Winners Gallery
Finalist Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Scott Portelli Falkland Islands
"As the afternoon sun sets on Volunteer Point in the Falklands, king penguins that have been at sea foraging for food to support themselves and their newborn chicks, return to their colonies," says Portelli. "Pausing for a moment before walking back to their colony, this pair drew a striking pose against a pink sky."
BEHIND THE LENS
Scott Portelli Australia
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Site accessed by 4x4
- Morning shoot
- Shot on expedition
- Image taken on land
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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