{"id":138,"date":"2015-05-04T08:39:26","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T06:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/awards\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T13:38:07","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/en\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"138\" class=\"elementor elementor-138 elementor-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fabd06f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fabd06f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04a02e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b04a02e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photo Contests and Awards<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb4506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6eb4506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>body .page-header.background-image-page-header {\n  padding: 35vw 0 35vw 0 !important;\n}\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a4a23 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73a4a23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8197d5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8197d5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff3996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ff3996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asferico International Photography Competition 2026, HIGHLY COMMENDED (Underwater world)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42c665 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a42c665\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffd1475 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ffd1475\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f8faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0f8faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Petromyzon-marinus.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Petromyzon marinus\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Petromyzon marinus, lampreda di mare, Italy\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjYxNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDRcL1BldHJvbXl6b24tbWFyaW51cy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Petromyzon-marinus-rlk8lf1ndjasrh34s51iccsiwehoj7wzv936e6f232.jpg\" title=\"Petromyzon marinus\" alt=\"Sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fe82e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03fe82e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1cf9af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1cf9af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A long migration (<i>Petromyzon marinus<\/i>)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe860a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe860a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After a long migration, a sea lamprey digs its nest on the bottom of a river, attaching to a rock with the sucker-like mouth and hitting the sand with the body before mating. A unique event in Italy, where the species is endangered of extinction.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0878279 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0878279\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3ea19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc3ea19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asferico International Photography Competition 2021, second prize (Underwater world)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25204b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25204b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c554e23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c554e23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a2574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84a2574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/seppiacquerello.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"seppiacquerello\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzc2MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL3NlcHBpYWNxdWVyZWxsby5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/seppiacquerello-qs94d9tcvns3uwkm32lh63dzslhcsv342j0embov2m.jpg\" title=\"seppiacquerello\" alt=\"seppiacquerello\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3374f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a3374f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e214a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e214a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cuttlefish watercolor (<i>Sepia officinalis<\/i>)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe621da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe621da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A still, hovering beauty, the cuttlefish gently swims on the Posidonia meadow, breaking the dark with its alien-like appearance. Always in love with night dives, I keep on going in the same little bay, discovering each time something new. Sometimes is a species I have never seen before, sometimes is a rarely seen behaviour, but sometimes you can try to portray common species in an unusual way. That\u2019s why I decided to use a slow shutter speed and strobes in order to realize this \u201cwatercolor effect\u201d on the background, that isolates the subject but also celebrates its undoubted beauty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b056e18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b056e18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f323ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f323ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asferico International Photography Competition 2020, second prize (Underwater world)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86e642 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d86e642\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-986ef54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"986ef54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d826ed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d826ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mutazione20.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"mutazione20\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg2MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL211dGF6aW9uZTIwLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/mutazione20-qs954gbci6zlkz3adbk3rqgu6pigdrzot24v7de15a.jpg\" title=\"mutazione20\" alt=\"mutazione20\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097395e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"097395e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2c48a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f2c48a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> River\u2019s cobalt (<i>Austropotamobius pallipes<\/i>, blue mutation) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f47ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84f47ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0White-clawed crayfish is endangered by pollution, habitat alteration, poaching for culinary purposes and introduction of alien species. Standard colouration is a variety of brown shades, from tan-light to dark walnut; however, in rare occasions blue specimens can be found. Reasons for this beautiful colour are diverse and not yet deeply understood by scientists: river crayfish can become pale blue when they moult, but in this case their esoskeleton is soft and they tend to remain deeply hidden in cracks or under boulders to avoid predators; after few hours, they get the normal colour. In other cases, blue crayfish owe their aspect to environmental factors, as diet and minerals, but according to experts sometimes a genetic mutation is associated too. In fact, the brown colour we see in crayfish is due to pigments, astaxanthin and other carotenoids, and when the animal is unable to synthetize astaxanthin, the only visible colour becomes emocyanin\u2019s blue. In some rivers, as the one where I took this photo, the mutation can be not so uncommon, but in general they are very rare to see; their beautiful aspect makes also them vulnerable to collection for acquaria by irresponsible passionates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f512b1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f512b1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2debd84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2debd84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asferico International Photography Competition 2020, second prize (Mammals)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb8ac7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbb8ac7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be0b4f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be0b4f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-353b2ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"353b2ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/invasione20.