WINNERS GALLERY
1st place Collective Portfolio Award
Stefan Christmann Antarctica
Stefan Christmann is a nature photographer and filmmaker from Germany, who has wintered twice in Antarctica. He is mostly known for his intimate photographs of the emperor penguin colony in Atka Bay and being part of the BBC film team that filmed the emperor penguin episode for BBC Dynasties. With the poetry of his images and his emotional stories about the continent at the end of the world, Christmann wants to reveal the special beauty and vulnerability of the Polar Regions. His active educational work is intended to benefit not only the emperor penguins, but also their endangered Antarctic habitat.
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Emperor penguins returning to the breeding grounds at the end of summer.
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Two emperor penguins mating. The male is climbing onto the female.
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The emperor penguin egg is bred by the fathers and carried on their feet.
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Male emperor penguins huddling during polar night, to stay warm as a group.
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A returning female calling for her mate upon her arrival at the colony.
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In late spring, the emperor penguin colony almost mainly consists of chicks.
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Two emperor penguin parents shielding their young chick from the drifting snow.
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Stefan Christmann Germany
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