Julie Gautier
Isola della Riunione
Aquatic Storyteller.
Leading figure in the world of freediving, dance, and film.
“I consider myself a "passivist." Through art, I try to raise awareness subtly, by highlighting what water represents to me. Every small action counts, and it’s important to move in the right direction, even if it’s slow. Water is much more than just an element for me; it’s a source of life, inspiration, and creativity. By exploring its beauty through art, we come to realize its immense value and the threats it faces, such as pollution. This awareness gives us the opportunity to act. It’s a call to everyone: let’s grasp the importance of water, capture its beauty, and rebuild the connection we’ve lost with it.”
Ala Kehir
Sudan
Photojournalist
Curator
Run @tovsudan
“Beyond just the natural beauty of lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water, water has always been a source of inspiration. Considering the significance of water to human existence, artists have interpreted water as a representation of power, serenity, purity, and mortality.
Water is getting harder to find and more contaminated right now; therefore, now is the moment to cherish it and protect it for future generations.”
Fatimah Hossaini
Afghanistan
Photographer
Artist
Women activist
“Water is the silent artist, shaping landscapes, sustaining life, and reflecting the world's deepest truths. In every drop, there is a story waiting to be told.”
Daan Verhoeven
Paesi Bassi
Photographer
Freediving cameraman
“Water represents a paradox to me: both a home and a completely alien place, as familiar as my own salty tears and as strange as my dreams. Though I do parts of my work underneath her surface, it never feels like an office, often like a playground, sometimes like a battle zone. It gives life and joy as easily as it takes lives and efforts carelessly. It represents to me something much greater than me, and the honor to be part of that, sometimes when we dive.”
Sara Melotti
Italia
Documentary Photographer
Filmmaker & writer
“Our body is made of water, we need water to survive, yet for so many people on this planet, water is something that requires daily struggles. For others, instead, its abundance goes unnoticed and wasted. We’ve become so disconnected from the very thing that sustains us all.”
Ellie Rothnie
Regno Unito
Wildlife photographer,
Tour leader, and photographic guide
Tomasz Tomaszewski
Polonia
Journalistic Photographer
Photography lecturer.
“You can be happy without a cell phone. But you can't live without water.”
Daria Bonera
Italia
Visual editor
Founder of DB agency
Portfolio reviewer
“The commons speak to us of the irreducibility of the world to market logic; they mark a boundary, illuminating a new dimension of sustainability." — Stefano Rodotà
Julia Gugelmeier
Germania
Dive Photographer
Cavern and Cave explorer, trainer, and guide
Davide Seveso
Italia
Marine Scientist
Photography enthusiast
Vice president Mahre (Marine Research and Higher Education Center in Maldives)
Arthur Dayras
Francia
Head of Cabinet at Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Photo editor and author
Alexandra Sophie
Francia
Visual artist and photographer
Paolo Ameli
Italia
Director
Photographer
Greg Lecoeur
Francia
Ocean & Wildlife Photographer
“Everything you touch, see, smell, and taste comes from Water.”
Paolo Troilo
Italy
The hyperrealist artist who paints with fingers.
Art director
“We would all love to be suspended in a transparent world, to move with grace when it's not required, and most importantly, because it's not required. Water doesn't demand respect; it leaves us free to decide, and that deserves respect.”
Roberto Ridi
Elba Island - Italy
International landscape and nature photographer
“The sea is what water means to me, a magnificent liquid, the sky's mirror. I live on an island, embraced by this immense element, changing, unstoppable, capable of instilling serenity but commanding respect, both gentle and mighty. From the transparency of the surface to its dark depths, it is like the human soul.”
GIUSEPPE LA SPADA
Italy
Artista interdisciplinare
Fondatore del Sicilian Photo Festival
Direttore artistico
“L'acqua è un momento di sospensione, una pausa tra dualità ancestrali, vita e morte, luce e oscurità, il visto e l'invisibile. Nel flusso di questo movimento eterno che chiamiamo vita.”
