TEHRAN -- Iranian photographer Kazem Bayram has won the Apnea Prize for Underwater Reporting at the World Festival of Underwater Pictures held in France, the Persian service of the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Saturday.
The 33rd edition of the festival was held from Oct. 25 to 29 in Antibes.
According to Bayram, the report took three years to be prepared in collaboration with Iran's Fisheries Organization (IFO) and his pals.
Bayram stated that 16,000 slides and 25-hour filming have been the results of the three-year endeavor.
Equipped only with one mask, a lead belt, a tuba, and a camera, he slowly goes down in search of the underwater beauties which he wishes to immortalize on his film. |