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"invasione20\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg2MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL2ludmFzaW9uZTIwLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/invasione20-qs957tkiztll6o75p9yz7dvatewsyqd29qai42e8um.jpg\" title=\"invasione20\" alt=\"invasione20\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb161e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bb161e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-937c289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"937c289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Invasion (<i>Myocastor coypus<\/i>) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dc895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65dc895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Biodiversity erosion has one of the biggest factors in alien species, and maybe it is one of the worst ecological problems in the last times; introduced animals and plants, in fact, tend to alterate local habitats and ecological chains, with strong impacts and often extinctions of endemisms and fragile species. The coypu is a nice rodent that comes from south America but has been widely introduced in Italy, where it thrives in rivers and lakes, mainly damaging the shores and vegetations, as well as ground-nesting waterfowl. Even though it is a confident species outside water, it\u2019s not so easy to approach it in the water. Luckily, after some years with my idea in mind, I found some confident coypus that helped me in realizing it. In this split shot in particular, also showing the iron-rich teeth, the extended paw in foreground recalls the advance and conquest of alien species in habitats, even though they are not the real guilties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4007f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d4007f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3efb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba3efb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asferico International Nature Photography Competition 2019, second prize (Plants and fungi)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cad28f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cad28f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b69a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9b69a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68596b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68596b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ninfee_2019.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"ninfee_2019\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg2NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL25pbmZlZV8yMDE5LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ninfee_2019-qs9590t3q78s0qgcosnte2yi54zost4proau6sm4we.jpg\" title=\"ninfee_2019\" alt=\"ninfee_2019\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad79cf5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad79cf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ddf851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ddf851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Falling (waterlilies) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8336f87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8336f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0While snorkeling in a lake, I\u2019ve been surprised by the beautiful shapes of waterlilies underwater: their curly petioles coming up from the green water gave me an impression of falling down, a kind of graphic hypnosis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383532a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"383532a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b722b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39b722b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 (BBC), category winner (Urban wildlife)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcaab76 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcaab76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbe1b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cbe1b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6726666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6726666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/orso_conc2018.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"orso_conc2018\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg2NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL29yc29fY29uYzIwMTguanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/orso_conc2018-qs95ault0lqulfss0l3p8mcrq3zdrmdxcpyts5wksu.jpg\" title=\"orso_conc2018\" alt=\"orso_conc2018\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b889b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b889b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6745484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6745484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Crossing paths (<i>Ursus arctos marsicanus<\/i>) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-940a303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"940a303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0A shadowy movement caught Marco\u2019s eye as he drove slowly through a village in the Abruzzo Lazio e Molise National Park in Italy\u2019s Apennine Mountains. It was late evening, and he thought there was a chance that it might be a Marsican brown bear rather than a deer waiting to cross the road. Stopping the car, he switched off the lights to avoid stressing the animal. Having enough time to change the lens, he then had just a minute to take a shot through the windscreen as the bear walked out of the shadows and across the road, disappearing into the darkness of the woods. Though the light was poor, the backdrop made up for it, complete with nature-tourism posters. Most Marsican brown bears \u2013 an isolated, unaggressive and critically endangered subspecies \u2013 stay well away from humans. A few individuals, though, venture into villages to raid vegetable gardens and orchards, especially in the run-up to winter hibernation, when they need to lay down fat. This puts them at risk of being hit by cars, of retaliatory poisoning and of harassment: video clips have appeared on social media made by chasing the bears in cars. With just 50 or so bears remaining, every death is a disaster. Coexistence is possible, but only if both parties keep a respectful distance. Methods such as electric fences around orchards help deter bears from coming into the villages, and education can protect both bears and the nature tourism they attract.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd8e7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bd8e7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467ce46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"467ce46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fotografare il Parco 2017 Photo Contest, commended (macro)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a9f5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8a9f5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62a1f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b62a1f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03211f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03211f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lafine.