Ivan Mikolji

Ivan Mikolji is a groundbreaking Venezuelan explorer, audio visual artist, and environmentalist who studies freshwater flora and fauna and their habitats. His many career distinctions include pioneering the underwater filmmaking and photography of tropical freshwater fish in their natural biome, creating the Wild Aquarium movement, and the initial documentation of many species of plants and freshwater fish.

The brand leader of Mikolji Corp and the founder of the Venezuelan Fish Foundation, Mikolji is dedicated to the maxim he coined: you cannot preserve something that you don’t know exists.

“If you are an admirer of the aquatic habitats of South America, you certainly know Ivan Mikolji!

He’s a world-renowned explorer, researcher, audio/visual artist, and author who tirelessly documents the magnificent diversity and wonder of this beautiful region of the world. His dramatic underwater videos are seen around the world, and his photographs have graced articles in numerous publications.

Ivan Mikolji is also an extremely accomplished artist, whose beautiful interpretations of the aquatic life of Venezuela and South America are sought after by collectors worldwide.”

Scott Fellman, Tannin Aquatics