{"id":13566,"date":"2025-02-18T09:32:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T09:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talesfromtheblue.com\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T09:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T09:35:11","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/talesfromtheblue.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13566\" class=\"elementor elementor-13566 elementor-466\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-a70593b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a70593b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516f781 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"516f781\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4f68b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba4f68b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/talesfromtheblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sobre-Mi-Rafa-Fernandez.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13494\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/talesfromtheblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sobre-Mi-Rafa-Fernandez.webp 800w, https:\/\/talesfromtheblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sobre-Mi-Rafa-Fernandez-750x938.webp 750w, https:\/\/talesfromtheblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sobre-Mi-Rafa-Fernandez-150x188.webp 150w, https:\/\/talesfromtheblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sobre-Mi-Rafa-Fernandez-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/talesfromtheblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sobre-Mi-Rafa-Fernandez-768x960.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3644ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3644ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd4d69a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd4d69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rafael Fern\u00e1ndez Caballero<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f89410 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f89410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>National Geographic Storyteller<\/li><li>Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024<\/li><li>Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022<\/li><li>CMAS World Champion 2017 &amp; 2023<\/li><li>PADI &amp; CMAS Instructor &#8211; Professional Diver<\/li><li>Energy and Industrial Organization Engineer<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e43c7 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e43c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n I was born in Madrid in 1994, and since childhood, my life has been closely connected to the ocean and underwater photography, accompanying my father, an underwater photographer for over 35 years.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n Despite studying Engineering and specializing in renewable energy, it was my passion for the marine world and for telling its incredible stories that truly shaped my path. 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