I have been honored with 82 photography awards, many in categories that do not separate compact cameras from DSLRs:
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026: 1st place, Compact category
➤ Ocean Art 2025, 1st place, Compact Macro
➤ Ocean Art 2025, 3rd place, Compact Macro
➤ Honorable Mention at DPG Masters 2025, Compact category
➤ Montier Photo Competition 1st place, Man and Nature category (all cameras)
➤ European Wildlife Photographer (GDT) 2025 Highly commended (all cameras)
➤ Siena Awards 2025, Honorable Mention (all cameras)
➤ Think Pink 2025 1st place, Wide Angle category (all cameras)
➤ Ocean Geographic PICOTY 2nd place, Open Water category (all cameras)
➤ Ocean Geographic PICOTY Honorable Mention, Small Exotic Animals (all cameras)
➤ DPG Masters 2024, 1st place, Macro category (all cameras)
➤ DPG Masters 2024, 1st place, Compact category
➤ DPG Masters 2024, 3rd place, Compact category
➤ DPG Masters 2024, Honorable Mention, Compact category
➤ DPG Masters 2024, Honorable Mention, Conservation category (all cameras)
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025: Highly commended compact category
➤ World Shootout 2024, 2nd place, Environmental category (3-photo set, all cameras)
➤ World Shootout 2024, 4th place, Macro category (all cameras)
➤ World Shootout 2024, Top 10 of the show (all cameras)
➤ Nature Photographer Of The Year 2024, Highly commended (all cameras)
➤ MontPhoto 2024, Honorable Mention (all cameras)
➤ Siena Awards 2024, Remarkable Artwork (all cameras)
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2024, 1st place, Compact Overall
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2024, 2nd place, Compact Creative
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2024, 2nd place, Compact Wide Angle
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2024, 3rd place, Compact Fish
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2024, 3rd place, Cup of Nations (all cameras)
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024, 4th place, Compact category
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024, 5th place, Compact category
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024, 7th place, Compact category
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024, 8th place, Compact category
➤ Ocean Art 2023, 3rd place, Underwater Conservation (all cameras)
➤ Ocean Art 2023, 3rd place, Compact Wide Angle
➤ Ocean Art 2023, 3rd place, Compact Behavior
➤ Ocean Art 2023, Honorable Mention, Compact Behavior
➤ Nature Photographer Of The Year 2023, 3rd place, Underwater section (all cameras)
➤ BioPhotoFestival 2023, 1st place, Other animals category (all cameras)
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2023, 2nd place, Compact Fish
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2023, 2nd place, Compact Macro
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2023, 2nd place, Compact Creative
➤ reFocus Awards 2023, 1st place, Underwater category (all cameras)
➤ reFocus Awards 2023, 2nd place, Underwater category (all cameras)
➤ reFocus Awards 2023, Honorable Mention, Underwater category (all cameras)
➤ Sony World Photography Awards 2023, Top 10, Wildlife category (all cameras)
➤ Ocean Art 2022, Honorable Mention, Compact Macro
➤ UWART 2022, 2 photos in Top 10, Compact category
➤ Abissi Venice 2022, 2nd place, Compact Tropical Wide
➤ Abissi Venice 2022, 3rd place, Compact Mediterranean Wide
➤ Abissi Venice 2022, 2nd place, Compact Mediterranean Macro
➤ Abissi Venice 2022, 3rd place, Compact Tropical Macro
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2022, 3rd place, Environment category
➤ Eudi 2022, 1st place, Compact Environment
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2021, 1st place, Compact Macro
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2021, 3rd place, Compact Fish
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022, Highly Commended, Compact category
➤ Deep Visions 2021, 1st place, Compact Environment
➤ Proteus 2021, 2nd place, Compact Macro
➤ Ocean Art 2020, 3rd place, Compact Environment
➤ Abissi Venice 2021, 1st place, Compact Mediterranean Environment
➤ Abissi Venice 2021, 2nd place, Compact Mediterranean Macro
➤ Abissi Venice 2021, 3rd place, Compact Tropical Environment
➤ Abissi Venice 2021, 6th place, Compact Tropical Macro
➤ Italian Underwater Photographer of the Year 2020, 2nd place, Compact category
➤ Mares Marathon 2020, 6th place, Compact Macro
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2020, Highly Commended, Compact category
➤ Deep Visions 2019, 2nd place, Compact Macro
➤ Blu Cobalto 2020, 3rd place, Compact Environment
➤ Blu Cobalto 2020, 5th place, Compact Environment
➤ Blu Cobalto 2020, 9th place, External photo theme “Waves”
➤ Blu Cobalto 2020, 10th place, Phototelling category
➤ Abissi Venice 2019, 2nd place, Compact Mediterranean Environment
➤ Abissi Venice 2019, 3rd place, Compact Mediterranean Macro
➤ Abissi Venice 2019, 9th place, Compact Tropical Environment
➤ Abissi Venice 2019, 2nd place, Compact Tropical Macro
➤ Proteus 2019, 9th place, Compact Macro
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2019, 1st place, Compact Fish
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2019, 2nd place, Compact Macro
➤ Eudi Show 2019, 1st place, Compact Macro
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019, Highly Commended, Compact category
➤ Blu Cobalto 2019, 2nd place, Compact Macro (Established photographers)
