Biography
Leonardo Olmi was born in Florence Italy during the summer of
1964. He received his first dive certificate at the age of 15. He started
his photographic career with travel photography at age 18 and with underwater
photography at age 22. Leonardo became a PADI instructor in 1990 and later
on advanced to the PADI Master Instructor level. He also became a NAUI
instructor. He has a total of 23 years diving experience including 10
years of teaching in Italy, the Maldives, the Cayman Islands, Cancun,
and Cozumel, Mexico. He has certified more than 300 divers and has completed
more than 3000 dives. His knowledge of English and Spanish has helped
him to travel to more than 30 countries.
Today Leonardo is a professional photojournalist specializing
in travel, glamour, sports, and underwater photography. He has photographed
and written articles about travel within the USA, Australia, Europe, the
Caribbean, the Maldives Islands, Mexico and Central America, as well as
the Red Sea, Thailand, Indonesia, French Polynesia, Malaysia, Singapore,
and Brazil. He is published monthly in the Italian magazine “Mondo
Sommerso”, “Aqua”, “Sub” and “Il Subacqueo.”
He regularly freelances for the Italian travel magazine “Panorama
Travel” and the Italian edition of “Playboy.” His other
publications include: “Tauchen,” (Germany); “Buceadores,”
(Spain); “Oceans,” (France); “Asian Diver,” (Singapore);
“Max,” (Italy); “Marie Claire,” (Italy); and “Easyriders,”
(USA). Leonardo’s images have appeared on postcards, calendars, posters,
catalogues, travel books, and advertising material. He has authored text
and photographed images for a book depicting the island of Maui, Hawaii.
Currently his archive contains over 100,000 images and 60 articles/photo
essays.
