biography

​Raoul Caprez was born in Switzerland in 1972. He found his first camera under the snow ... and it was still working ! At first, his pictures were mainly of Swiss cows ... and the years passed...

His interest for underwater photography started at the same time as his passion for diving, which pushed him to become an Open Water Scuba Instructor and an Underwater Photography Instructor.

Nowadays, he always travels with a camera.

According to him, in addition to the technical aspects, a well-composed picture must transmit en emotion or pass on a message; these are the necessary ingredients to immortalize a specific moment.

With his pictures he hopes to motivate people to better preserve the underwater world.
 

material

​After having used a Canon G9 (2008-2010) and a Nikon D7000 (2011-2017) with satisfaction, he now uses a Nikon D850 placed in a Nauticam housing case with different lenses and two strobes (Subtronic pro160). 
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Work

2022 - 2024
Underwater photographer for the Swiss Merlympics
2012-2018
Member of the jury of Festisub - Swiss underwater photography contest
2011-2012
Member of the photo critic team - UWP
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Presentations

2023
ABM Leman - La Thaïlande au fil de l'eau
2018
Festisub - diaporama musical
ABM Leman - L'Amérique latine au fil de l'eau
2015
Les différents écosystèmes sous-marins
2014
Faune et flore du Lac Leman ​​

Awards

2024
2x Underwater photographer of the day - uwphotographers.net
2023
4x Picture of the day - Scubashooters.net
2022
Special selection of the jury - Festisub
3x Picture of the day and editor choice - Scubashooters.net
2020
2nd place in Festisub 2020 - Freshwater category
3rd place in FISMCal 2020 - Freshwater category
1st prize of the public in the Swiss Photo Club Awards
Picture of the month - Swiss photo club
9x Picture of the day and editor choice - Scubashooters.net
2019
2x Special selection of the jury - Festisub
6x Picture of the day and editor choice - Scubashooters.net
2017
1st place "Through Your Lens" photo contest, Scuba Diving magazine's 2017
Jury choice for the Nikon 100th Anniversary contest
20x Editor choice - Scubashooters.net
4x Picture of the day - Scubashooters.net 
2016
2x Runner up - Annual contest - UWP
Runner up -  Monthly contest - UWP - October
8x Picture of the day - Scubashooters.net 
9x Editor choice - Scubashooters.net 
2015
Grand Master title - Annual contest - UWP
Gold medal - Annual contest - UWP
Runner up - Annual contest - UWP
Picture of the day & Editor choice - Scubashooters.net - August
DSLR top 10 shots of the month - Underwater macro photographers - July
2014
Gold medal - Annual contest - UWP
Silver medal - Annual contest - UWP
Silver medal - Annual competition - Underwater macro photographers
Monthly winner - UWP
3rd place - monthly contest - UWP
3rd place of the month - Underwater macro photographers - November
6x DSLR top 10 shots of the month - Underwater macro photographers - October
2x 2nd place of the month - Underwater macro photographers
2013
2x Bronze medal - Annual contest - UWP
Runner up - Annual contest - UWP
Honorable mention - - Scubashooters.net - September
3rd place of the month - Underwater macro photographers - November
2x DSLR top 10 shots of the month - Underwater macro photographers
2012
Runner up - Annual contest - UWP
4x Runner up - monthly contest - UWP
3rd place monthly contest - UWP
2nd place - Humour category - Festisub
2x Special selection of the jury - Festisub
2011
1st place - Plongée magazine
Runner up - Annual contest - UWP

publications

2020
Featured photographer - Divemagazine.co.uk
2017
Nikon 100th Anniversary
Underwater 360°
2016
Eurowings 
2015
Portfolio, Taucher revue n° 162
Swiss news paper - TDG
​TV coverage - Télé Versoix
Dive & Travel magazine
2013
Catlin Seaview survey
2012
Edition Fifty Fathoms
Portfolio UW Photographers

Exhibitions

2022
Eaux en lumière
2019
Festival Images nature
2017
Abstractions subaquatiques
2014
Vision & Ambiances subaquatiques

PARTNERS
Diving World Destinations