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Finalist Collective Portfolio Award

Florian Ledoux Arctic

A polar bear walks across melting sea ice. “I aspire to bring a new perspective on the fauna we already know through traditional photography,” says photographer Florian Ledoux. “I am convinced aerial photography provides us with an opportunity to observe and document wildlife behaviour from a fresh angle, revealing animals in the context of a larger habitat and landscape in a way that has not been accessible in the past.”

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1-4-scaled

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  • Mid-afternoon
  • Calm sea conditions
  • Overcast sky
  • Captured with a drone

An aerial view of Arctic sea ice. “This image was taken in late February on the east coast of Greenland,” says photographer Florian Ledoux. “It reflects the change in the season, and the fact the ice is forming later than before. That delay impacts an entire ecosystem that depends on the ice, as well as the local community who uses the ice to hunt.”

3-4-scaled

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  • Blue skies
  • Taken while on expedition
  • Clam conditions
  • Captured using a drone

A polar bear walks across melting sea ice. “I aspire to bring a new perspective on the fauna we already know through traditional photography,” says photographer Florian Ledoux. “I am convinced aerial photography provides us with an opportunity to observe and document wildlife behaviour from a fresh angle, revealing animals in the context of a larger habitat and landscape in a way that has not been accessible in the past.”

5-4-scaled

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  • Grey skies
  • Calm conditions
  • Site accessed by boat
  • Morning shoot

Aerial view of the melting Austfonna ice cap in the summer of 2020 when Svalbard recorded its highest ever temperature, 21.7 degrees Celsius.

6-4-scaled

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  • Captured at 4am
  • Calm conditions, no waves
  • Site accessed by boat
  • Image taken using a drone

Aerial image of crabeater seals using the broken sea ice to rest after a night of hunting.

7-4-scaled

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  • Taken at 11pm
  • Overcast sky
  • Calm conditions
  • Site accessed by sailboat

Aerial image of crabeater seals diving synchronously to feed at the edge of the broken ice during the night.

8-4-scaled

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  • Taken while on expedition
  • Calm conditions
  • Grey skies
  • Morning shoot

Aerial view above a polar bear on an iceberg, looking for prey in the water.

9-4-scaled

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  • Early morning shoot
  • Grey skies
  • Site accessed by boat
  • Calm conditions

Aerial image of the lines and patterns of the melting Austfonna ice cap. 

4-4-scaled

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  • Blue skies
  • Afternoon shoot
  • Calm conditions
  • Site accessed by sailboat

Aerial image the Arctic sea ice melting. The image includes two polar bears.

10-4-scaled

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  • Sunny conditions
  • Site accessed by sailboat
  • Morning shoot
  • Captured using a drone

View above a crabeater seal resting and enjoying the sun on the fast ice.

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2020 Collective Portfolio Award, finalist, Florian Ledoux

Florian Ledoux France

Florian is an award-winning wildlife photographer who works in the polar regions. He started his photographic career in the French Navy as a photo reporter. His passion for nature and later the high Arctic led him to pursue personal projects and his dreams of using his love for nature to document the polar regions. By using drones, Florian aspires to bring a new perspective to life in these remote places.

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