There are times that you squeeze your head to answer complex questions, there are times that you are totally stumbled not being able to express what you think or feel and on the other hand there are times that you speak directly from the heart, easily, without stops in a continuous flow of words.

An everlasting photographer's dream is to win GDT ! Maybe it sounds as exaggeration but it's not.

How great to be notified from the organization committee of 6th International Underwater Photography Contest of Underwater Photography ABYSS ''Citta di Venezia 2013'', that I was among this year's winners.

It's not so common to be invited by an individual for a personal underwater shooting but in the other hand Maxi Nil isn't a common person moreover not a common singer! Maxi is a great singer!

No greater way to start a new day and week than having great news to share! It was a Monday morning when PADI announced the "Critter Photo" International Contest results with my wide angle close focus photograph of a seahorse winning the first prize.

Just before departure to Bahamas for my Tiger beach liveaboard trip, a friend diver and exceptional journalist named Pier Kosmidis announced me that a new weekly magazine named “Geodromio” was issued and wanted me to contribute with a set of awarded underwater photographs.

Counting down the months, the weeks and finally the days was over and at the end of July I was changing flights through Istanbul, NY, Nassau and Freeport with destination the exotic West End of Grand Bahama where the Dancer Fleet was waiting us to start the route of a six night trip.

There are shootings that are difficult because of weather conditions, there are shootings challenging because of long term programming needed or big depth of subject.

I felt very honored when I received an e-mail from Discovery Channel's Magazine editor, asking me two jellyfish photographs to accompany Dr Angel Yanagihara's article titled "Romancing the Jelly".

I was very happy when I received an e-mail from ATLANTIS magazine editor, telling me that they were interested to have a 4 photograph combination of the Gastropteron rubrum for April's issue cover.