The 'Bittenbysharks' logo is an original drawing by Dominique Serafini
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Claudia and Leon had the pleasure of working with Catherine and
Dominique in the Bahamas, during the shooting of 'Dreamwrecks'. Serving
as marine co-ordinators for the duration of the shoot, Claudia and Leon were
interviewed for their experiences with sharks, particularly their
'shark-bites'. While listening intently to their 'shark bite' stories,
Dominique began to sketch.
The 'Bittenbysharks' logo has involved from an original Serafini drawing.
Dominique has spent his life driven by his two passions- the sea and his art. Born in Paris, France in 1946, he studied painting at l'Ecole National Superieure des Beaux Arts de Paris from 1966-68. His most important body of work was created on board the Calypso (of Cousteau fame) as underwater illustrator and writer for L'Equipe Cousteau. From 1982 to 1997, he created 17 animated books for children inspired by Jacques Cousteau's expeditions around the world. Carrying a strong ecological theme, this collection has been translated into ten different languages and is distributed worldwide.
Since the death of Cousteau, Dominique has returned to his true passion of painting underwater sealife and shipwrecks of the world, and has captured them on canvas. His sea life and coral reef acrylic series captured the world's most beautiful reefs.
In 2006, Dominique brought his painterly skills to the 'Dreamwrecks' project. With his partner Catherine Salisbury, he has explored and dived the most spectacular shipwrecks of the world.
