About Me

Francis Pérez was born in Canary Islands and started underwater photography taking pictures of the sea bed in Tenerife. As an ocean´s lover and an enthusiastic diver, he focuses the submarine world with a unique style.

His pictures show his own point of view in places  such as Indonesia, Red Sea, Malaysia, South Africa, Mozambique, Phillipines, Micronesia, Galápagos, Chile, Mexico, Cuba and Canary Islands.

The last years he has collaborated with many magazines and books as National Geographic Spain and  books as Blue Hope of Sylvia Earle edited by National Geographic where one of his pictures was the cover, the 50th anniversary book of Red List of UICN, …

He has been awarded with many international photo contests around the world even  the prestigious WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2017, 1ST prize nature.
The sample pictures were selected following the autor art criteria and  the species where photographed in their own environment.
I wish this webpage helps to broadcast the fragile and breathtaking “world of silence” and therefore widening human abilities to protect it.

Enjoy your visit


LATEST AWARDS

  • World Press Photo 2017. First place, nature category (singles category)
  • Planeta Photo Contest 2015. Mexico.. First place, underwater photgraphy.
  • Ocean Geographic. Picture Of The Year 2015. “David Doubilet Outstanding Achievement Award”. Second place. Portfoilo category.
  • Scuba Diving Magazine 2015 Photo contest (USA). First Place. Widea Angle Category
  • Gold Medal, Wide Angle category Our World International Photo Contest 2015.
  •  Winner of the Portfolio category “David Doubilet Outstanding Achievement Award” at the  Ocean Geographic Picture of the Year 2014.
  • Sea 2014 contest NCUPS (USA) first place. Wide angle category
  •  Ocean Art 2013 photo contest by Underwater photography guide (USA). First place wide angle category and second place divers category.
  •  Scuba Diving Magazine´s 2013 Contest (USA):  Third place. Wide Angle Category

  • Sea 2013 contest. NCUPS (USA). 2nd place and honorable mention. Wide angle category
  • Ocean view 2013. Nature´s Best Photograhy (USA). 8th place and two honorable mentions.
  • Acqua 2013, (ROMA): 3th place, Portfolio Cathegory
  • Deep Indonesia (2013) Bronze medal. Divers category.
  • Beneath the sea 2013 (USA) 2nd place. General category.
  • Ocean Geographic Jellyfish award at the World Underwater Pictures Festival 2012 (FRANCE MARSEILLE).
  • Los Angeles Underwater Photography Society (LAUPS) 2012 (USA). Honorable Mention. Wide angle
  • Eilat Epson Red Sea World Shootout 2011 (ISRAEL).2nd place wide angle category.
  • Los Angeles Underwater Photography Society (LAUPS) 2011 (USA). 1st place Photo Essay category and 3rd and 4th place. wide angle category.
  • Northern California Undewater Photography Society (2011) (USA). 3th place wide angle category and honorable mention conservation category