Winners Gallery
Finalist Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Romain Barats Antarctica
"I’ve always been fan of minimalist photography," says Barats. "When I discovered the Antarctic peninsula, I immediately saw the potential for creative pictures. If I were to choose the ultimate photographic cliché to represent this place, it would be penguins on an iceberg. To achieve the minimalist style I was searching for, I framed a small lonely penguin in the corner of the image, with the iceberg filling the frame entirely to highlight the vastness of these pieces of ice."
BEHIND THE LENS
Romain Barats France
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Evening shoot
- Zero degrees Celsius
- Image taken from sailboat
- Calm seas
Romain is a medical doctor and award-winning photographer and cinematographer with a deep passion for nature and wildlife. His work has taken him to some of the planet’s most remote and challenging environments, where he has served as an underwater cameraman for acclaimed productions like Our Planet 2 (Netflix), Chasing Ocean Giants (Discovery+), and Patrick and the Whale (Emmy-nominated). These expeditions not only honed his visual storytelling skills but also connected him with expert local guides. Romain now shares his passion through his expedition company, The Wildlife Odyssey, offering immersive wildlife photography experiences to nature enthusiasts worldwide.
