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.
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Education
2007 - 2010
Accademia di Belle arti di Brera, Milano
2010 - 2014
Brooks Institute of Photography, California
Awards
2019
2018
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
2014
Manchester University, IN