“The lively little eyes of a Caretta caretta. The diaphanous shades of a jellyfish. Or, yet, the branching polyps of gorgonians. An image is worth a thousand words. And perhaps only in this way, by seeing with one’s own eyes the marine species, can the ecological cause be embraced with greater conviction. Starting on Wednesday, May 22nd, on the occasion of World Biodiversity Day 2024, the photography contests of Life ‘Pinna’ and ‘Conceptu Maris’ begin, two European projects aimed at protecting the creatures of the Mare Nostrum.”