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Finalist Fine Art Photographer of the Year

Scott Portelli Canada

72°47'51.4"N 76°08'20.6"W

"The polar bear is a master of its own environment," says Portelli. "In April, they leave their dens and move out towards the sea ice to feed. Hunting is a challenging game for a polar bear. The element of surprise, and their cloak of camouflage can be the difference between a meal and starving in the cold, arid and frozen desert."  

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Ocean Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2023, SP

Scott Portelli Australia

ABOUT THE IMAGE

  • Site accessed by snowmobile
  • Late afternoon shoot
  • Shot on expedition
  • Freezing conditions

Scott Portelli is an award-winning wildlife, nature, aerial, and underwater photographer and filmmaker based in Esperance, Western Australia. With thousands of hours spent in remote regions, his work focuses on conservation, education, and capturing wildlife with a low-impact, non-invasive approach. Scott has won Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year (2021, 2024) and earned recognition from Wildlife Photographer of the Year (2016, 2022). He has spent over a decade documenting Antarctica and the Sub-Antarctic, producing a fine art portfolio that reveals rare glimpses above and below the surface in some of Earth’s harshest environments.

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