“This is the result of many years and hours of collective effort to show the work of Cuba and especially the work we are developing in photography,” admitted Álvarez, a local photographer from the Cuban province of Camagüey, visibly moved.
Both the award and the family’s joy become an immense satisfaction that rewards commitment to an activity like underwater photography. We came to the World Championships to fight for a good result and won gold, which positions the Greater Antilles in the world of lenses. .
Meanwhile, Oñoz explained that Fabián does the clip on camera and that he is responsible for the support logistics to ensure every detail. We constantly talk and develop ideas and projects before we do the dives. Every snapshot is the result of teamwork, he added.
During the awards day, which took place at the Meliá Internacional Hotel in Varadero, Italy won three titles in the documentary, creative photography and wide-angle model modality categories, while Türkiye and Spain won two titles each and Portugal won one through Nuno Goncalvez and Ana Gómez in the fish category .
In an edition with marked European dominance, Chile, in addition to the Cuban title, also won a bronze medal in the thematic category in a competition in which the Spaniards Jorge Candan and María del Pilar Barrios won two gold medals and several photos between the first different award-winning modalities
Cuban Tourism Minister Juan Carlos García said the event was a success, demonstrating Cuba’s capacity to organize events and, in turn, proving that the country goes beyond sun and beach tourism and beyond the requirements to host them all events available.
The competition, which began last Monday, was attended by 80 participants from Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Slovenia, Germany, Chile, Brazil, Japan, Denmark, Holland, Turkey and Cuba under the auspices of the World Federation of Underwater Photography, an institution that covers 170 countries and millions of followers around the world.
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