Fabrice Pierre Palacio

Summary

Open Water Scuba Instructor with several instructor specialties. Dedicated to teaching Scuba diving to everyone who has a dream to discover the underwater world. Prioritizes diver safety and preservation of all marine life, as well as ensuring each client has the most memorable experience. Motivated and efficiently undertakes any job with the intention to excel and perform the best. Full diving equipment and photography underwater equipment. Always willing to take on any new challenges and a love for travelling. Photographer by profession with over 14 years of experience in different domains of photography in different countries.

Skills

• Padi Open Water Scuba Instructor(No. 457189)
• EFR Instructor
• Deep / Wreck / Night / Nitrox / Digital Underwater Photography Instructor
• O2 Provider Instructor
• Bilingual – French and English
• Effective time management skills
• High level of attention to details
• Team player
• Entrepreneurial creativity
• Strong communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Drone flying and videography skills
• Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
• Video editing: Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe Audition and Motion
• Technical knowledge of high range camera technologies and photographic equipment

Work

-Owner / Photographer – Kampala Photography Ltd (Kampala, Uganda)

2014 to 2020

I established an All Service Photographic Studio and in a short period of time gained a strong client base who knew that they could come to me for every photographic, branding and printing requirements.  Photography included commercial, product shots, Lifestyle shots, short videos, drone photography and videos. I quickly earned a positive reputation for delivering a high-quality product, always meeting the deadlines and good client relations – an all in one package seen as an innovation in Kampala!  All editing for photos and videos was done by myself.

- Owner / Photographer – Zollywood Ltd (Lusaka, Zambia)

                  2000 to 2014

Worked closely with advertising agencies for commercial photography, fashion photography, jewelry photography and short videos of the jewelry making process, rally photoshoots, photoshoots for lodges and wildlife/landscape photography

- Freelance Photographer – Tunis, Tunisia

2006 – 2009

Had a large variety of clients, who were faithful in that they were always assured quality

Education

Autodidact in the art of Photography

Portfolio: www.fabricepalacio.com

and please see my company website for the more recent work I have undertaken: www.kampala-photography.com

Hobbies

Sky Diving - Wild life and landscape photography-Travelling.