Pufferpunk
New member
League of Underwater Photographers
SPECIAL EVENT
MONDAY, FEB. 20, 2012, 7:00 PM AT HELIX:
An Evening with Leandro Blanco
Born in Spain , Leandro is one of the most celebrated underwater music video makers in the world. In the year 2002, for the first time in the history of the World Festival of Underwater Pictures, Antibes, the judges grant him a honorary award for his three videos "Ocean chronicles" "Shame on You" and "With the Flow" for his creative expression and his commitment to the protection of the environment.
In 2004 he was named Diver of the year in the United States at BTS (Beneath the Sea) in New York for his contribution to the art of film making. In 2007 Greenpeace acknowledged Leandro with the "Oceans Award" for his film "One for All." The same film also won the "Celebrate the Sea 2007" Rolex "Award of Excellence" for short documentary
Back then Leandro’s passion for nature had already taken him all over the world. He had also written several pieces of music celebrating the beauty of the Amazon jungle and the vast deserts of Africa .
His first short documentary got him first prize at the London film festival, and by 1990 he had already won several major awards, including "VIDEO FILM MAKER OF THE YEAR" BY THE BBC WILD LIFE MAGAZINE, for his documentary skills for his video "There’s a Place." In 1990 he made his first underwater documentary, which he wrote, narrated, edited, performed and wrote all the music.
Leandro has received over 50 international awards for his documentaries, and his music scores have been acclaimed by magazines like BILLBOARD. He is also an honorary member of THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, for his photography in the video "JUST PASSING BY TOO." In 1999 he received one of the most important underwater video awards at the World Festival of Underwater Pictures , “ Antibes ” for the film “Missing You – a music documentary in memory of Jacques Yves Cousteau. Since then he is the only person that has won this prestigious award in eight consecutive years.
He is currently working for The National Geographic Society on the Oceans Now project.
SPECIAL EVENT
MONDAY, FEB. 20, 2012, 7:00 PM AT HELIX:
An Evening with Leandro Blanco
Born in Spain , Leandro is one of the most celebrated underwater music video makers in the world. In the year 2002, for the first time in the history of the World Festival of Underwater Pictures, Antibes, the judges grant him a honorary award for his three videos "Ocean chronicles" "Shame on You" and "With the Flow" for his creative expression and his commitment to the protection of the environment.
In 2004 he was named Diver of the year in the United States at BTS (Beneath the Sea) in New York for his contribution to the art of film making. In 2007 Greenpeace acknowledged Leandro with the "Oceans Award" for his film "One for All." The same film also won the "Celebrate the Sea 2007" Rolex "Award of Excellence" for short documentary
Back then Leandro’s passion for nature had already taken him all over the world. He had also written several pieces of music celebrating the beauty of the Amazon jungle and the vast deserts of Africa .
His first short documentary got him first prize at the London film festival, and by 1990 he had already won several major awards, including "VIDEO FILM MAKER OF THE YEAR" BY THE BBC WILD LIFE MAGAZINE, for his documentary skills for his video "There’s a Place." In 1990 he made his first underwater documentary, which he wrote, narrated, edited, performed and wrote all the music.
Leandro has received over 50 international awards for his documentaries, and his music scores have been acclaimed by magazines like BILLBOARD. He is also an honorary member of THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, for his photography in the video "JUST PASSING BY TOO." In 1999 he received one of the most important underwater video awards at the World Festival of Underwater Pictures , “ Antibes ” for the film “Missing You – a music documentary in memory of Jacques Yves Cousteau. Since then he is the only person that has won this prestigious award in eight consecutive years.
He is currently working for The National Geographic Society on the Oceans Now project.
