Sergio Tapiro
Colima, Col., Mexico
Sergio Tapiro became recently of of the only two mexicans who have won a World Press Photo award on Nature category.
His photo obsession are Colima Volcanoes, topic that have gained more tan 300 thousands of photos to his archives.
He was born in the small state of Colima, Mexico in 1971 and is a self taught photographer.
His work has been published in national and international newspapers and magazines.
Sergio Tapiro is a freelance photographer and works actually to agencies like Cuartoscuro (Mex) and AP.
2016 - World Press Photo Awards 2015 winner
- Arts
- Breaking news
- Editorial
- Landscape
- RC aerial
The Power of Nature
Sergio Tapiro
Colima volcano erupting with rock showers, lightning, and lava flows. The volcano, which is one of the most active in Mexico, showed an increase in activity from July onwards. Lightning in volcano eruptions is generated when rock fragments, ash and ice particles in the volcanic plume collide, producing static charges—just as ice particles do in clouds