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"lafine\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg2OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL2xhZmluZS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/lafine-qs95s6qn2lh8qim6s2vz88uu5yj3qn7p2j58fw761a.jpg\" title=\"lafine\" alt=\"lafine\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bcd37e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bcd37e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e735e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6e735e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> The end? (<i>Natrix tessellata vs Cottus gobio<\/i>) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb58851 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb58851\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f07be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64f07be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 (BBC), category winner (Reptiles and amphibians)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5f303 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e5f303\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e72ac9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e72ac9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffca9bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffca9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/covo.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"covo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg3MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL2Nvdm8uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/covo-qs95s8mbg9jtdqjgh3p8d8drcq9u61f5qsg7eg4dou.jpg\" title=\"covo\" alt=\"covo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743abb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"743abb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6500d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d6500d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Little treasures (<i>Emys orbicularis<\/i>)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c222c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6c222c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0The summer heat of the Italian island of Sardinia had reduced the mountain river to a series of small pools, but undeterred, Marco eased himself into the turbid water. His quest \u2013 part of a project to highlight the biodiversity of freshwater environments \u2013 was the shy European pond turtle. Despite its wide distribution in central and southern Europe and beyond, many populations are declining, threatened by water pollution, habitat loss and the introduction of competing American red-eared terrapins. Individuals that have a speckling of yellow or gold across their dark shells and skin are also caught illegally for the pet trade. When Marco was forced to rely on natural light (his strobes failed), his challenge was to stay focused on the turtle as it moved across the shadows, stirring up mud and debris. \u2018Conveying a sense of place was essential,\u2019 explains Marco. So he kept the shot wide, embracing the drama of the sunbeams falling through gaps in the riverside vegetation to illuminate his atmospheric portrait.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb188c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cb188c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5e267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d5e267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asferico International Nature Photography Competition 2016, highly commended (Underwater)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c06531 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c06531\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a3bb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71a3bb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32f3be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c32f3be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tesorifiume-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"tesorifiume\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg3NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL3Rlc29yaWZpdW1lLTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/tesorifiume-1-qs95s9k5n3l3pci3bm3uxq57y457dqiw2x3ovq2zim.jpg\" title=\"tesorifiume\" alt=\"tesorifiume\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497be38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"497be38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91250f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91250f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> River treasures (<i>Petromyzon marinus<\/i>) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edb97a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5edb97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Sea lampreys, after a life parasitizing big fish and cetaceans with their sucker-like mouth adapted to suck blood, migrate upwards in the streams, where they dig a nest in the bottom moving up to 10kg of pebbles, fighting strong currents, and then mating and dying. Eyeless larvae filter the water for some years, then metamorphose and migrate towards the sea. This is a very difficult species to be found in Italy, even because it is endangered by dams construction and other habitat alterations. A real \u201ctreasure of the river\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b4a51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45b4a51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed656a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ed656a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asferico International Nature Photography Competition 2016, category winner (Other animals)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180c048 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"180c048\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c63b14f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c63b14f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7772b46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7772b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/covo.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"covo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg3MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL2Nvdm8uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/covo-qs95s8mbg9jtdqjgh3p8d8drcq9u61f5qsg7eg4dou.jpg\" title=\"covo\" alt=\"covo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-316514c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"316514c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d68fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66d68fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The cove (<i>Emys orbicularis<\/i>)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94260b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94260b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0One day I went to the river in order to photograph pond turtles. Once there, I realized the summer harsh had reduced the river to little pools, then I entered in the water and my strofe stopped working. As I couldn\u2019t open them (covered in mud) without flooding, I decided to concentrate on natural dramatic light, thanks to sunbeams filtering from the branches outside, and portraying a turtle in this environment of golden lights and shadows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e2a1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4e2a1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7486a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7486a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festisub Neuchatel 2016 competition, first prize (Freshwater)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c944a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c944a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d341ca4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d341ca4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abef29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3abef29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nutria.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"nutria\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg3NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL251dHJpYS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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elementor-element-c04691e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c04691e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2cfda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e2cfda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BioPhotoContest 2015, commended<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f94f04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f94f04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0cd19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0cd19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225c022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"225c022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lamarcia.