Fulvio Eccardi
Mexico City

Through the lens of his camera, Italian biologist Fulvio Eccardi hasfocused the world’s attention on burning ecological issues. With curiosity and perseverance, Fulvio documents both natural beauty and the complex relationship between humans and the environment. His research on small-scale fishing in the Sea of Cortés brought to light the perilous overfishing of sharks. While educating the public with his pictures and ingenious problem-solving, Fulvio is working with native peoples to preserve rainforest through sustainable harvests. During the last five years he has been researching and photographing coffee production in more than fifteen countries for a forthcoming book.

For me, photography is a way to show the most astonishing aspects of the natural world and to tell, with a series of pictures, how people get and transform the raw material that is consumed daily.