Carreta Carreta

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Raffaele Tuzio, Italy
• Date of Photograph
  2016
• Website
  http://www.raffaeletuzio.com
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/raffaeletuzio/

Every year, volunteers from all over the world gather on the coast of the island of Kefalonia (Greece) to protect the nests of the loggerhead (Carreta Carreta) sea turtles. This unsung work is as vital as it is little-known in protecting this species from extinction, which is threatened by intensive fishing and coastal urbanization.

Raffaele Tuzio is a photographer based in Rome. He was born in Benevento and his passion for fotography began in 1981. In 1988 he went to Rome where he was involved in travel photography. During these years he travelled all around the world. In 1990 he started a collaboration with the italian tour operator sentieri di nuove esperienze, a company specialised in cultural tourism. Raffaele is consultant for tours planning and he directs a long term project to increase the company image.