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"lamarcia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL2xhbWFyY2lhLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/lamarcia-qs95scdo7loyo6dzv5bqn7flq9rb0tu33b25bjyszy.jpg\" title=\"lamarcia\" alt=\"lamarcia\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a16dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26a16dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f0e41a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f0e41a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> The walking (<i>Cervus elaphus<\/i>) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62bae94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62bae94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ccc9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64ccc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BioPhotoContest 2015, commended<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b1178 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2b1178\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbac42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dbac42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed8a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ed8a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/minaccia.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"minaccia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg4MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL21pbmFjY2lhLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/minaccia-qs967vnn60ykk5tm5d2rcsav6j6p8qidk781v6xk5q.jpg\" title=\"minaccia\" alt=\"minaccia\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5a1ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff5a1ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d81e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d81e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 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alt=\"gioiello\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c677ea4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c677ea4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc255e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcc255e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> The jewel (<i>Salamandrina perspicillata<\/i>) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9617c36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9617c36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/guizzo.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"guizzo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL2d1aXp6by5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/guizzo-qs9680cu475067msdx3w79465gjjb8118uhh9kqlam.jpg\" title=\"guizzo\" alt=\"guizzo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d95da15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d95da15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-size-default\">\u201cFotografare il Parco 2014\u201d Photo Contest, commended (macro)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a16b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77a16b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf4aca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cf4aca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e07086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e07086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/decollo.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"decollo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL2RlY29sbG8uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/decollo-qs96828ihv7ktfk22xx5c8n3c8a9qm8hx3sg84nsy6.jpg\" title=\"decollo\" alt=\"decollo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45aed6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a45aed6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a1ec4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a1ec4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival Mondial de l\u2019Image Sous-Marine 2014, Plongeur de Bronze (Portfolio)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093f17d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"093f17d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a100415 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a100415\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b30612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b30612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/portfoliopaludiesquame-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"portfoliopaludiesquame\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg4OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL3BvcnRmb2xpb3BhbHVkaWVzcXVhbWUtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/portfoliopaludiesquame-1-qs96836cop8v51ioxgbrwqejxm5mybc898fxpemery.jpg\" title=\"portfoliopaludiesquame\" alt=\"portfoliopaludiesquame\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3864abb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3864abb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f449e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26f449e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Marshes and scales <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c822551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c822551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A ten images portfolio to show the beauty of some Italian reptiles and amphibians living in marshes, ponds and rivers, an important treasure to be preserved <em>(Rana temporaria, Bufo bufo, Emys orbicularis, Hyla intermedia, Triturus carnifex, Lissotriton vulgaris, Natrix tessellata).<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1d538 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be1d538\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4eca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b4eca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013, highly commended (Other animals)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5677d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d5677d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac716e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac716e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26419ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26419ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fogliainfiamme.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"fogliainfiamme\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg5MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL2ZvZ2xpYWluZmlhbW1lLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/fogliainfiamme-qs9685212dbfs9fymh511pxh4dwddpjoxhqwnyjmfi.jpg\" title=\"fogliainfiamme\" alt=\"fogliainfiamme\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2eedbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2eedbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168f720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"168f720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Burning leaf (<i>Phalangium opilio<\/i>) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d54ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52d54ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0One night, while sleeping, I dreamt about how to take a particular photo. When I woke up, I went in the field and took it: the result is a leaf burning of light with a little harvestman resting on it. I was particularly attracted by the strong contrast between the two halves of the leaf, obtained with a particular use of illumination, from behind the subject. Undulations on the leaf permitted the two lights to follow different paths and create something like \u201cflames\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ca3b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72ca3b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ec288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43ec288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asferico International Nature Photography Competition, highlight (Composition and forms)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47440a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47440a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f79e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49f79e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be2145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5be2145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chiocciolaguardastelle-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"chiocciolaguardastelle\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg5MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL2NoaW9jY2lvbGFndWFyZGFzdGVsbGUtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/chiocciolaguardastelle-1-qs9686xpg1e0fhd8bhya6pgeb5n3t3r5lr1vmigu32.jpg\" title=\"chiocciolaguardastelle\" alt=\"chiocciolaguardastelle\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304ecb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"304ecb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071e8e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"071e8e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Star-gazing snail (<i>Marmorana serpentina<\/i>) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d937e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69d937e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0As I wanted to create a particular background in a macro shot, I decided to use some water and obtained a shooting-stars like scenario, with a little snail in the foreground.