THE FILE 6,500 35mm; growing steadily.

OVERVIEW Extensive, in-depth underwater and land coverage of European, Caribbean, Central and South American and Pacific destinations for photo/text assignments. Coverage includes all aspects of the destination, including reefs and beaches, history, art, scenics, people and food.

SPECIALTIES Underwater photography: Coral reefs, caves and caverns, atolls, underwater scenes, marine environments, fish and pelagics, scuba diving, marine life and reef protection subjects, snorkeling, ocean kayaking, water skiing, model-released people scuba diving and engaging in water sports, natural history, tourism, outdoor adventure, scenics, beaches, ecotravel, art and architecture.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Caribbean: Belize (updated), Bequia (St. Vincent and the Grenadines), Bonaire and Curaçao (in-depth coverage), Cayman Islands, Cozumel (updated), Dominica (updated), Dominican Republic (updated), Jamaica, Nassau (Bahamas), St. Maarten/St. Martin, Tobago, Turks & Caicos, United States Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, updated). Europe Norway, Sweden (Stockholm), Cyprus (Nicosia, Larnaka, Lemesos, Pafos), Turkey (Istanbul, Ephasus, Cappadocia). Latin America: Costa Rica, Honduras (in-depth Bay Islands), Mexico (Baja California; The Riviera Maya: Acumal, Cobá, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Xcaret, Xel-Ha), Panama, Venezuela (Canaima NP, Los Roques, Mochima Marine Park). Micronesia: Kosrae. South America: Brazil (including Rio de Janeiro), Bonito and Jardim in Mato Grosso do Sul, Costa do Sauipe, Salvador and the Abrolhos Archipelago in Bahia, the Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha (in-depth coverage), Buzios and Arraial do Cabo (in the state of Rio). Pacific: Indonesia (Bali, Lombok, Batam), Thailand (in-depth coverage Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Similan and Surin Islands), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu), Sarawak (Miri, Kuching), Sipadan (Malaysian Borneo).Southeast Asia: China (in-depth coverage Beijing, Dalian), China (Sanya, Hainan Island); Singapore. Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Greater Naples, Marco Island, the Everglades.

RECENT COVERAGE

PHOTOGRAPHIC PLANS Makes six to eight trips per year to visit new destinations and revisit (and update) Caribbean and Pacific coverage. Call for travel schedule.

CREDITS Magazines/Newspapers: Altitude (Caribbean Star and Sun In-flight) Art & Auction, Boating Life, Broughton Quarterly, Caribbean Travel & Life, Caribbean World (UK), Condé Nast Sports for Women, Delicious Living, Diver (UK), Divers-Ocean Planet, Endless Vacation, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, Islands, JAXFAX Travel Marketing, KWIHI (Air Aruba inflight), New York Daily News (travel section), Northeast-Northwest Dive News, Outside, Paradise, Specialty Travel Index, Scuba World (UK), Sport Diver, Tauchen, U.S. News and World Report, Windsurfer. Books: McGraw-Hill Science Text. Web Ezines: Diverssite.com, Journeywoman.com, JustSayGo.com, Offbeatnewyork.com, OffBeatTravel.com, Specialtytravel.com. Calendars: World Publications. Educational Programs: Creative Education, lectures in New York. Advertising/Corporate: Brazil Department of Tourism, Executive Expeditions, Reef Net Software ("Fishes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Waters"), Microsoft screensaver. Member: North American Travel Journalists Association (http://www.travelwriters.com/denisemattia), New York Travel Writers Association.

RELATED CREDENTIALS/SKILLS Established Project Coral Reef Rescue (1986-1991). Received the Horace W. Goldsmith grant in 1990 for reef conservation.

COMMENTS Denise Mattia writes feature-length articles about travel and tourism that appear in national and international publications. A strong fine-arts background enables her to produce dynamic underwater images of marine life and models suitable for commercial and editorial use.