Michel Roggo

Michel Roggo (born September 13, 1951, in Fribourg/Switzerland) is a Swiss underwater photographer who has worked as a wildlife photographer since 1987. He is a member of the ILCP (International League of Conservation Photographers) and has received multiple awards for many of his freshwater photos and publications.
Biography.
Michel Roggo started taking pictures as a hobby at the age of 30. After studying geology, he worked as teacher in the secondary school of Düdingen. Foreign trips followed. In Alaska he observed the migration of salmon for the first time. This fascinated him so much that he decided to photograph the salmon spawning run. He refined his recording technique during annually recurring stays. He took underwater pictures without diving himself. In 2008 he received the Fribourg Culture Award for his photographic work.
In 2010 Roggo began his global project after 25 years of experience with fresh water, animal, plant and underwater landscape photography and over 100 trips: to capture 40 fresh water worldwide, the Freshwater Project.