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a885fe7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a885fe7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa769ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa769ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fotografare il Parco 2012 Photo Contest, third place (Macro)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd44378 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd44378\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e6264 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06e6264\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1e282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a1e282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mosaicoverde.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"mosaicoverde\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg5NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL21vc2FpY292ZXJkZS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/mosaicoverde-qs9689r80jhveb94v165w6qs3b97g72cm50c2ccnke.jpg\" title=\"mosaicoverde\" alt=\"mosaicoverde\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9270df5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9270df5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c95a6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c95a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Green mosaic (<i>Olios argelasius<\/i>) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ec1ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47ec1ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0At night, predators waiting for their preys can give interesting cues. In this occasion, a huntsman spider on a leaf reminded me a delicate green mosaic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe006f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbe006f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6392a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6392a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cLa Scienza in mostra\u201d 2012 Photo Contest, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi of Milan, winner together with Matteo Di Nicola (Portfolio)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d99d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93d99d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454b1f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"454b1f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4897c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b4897c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/scienzainmostra-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"scienzainmostra\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg5NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL3NjaWVuemFpbm1vc3RyYS0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/scienzainmostra-1-qs96nlihgah6pezod5o61ticshpnyiwsdzycrrmk3y.jpg\" title=\"scienzainmostra\" alt=\"scienzainmostra\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40face e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b40face\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834500d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"834500d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0This portfolio aims to show and valorize Italian vipers\u2019 beauty. These snakes, victims of prejudice and killings, are believed to be very dangerous, but in fact they are shy animals. In this work all the four Italian species are shown, an important piece of wild biodiversity <em>(Vipera aspis atra, Vipera ursinii, Vipera ammodytes, Vipera berus and Vipera aspis francisciredi).<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc685ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc685ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-648a809 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"648a809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cLa Scienza in mostra\u201d 2012 Photo Contest, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi of Milan, winner (Plants)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61fb39a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61fb39a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17bbfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b17bbfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa06518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa06518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trappola.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"trappola\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzc4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL3RyYXBwb2xhLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/trappola-qs94dwdhfomzljnufccitxp21ue5xlko5mo24yrexa.jpg\" title=\"trappola\" alt=\"trappola\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637d25d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"637d25d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319ed5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"319ed5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Even though they are less known, Italian wild carnivorous plants are very nice and interesting: <em>Drosera rotundifolia,<\/em> for example, catches its insect preys with sticky drops on the leaves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a8cba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6a8cba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c15fd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c15fd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asferico International Nature Photography Competition 2012, highly commended (Composition and forms)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b290405 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b290405\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ef613 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3ef613\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3003277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3003277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/diptera.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"diptera\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzg5OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL2RpcHRlcmEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/diptera-qs96nmgbn4ih10yb7o2smb9tdvl1680iq4lu91l5xq.jpg\" title=\"diptera\" alt=\"diptera\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a735f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20a735f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0bbf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae0bbf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> The musician (<i>Diptera sp.<\/i>) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d61af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37d61af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0A small fly hanging on the gills of a big mushroom, during a foggy day in the woodlands. It reminded me a musician with his piano, stretched in order to reach the right keys. In the orange (<em>Ischyropsalis sp.