CERTAMEN MARE 2023

Carlos Minguell is a professional photographer specialized in Underwater Nature. He has photographed in many of the best diving destinations in the world and his images and graphic reports have been published in more than 50 international magazines. He has won more than 100 awards in underwater photography, including 3 World Championships, 1 World Cup and 11 Spanish Championships. He teaches courses, workshops and lectures on photosub regularly, is technical director of the Open Fotosub of El Hierro since 1998 and owner of the company dedicated to underwater photography Ocean Photos, S.L.U. (ocean-photos.es).

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Nuria Marbà is a CSIC Research Professor at the Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies (UIB-CSIC) where she researches several aspects of marine vegetation ecology, including its functions, especially those related to climate change (CO₂ capture and coastal protection), as well as its resilience and recovery capacity in the face of pressures. Its research contributes to providing a scientific basis for defining marine ecosystem conservation policies. It conducts research in the Mediterranean Sea, other temperate regions in both hemispheres, the tropics and the Arctic.

Jean Marie del Moral (1952) has portrayed the most important artists of the second half of the 20th century (from Joan Miró to Ai Weiwei) with an interest in portraiture and studios as "mental space". "I portray artist's studios as if they were landscapes and landscapes as if they were an artist's studio". His work has been published in leading international magazines and publishers. Museums and Art Foundations have exhibited his photographs, which form part of public and private collections. He lives in Mallorca.

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