Chiara Salomoni - Underwater Photographer

About Me

Photo by Cam Grant

My name is Chiara. I dedicated my existence to art, photography, and nature. On this site, I want to share my art and my vision with you.

With my photography I aspire to open a little window on the beautiful wild planet we live on, and inspire respect and love for every creature and ecosystem.

I grew up in Italy, exploring the sea all over Europe. I pursued artistic studies starting in high school, and after university it became clear that a life underwater was my dream. From fine art and painting, I proceeded to study photography, moving to Santa Barbara, California where the only school in the world that offered underwater photography was located. There, I specialized in underwater portraits while exploring the ocean and deserts to satisfy my need to get lost in nature.

While still in school, I got involved in the conservation world, making it my mission to shine a light on different issues effecting the planet and especially the ocean.

I founded my own projects and joined efforts with organizations like Keiko Conservation, leading up to creating Mermaids For Change, a traveling program that linked art, conservation and education to inspire kids allover the world to be better for our planet.

Shortly after, I was offered a position as Photographer for One Ocean Diving in Hawaii to make a difference daily in ocean and shark conservation and education. That's where I live and create art now surrounded by likeminded people and artists.

Partners

Brand Ambassador

Partner

Brand Ambassador

Education

2007 - 2010

Accademia di Belle arti di Brera, Milano

2010 - 2014

Brooks Institute of Photography, California

Awards

2019

2018

Adex China, Voice of the Ocean - 2nd

World ShootOut, Dusseldorf - 3rd

Mares Underwater Photo Marathon, Croatia - Honorable Mention

Exhibitions

2020

2017

2014

Maritime Museum of Santa Barbara, California - Coming soon

HERspace show, Los Angeles

G2 Gallery, Los Angeles