<\/em>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24218f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24218f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceeb2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ceeb2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asferico International Nature Photography Competition 2012, highly commended (other animals)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6cc0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a6cc0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc1fde e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdc1fde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b922074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b922074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ischyropsalis.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"ischyropsalis\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzkwMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL2lzY2h5cm9wc2FsaXMuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ischyropsalis-qs96noc00sl1o8vkwow1rasqknbrlm7zedwt7lidla.jpg\" title=\"ischyropsalis\" alt=\"ischyropsalis\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b75696 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b75696\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7057506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7057506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the orange (<i>Ischyropsalis sp.<\/i>)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe214c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fe214c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"en-GB\">These harvestmen are interesting due to their well-developed chelicera, which they use during predation upon other invertebrates. I took a portrait of this specimen among orange mold, blurring to show its \u201cweapons\u201d wrapped by warm colours. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc07ae8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc07ae8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a41b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68a41b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 (BBC), category winner (Animal Portraits)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534b0a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"534b0a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ccacb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ccacb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1498e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1498e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/grasssnake.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"grasssnake\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzkwMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL2dyYXNzc25ha2UuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/grasssnake-qs96np9u7mmbzuu7r7aobsk76174tbbpqikaovgzf2.jpg\" title=\"grasssnake\" alt=\"grasssnake\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f64f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02f64f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dfbfd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dfbfd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Sinuousness (<i>Natrix natrix<\/i>) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f433f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f433f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0A female grass snake is waiting motionless nearby a small river. Water falls among pebbles and stones, polishing them in a liquid embrace. Reddish knobby roots protrude from the riverbank. Snakes are beautiful subjects for photographers, although sometimes they are quite tricky to meet; the grass snake can be observed along streams, rivers and lakes in Italy and other European countries, and it is characterized by a beautiful ornamentation; it mainly feeds upon amphibians (e.g. toads) but also fishes and small mammals. This wonderful specimen was at home among those rocks on the little water stream, and I decided to use a tripod in order to have a shot of the still snake with the moving water in this nook of the valley, which inspired me due to the presence of smooth pebbles and twisted roots belonging to an hygrophilous tree above.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a303927 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a303927\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d80bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5d80bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010, highlight <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b6933 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4b6933\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0385532 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0385532\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de3fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6de3fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/scorpio-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"scorpio\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzkwNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL3Njb3JwaW8tMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/scorpio-1-qs96nr5ilaown2rhg83xgs34csxv8pj6erv9nfe72m.jpg\" title=\"scorpio\" alt=\"scorpio\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f027114 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f027114\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0de19e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0de19e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scorpion and flames (<i>Euscorpius concinnus<\/i>)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1b702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a1b702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"en-GB\">O<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">range and white lichens on a stone. A quick movement, and a running black scorpion (<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"><em>Euscorpius concinnus<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">) becomes a dark shape crossing a wall of flames, a symbolic fire, recalling the real ones that, unfortunately, devour and mangle Mediterranean woodlands every summer. Fire is a natural part of many terrestrial ecosystems, but human-induced burnings widely increased during recent years. This specimen remained unharmed from \u0093light flames\u0094, but what about biodiversity loss during real fires? <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480c5e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"480c5e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31174a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31174a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asferico International Nature Photography Competition 2010, category winner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9b4966 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9b4966\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dccc768 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dccc768\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e4595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44e4595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sycophanta-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"sycophanta\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzkwNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5jYWxvc29tYS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL3N5Y29waGFudGEtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calosoma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/sycophanta-1-qs973krpmwco2rs322bufscgcayatacil37ih3xmby.jpg\" title=\"sycophanta\" alt=\"sycophanta\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac0bed7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac0bed7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c1ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93c1ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Running colours (<i>Calosoma sycophanta<\/i>)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55aa526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55aa526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Iridescence and speed: a small jewel is quickly running among calcareous roughness. Colours&#8217; flow, moulded by the incidence of light on the beetle, stands out on a nearly black-and-white background, but only imagination could return the sound of frenetic tarsi on the ground. 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