Biography
CHRISTIAN VIZL was born in M?xico City in 1972. Has a degree in Business Administration, was formed as a Diving Instructor, Cave Diver, Rafting Guide, and Sailor. Was a member of CEDAM, a Mexican organization devoted to marine archeology, lived for a year in Germany (1993) a year in Akumal, southeast M?xico (1997) and a year in Australia (1998). He has been an enthusiast photographer since he was 15 years old, but it?s since 2010 when he starts with underwater photography and with a more professional approach.
Awards
2018 Winner, Monochrome Awards, Professional category, nude.
Nominee, International Color Awards competition, wildlife category.
2017
Third place, Sony World Photography Awards, Professional category, nature.
Winner, World Oceans Day photo competition, theme winner 2017.
Second Place, International Photography Awards, Professional Nature Underwater
2016
Winner, Man and Nature category, Mosaico Natura México. www.mosaiconatura.net
Honorable Mention, Fauna category, Mosaico Natura México.
Winner, submerged world category, Memorial Maria Luisa photo contest
Honorable mention, submerged world category, Memorial Maria Luisa.
Winner, Nature: Seascapes (Professional), International Photographer of the Year.
Third place in Seascapes and Wildlife categories (Professional), International Photographer of the Year.
Third place, plants category, Oasis photo contest.
Honorable mentions, black and white and seascape categories, Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year.
Highly commended, wrecks category, Underwater Photographer of the Year London Competition.
“Nominee” Fine Art Photography Awards, categories “People” (series) and Wildlife”
2015
Winner, Wildlife Category, Monochrome Awards
5 Honorable mentions, Wildlife Category, Monochrome Awards
Nature Photographer of the Year, ND Neutral Density Photography awards.
1st place “nature –underwater-“ ND Neutral Density Photo
2014
Winner, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, “plants and fungi category”.
Two images highly honored Natures Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards, “Oceans” category.
Second Place, Macro in Scuba Diving magazine's 2014 photo contest, "Through Your Lens - 10th Year".
Sony World Photography Awards, 2014 third place, professional competition, travel category, with series “cenotes”.
Asferico Photocontest, Winner, Man and Nature category. www.asferico.com
Asferico Photocontest, “highly commended”, plants and fungi category.