➤ MyShot 2018, 2nd place, Compact Macro
➤ Abissi Venice 2018, 2nd place, Compact Macro Tropical Seas
➤ Ocean Art 2025, 1st place, Compact Macro
➤ Ocean Art 2025, 3rd place, Compact Macro
➤ Honorable Mention at DPG Masters 2025, Compact category
➤ Montier Photo Competition 1st place, Man and Nature category (all cameras)
➤ European Wildlife Photographer (GDT) 2025 Highly commended (all cameras)
➤ Siena Awards 2025, Honorable Mention (all cameras)
➤ Think Pink 2025 1st place, Wide Angle category (all cameras)
➤ Ocean Geographic PICOTY 2nd place, Open Water category (all cameras)
➤ Ocean Geographic PICOTY Honorable Mention, Small Exotic Animals (all cameras)
➤ DPG Masters 2024, 1st place, Macro category (all cameras)
➤ DPG Masters 2024, 1st place, Compact category
➤ DPG Masters 2024, 3rd place, Compact category
➤ DPG Masters 2024, Honorable Mention, Compact category
➤ DPG Masters 2024, Honorable Mention, Conservation category (all cameras)
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025: Highly commended compact category
➤ World Shootout 2024, 2nd place, Environmental category (3-photo set, all cameras)
➤ World Shootout 2024, 4th place, Macro category (all cameras)
➤ World Shootout 2024, Top 10 of the show (all cameras)
➤ Nature Photographer Of The Year 2024, Highly commended (all cameras)
➤ MontPhoto 2024, Honorable Mention (all cameras)
➤ Siena Awards 2024, Remarkable Artwork (all cameras)
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2024, 1st place, Compact Overall
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2024, 2nd place, Compact Creative
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2024, 2nd place, Compact Wide Angle
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2024, 3rd place, Compact Fish
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2024, 3rd place, Cup of Nations (all cameras)
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024, 4th place, Compact category
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024, 5th place, Compact category
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024, 7th place, Compact category
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024, 8th place, Compact category
➤ Ocean Art 2023, 3rd place, Underwater Conservation (all cameras)
➤ Ocean Art 2023, 3rd place, Compact Wide Angle
➤ Ocean Art 2023, 3rd place, Compact Behavior
➤ Ocean Art 2023, Honorable Mention, Compact Behavior
➤ Nature Photographer Of The Year 2023, 3rd place, Underwater section (all cameras)
➤ BioPhotoFestival 2023, 1st place, Other animals category (all cameras)
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2023, 2nd place, Compact Fish
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2023, 2nd place, Compact Macro
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2023, 2nd place, Compact Creative
➤ reFocus Awards 2023, 1st place, Underwater category (all cameras)
➤ reFocus Awards 2023, 2nd place, Underwater category (all cameras)
➤ reFocus Awards 2023, Honorable Mention, Underwater category (all cameras)
➤ Sony World Photography Awards 2023, Top 10, Wildlife category (all cameras)
➤ Ocean Art 2022, Honorable Mention, Compact Macro
➤ UWART 2022, 2 photos in Top 10, Compact category
➤ Abissi Venice 2022, 2nd place, Compact Tropical Wide
➤ Abissi Venice 2022, 3rd place, Compact Mediterranean Wide
➤ Abissi Venice 2022, 2nd place, Compact Mediterranean Macro
➤ Abissi Venice 2022, 3rd place, Compact Tropical Macro
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2022, 3rd place, Environment category
➤ Eudi 2022, 1st place, Compact Environment
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2021, 1st place, Compact Macro
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2021, 3rd place, Compact Fish
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022, Highly Commended, Compact category
➤ Deep Visions 2021, 1st place, Compact Environment
➤ Proteus 2021, 2nd place, Compact Macro
➤ Ocean Art 2020, 3rd place, Compact Environment
➤ Abissi Venice 2021, 1st place, Compact Mediterranean Environment
➤ Abissi Venice 2021, 2nd place, Compact Mediterranean Macro
➤ Abissi Venice 2021, 3rd place, Compact Tropical Environment
➤ Abissi Venice 2021, 6th place, Compact Tropical Macro
➤ Italian Underwater Photographer of the Year 2020, 2nd place, Compact category
➤ Mares Marathon 2020, 6th place, Compact Macro
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2020, Highly Commended, Compact category
➤ Deep Visions 2019, 2nd place, Compact Macro
➤ Blu Cobalto 2020, 3rd place, Compact Environment
➤ Blu Cobalto 2020, 5th place, Compact Environment
➤ Blu Cobalto 2020, 9th place, External photo theme “Waves”
➤ Blu Cobalto 2020, 10th place, Phototelling category
➤ Abissi Venice 2019, 2nd place, Compact Mediterranean Environment
➤ Abissi Venice 2019, 3rd place, Compact Mediterranean Macro
➤ Abissi Venice 2019, 9th place, Compact Tropical Environment
➤ Abissi Venice 2019, 2nd place, Compact Tropical Macro
➤ Proteus 2019, 9th place, Compact Macro
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2019, 1st place, Compact Fish
➤ Underwater Photo Marathon 2019, 2nd place, Compact Macro
➤ Eudi Show 2019, 1st place, Compact Macro
➤ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019, Highly Commended, Compact category
➤ Blu Cobalto 2019, 2nd place, Compact Macro (Established photographers)
➤ MyShot 2018, 2nd place, Compact Macro
➤ Abissi Venice 2018, 2nd place, Compact Macro Tropical Seas