Winners Gallery
Finalist Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Florian Ledoux Svalbard, Norway
Aerial view of a large male polar bear. "This bear had just left the old, thick, fast ice to explore the thin and freshly frozen sea," says photographer Florian Ledoux. "The newly formed ice creates some unique patterns. Out here, in the extreme cold, the light, the ice and the seascape create a kind of open-air art gallery where every day the art changes. Nature is infinite art."
BEHIND THE LENS
Florian Ledoux France
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Temperature of -32 degrees Celsius
- Taken at 10pm
- Site accessed by snow mobile
- Captured on expedition
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.
MORE IMAGES BY Florian Ledoux
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WildlifePhotographer of the Year
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Conservation (Impact)Photographer of the Year
2023 Svalbard, Norway
Conservation (Impact)Photographer of the Year
2023 Svalbard
Conservation (Impact)Photographer of the Year
2022 Svalbard, Norway
Collective Portfolio Award
2020 Arctic
ExplorationPhotographer of the Year
2020 Svalbard, Norway
ExplorationPhotographer of the Year
2020 Antarctica
ConservationPhotographer of the Year
2020 Norway
ConservationPhotographer of the Year
2020 Svalbard, Norway
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