The well-known photographer from Verona has received two honorable mentions at the prestigious International Photography awards 2012 in Los Angeles (USA). For the Portraits category the work The Skywas selected, part of the exhibition Mother Water, while for the Fine Artsection the winning image belongs to the exhibition Forme immerse. These are two completely different exhibitions: the first portrays water as the mother of all creatures and the source of life, condemning its waste through strong but also captivating, emotional images; the second addresses the implicit link between art and nature, through sinuous forms, elegant curves and sensual movements. www.mauriziomarcato.com.