012 International Marmara UW Photo & Video Festival
– 3rd place Wide Angle Category - 2012 Divers for Africa International Photo Contest
– 3rd place Open Wide-Angle category - 2012 SEA NCUPS International Underwater Photo & Video Competition
– Honorable Mention Advanced Wide-Angle category - 2012 Pelagos International Sea Festival
– 2nd place Water category
– Jury Special Award Macro category - 2011 Eilat Red Sea World Shoot-Out
– 2nd place Macro category - DPG September 2011 Photo Contest – 3rd place
- 2011 Eilat Red Sea 2011 Photographer of the Year
– 2nd place portfolio - 2011 FIPSAS Underwater Activities Italian Federation
– 3rd place Underwater Photography dSLR Championship - 2011 International Marmara UW Photo & Video Festival
– Jury Special Award Digital Macro - 2011 Historical Diving Society Italy Underwater Photo-Video Contest
– 3rd place Open category – portfolio of 5 images - DPG March 2011 Photo Contest – 2nd place.
- 2011 IPA (International Photography Awards)
– Honorable Mention Non-Professional Nature-Underwater Category - 2011 DGP & Wetpixel Deep Indonesia
– Honorable Mention Divers Category - 2011 Moscow International PhotoFestival “Golden Dolphin”
– 2nd place in the Black&White category - 2010 FIPSAS Underwater Activities Italian Federation
– 1st place Underwater Photography Compact Camera Championship
1st place Underwater Photography Team Championship - 2009 FIPSAS Underwater Activities Italian Federation:
– 1st place Underwater Photography Compact Camera Championship
Articles, Publications and Collaborations
- “Crocs of Gold” – DIVER UK Magazine – issue March 2020
- DivePhotoGuide’s Top 10 Features Stories of 2019
- (http://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-special-features/article/top-feature-stories-2019/)
- Collaboration with “Le Guide di Repubblica” – edizione Abruzzo 2019
- David Salvatori Portfolio “Im Gleichgewicht”
- Unterwasser das TauchMagazine – issue November 2019
- David Salvatori Portfolio “The-Sea-Is-Me”
- Scubashooters on-line magazine (http://www.scubashooters.net) issue n. 44 – April 2019
- Collaboration with FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) – April 2019
- Supply of underwater photos of Mediterranean species and habitats for General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
- Nautica – n. 684 Aprile 2019
- Whale Swimming nel mondo (with Stefano Nicolini and Amanda Cotton)
- “Quello che i pesci ci dicono”
- Lecture to scientific high-school “Albert Einstein” Milan – January 2019
- Scuba Diver South Korea edition issue 2018.11/12
- David Salvatori’s Portofolio
- 2018 Blancpain Ocean Commitment Fifty Fathoms
- Editor’s Choice of the Finest Black & White Underwater Photoart
- Tauchen – n. 1 January 2018
- British Columbia: Kalte UW-wunderwelt der Region God’s Pocket
- GEO-Edition Fotografie: Tierwelten 2017 (Kalender)
- Month of April
- ScubaDiver Australasia – n. 110 issue 4/2017
- Inside God’s Pocket
- La Rivista della Natura – n.4/Dicembre 2017
- Ctenofori – cristalli sospesi (with Angelo Mojetta)
- Scuba Diver Ocean Planet
- Through The Lens collectors’ edition – Issue n. 106/2017
- Book Press Release: Reflections from The Past – David Salvatori’s first book
- Scubashooters on-line magazine (http://www.scubashooters.net) February 23rd 2016
- Book Press Release: David Salvatori Releases First Photographic Book
- DivePhotoGuide on-line magazine (divephotoguide.com), December 23rd 2015
- Book Press Release: Reflections from the Past by David Salvatori
- Wetpixel on-line magazine (wetpixel.com), January 14th 2016
- The Amazon river dolphin: another “baiji” story?
- Asian Diver magazine – 2015 issue 2 Volume 137
- Asks the Pros: wide-angle photography
- Wetpixel on-line magazine (wetpixel.com), May 18th 2015
- Asks the Pros: Backup strategies
- Wetpixel on-line magazine (wetpixel.com), April 19th 2015
- Underwater Photographer of The Week: David Salvatori
- Underwater360 on-line magazine (https://www.uw360.asia/david-salvatori-underwater-photographer/)
- 15 Top Feature Stories of 2014
- DivePhotoGuide on-line magazine (divephotoguide.com), December 31st 2014
- Full Frame 2014: Retrospective
- Wetpixel on-line magazine (wetpixel.com), January 3rd 2015
- David Salvatori – Photographer of the Week
- DivePhotoGuide on-line magazine (divephotoguide.com), September 18th 2014
- David Salvatori: Dominica sperm whales
- Wetpixel on-line magazine (wetpixel.com), July 14th 2014
- Amazon River Dolphins – A Case for Conservation Awareness
- DivePhotoGuide on-line magazine (divephotoguide.com), June 17th 2014
- Behind the Shot Series interviews on Planet Earth Diver (http://planetearthdiver.blogspot.ca) radio program and blog
- David Salvatori Interview
- Scubazone on-line dive magazine (scubazone.it) issue n. 12
- It’s A-Moray: Falling in Love with Italy’s Macro Photography
- DivePhotoGuide on-line magazine (divephotoguide.com), July 18th 2013
- Numana Italian Lembeh
- Underwater Photography on-line dive magazine (http://www.uwpmag.com) issue n. 73/Jul-Aug 2013
- Safari fotosub che passione!
- Pescare Apnea magazine n.6 Giugno 2010
- Il Campione 2.0
- Pescare Apnea magazine n.12 Dicembre 2009
Books
Reflections from the Past – a journey in and around Capodacqua
- Hard-cover, 315mmX220mm, 104 pages. Price 28 euro
Exhibits
- 2020 Collaboration with Art Gallery Ute Wengenroth – Limburg an der Lahn (Germany)
- 2019 “Un Collega sul fondo del Mare”
- Charity exhibits in the Cisco offices of Milan Vimercate and Rome
- All the proceeds donated to Dynamo Camp Onlus organization
- 2015 MaxArtis Meeting and Photographic Event – Lucca
- 2015 EXPO “Ninfa, i Caetani, il Cavata e Foro Appio” – Il Cammino dell’Acqua dalla Collina al Mare
- Collaboration with Fondazione Roffredo Caetani
Underwater Photography Judge
- Member of Jury panel of several national and international u/w photography contests
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- UN World Ocean Oceans Day Underwater Photography Contest (2020)
- SEE IN THE SEA – OrtonaMare International Underwater Photography Contest (2019)
- ABYSS – Venice International Underwater Photography Contest (2016/2017/2018)
- UN World Ocean Oceans Day Underwater Photography Contest (2018)
- FIPSAS Italian Underwater Photography Federation Safari Fotosub 2018 Championships
Associations
- Co-Founder of IUPS – Italian Underwater Photography Society, collaborating for the association portal fotosub.net
- Invited by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission as Champion for the United Nations 2021-2030 Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
- Member of Ocean Artist Society since 2015, in recognition of awareness-raising activities on behalf of some of the world’s most endangered species.