Opera Viva captures the sea from beneath its visible surface: the shipyards, the propellers, and portraits of those who build and command the boats. Each exhibition is a journey beneath the waterline.
Opera Viva exists thanks to partners, galleries and supporters who believe in photography as a labour of love. Their names are listed here, above the line.
Not a blog: a logbook. Each entry recounts an encounter – a building site, a captain, a tunnel – accompanied by photographs taken on that voyage.
There are times when formal exercises aren’t enough, and the only way to find a perspective is to head down to the quay, portfolio in hand,...
We set off at 4 am with the van fully loaded to set up the exhibition on land. Once the preparations were complete, we had to find a way to get out onto the water: thanks...
Marina Cala dei Sardi is a floating marina in the Gulf of Cugnana, on the north-eastern coast of Sardinia, between Portisco and Porto Rotondo. It has a base...
Founded in 1963 in Switzerland by engineer Philip Rolla, the company began by focusing on the world of extreme marine racing. During the Offshore Class 1 powerboat races...