UCraig Quirolo

UCraig Quirolo ngumatiloshe, umfoti kunye negcisa elizalelwe e-Oakland, eCalifornia. Wahamba ngesikhephe ukusuka eSan Francisco ukuya kwi-Key West ngeminyaka yee-'70's ​​kwaye wasungula iiseyile zokuqala zeenqanawa ukuya kwiingqaqa zekorale ezikufutshane. Ukhenketho lwahambela phambili yaye ngowe-1987, uCraig nabanye abaphathi-zikhitshane ababeqeshisa bafumanisa ukuba iiankile zabo zenza umonakalo xa ziwiswa kulwalwa. Baququzelele ukusungula umbutho ongenzi nzuzo iReef Relief. UCraig ukhokele iinzame zokufakela kunye nokugcina ii-buoys ze-119 ze-reef kwi-7 Key West reefs, ngoku iyinxalenye yeNkqubo ye-Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Buoy. Eli qela lafundisa abantu basekuhlaleni kwaye balwa nezisongelo zonxweme, kuquka nokugrumba ioli kwi-Keys. UCraig wayekuphela kwengcali yokusingqongileyo owathi wangqina phambi kweNkongolo exhasa ingcwele kwaye wafumana iMbasa yePoint of Light kuMongameli HW Bush ngoMhla woMhlaba, 1990. Ngo-1991, emva kokubona ukuhla komgangatho wamanzi kunye nokwehla komgangatho wamanzi, uCraig waqala ifoto yeminyaka eli-15. uphando olubonisa utshintsho kwiikorali ezithile ngokuhamba kwexesha. Waqalisa uphando noososayensi ukuze afumane oonobangela. UCraig uthumele imifanekiso engama-10,000 yovavanyo, kuquka uqaqa olusuka kwiiprojekthi zeReef Relief's Caribbean, ebonelela ngesiseko sempilo yengqaqa ereefreliefarchive.org esetyenziswa kwihlabathi liphela. Uthathe umhlala phantsi ngo-2009 wafudukela eBrooksville, eFlorida, kodwa ugcina ngasese uvimba. UCraig wafunda kwiYunivesithi yaseChico State kunye neSan Francisco Art Institute.