Luciano Demasi’s photo activity is focused on “capturing the uniqueness of each moment nature provides with its immense and stunning endless beauty”. He took photos in San Diego East County (including Anza-Borrego Desert) and US national parks. His real artistic love is for infrared photography: “the invisible world is first imagined, then captured, and finally brought to life, to unleash creativity, passion, and emotions. The invisible world is part of our reality and infrared photography is what unveils true beauty by enhancing our perception”.
He is the Grand Prize winner of the 1st Place Photo Essay (title: “Imagining and then Making Paradise Visible: Wonders from Utah and the Role of Chaos) of the 2019 Kolari Visions Life in Another Light Photo Contest.
Luciano Demasi is Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and professor of Aerospace Engineering at the San Diego State University and is author of more than 100 publications in the areas of aerodynamics, structures, and aeroelasticity
He received the following photo awards at the 2016 Anza-Borrego Desert Photo contest:
- 2nd place in the “Macro” category (photo title: “Happy Family in a Penthouse”)
- Honorable Mention in the “Macro” category (photo title: “Sharing with Harmony” )
- Honorable Mention in the “Macro” category (photo title: “House on Colors” )
- Honorable Mention in the “Macro” category (photo title: “The Spy”)
- Honorable Mention in the “Desert Animal” category (photo title: “Working Hard” )
He received the following photo awards at the 2017 Chromatic Awards International Color Photography Contest:
- Honorable Mention in the “Street” category (photo title: “A Glorious Past”)
- Honorable Mention in the “Landscapes” category (photo title: “Storm on Elsta IV”)
- Honorable Mention in the “Landscapes” category (photo title: “The Journey”)
- Honorable Mention in the “Wildlife and Animals ” category (photo title: “The Discussion”)
- Honorable Mention in the “Fine Art” category (photo title: “The Flowers”)
- Honorable Mention in the “Architecture” category (photo title: “The Greenhouse”)
He received the following photo awards at the 2017 Neutral Density Photography Awards:
- Honorable Mention in “Fine Art: Landscape Category” (photo series title: “Looking Beyond the Invisible”)
He received the following photo awards at the 2018 Anza-Borrego Desert Photo contest:
- Honorable Mention in the “Plants” category (photo title: “Star on Sky”)
- Honorable Mention in the “Black and White” category (photo title: “The Invisible Forest”)
He received the following photo awards at the 2018 Chromatic Awards International Color Photography Contest:
- Honorable Mention in the “Landscapes” category (photo title: “Mojave Diamonds”)
- Winner in the “Nature” category (photo title: “The Desert King”)
He received the following photo award at the 2019 Kolari Vision’s Life in Another Light Photo Contest:
- Grand Prize winner for 1st Place Photo Essay (title: “Imagining and then Making Paradise Visible: Wonders from Utah and the Role of Chaos”)
He received the following photo awards at the 2019 Chromatic Awards International Color Photography Contest:
- Honorable Mention in the “Photomanipulation” prof. category (photo title: “Desert Eclipse”)
- Honorable Mention in the “Fine Art” prof. category (photo title: “Desert Journey”)
- Honorable Mention in the “Photomanipulation” prof. category (photo title: “Solitude and Love”)
- Honorable Mention in the “Fine Art” prof. category (photo title: “The Agave Flower”)
- Honorable Mention in the “Fine Art” prof. category (photo title: “The Endless Family”)
- Honorable Mention in the “Fine Art” prof. category (photo title: “Timeless Universe”)
PHOTO EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
- Summer 2016: Borrego Art Insitute
- November 2016: Borrego Art Insitute
- October 2016-November 2016: Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center Gallery
- April 2017: Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center Gallery (solo)
- Summer 2017: Borrego Art Insitute
- September 2017-present: Casa Del Zorro (Borrego Springs)
- October 2017: Seminar on Anza-Borrego Desert (Photo Naturalist Camera Club, Balboa Park)
- December 2017: Borrego Art Insitute
- February 2018: Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center Gallery (solo)
- February 2018: Borrego Art Insitute (Borrego Springs Art Guild)
- April 2018: Mission Federal ArtWalk (San Diego)
- May 2018: Naninsook Framing + Art Gallery
- June 2018: SD Festival of the Arts (San Diego)
- August 2018: Mojave He[art] Review, Issue 4, August 2018
- Summer 2018: Borrego Art Insitute
- October 2018-September 2019: San Diego Ballet studios at Dorothea Laub Dance Place Liberty Station
- October 2018: Borrego Art Insitute
- December 2018: Borrego Art Institute (Borrego Springs Art Guild)
- January 2019: http://sdvoyager.com/interview/meet-luciano-demasi/
- February 2019: Kesling’s Kitchen (Borrego Springs)
- February 2019-present: 2Create Gallery (Ramona)
- April 2019: Mission Federal ArtWalk (San Diego)
- May 2019-present: DMAC Gallery (Del Mar, San Diego)
- Summer 2019: Borrego Art Insitute
- June 2019-present: Ramona Chamber of Commerce
- June 2019-September 2019: Cinepolis La Costa
- August 2019-present: Gallery Plus (Ohio)
- September 2019: SCBLibrary
- September 2019: Imperial Valley Desert Museum
- October 2019: Borrego Art Insitute
- December 2019: Borrego Art Insitute