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Gigante Dormido en la Antártica

During the international Antarctic coastal circumnavigation expedition, we sailed through the Dumont d’Urville Sea at latitude 66° 33' 25.76'' S and longitude 140° 01' 38.69'' E, where we encountered this giant, resting quietly amid scattered icebergs and drifting sea ice.

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Nature Photography Contest

2025

Bronze

Ocean

Non Professional

Gigante Dormido en la Antártica

During the international Antarctic coastal circumnavigation expedition, we sailed through the Dumont d’Urville Sea at latitude 66° 33' 25.76'' S and longitude 140° 01' 38.69'' E, where we encountered this giant, resting quietly amid scattered icebergs and drifting sea ice.

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Gonzalo Bertolotto Quintana

I am Gonzalo Bertolotto Quintana, a Chilean photographer whose work explores the relationship between the atmosphere, the ocean, and the planet’s extreme landscapes. My photographic practice exists at the intersection of art and science, emerging from direct observation of environments where meteorological conditions, light, and territory are in constant transformation. My background in meteorology strongly shapes the way I observe and anticipate scenes, allowing me to interpret clouds, winds, ice, and ocean as narrative elements. Rather than simply documenting a place, I seek to understand the natural processes that shape it and translate them into images that connect scientific knowledge with visual sensitivity. Much of my work is developed in Antarctica and the far southern regions of the planet, territories where glaciers, the atmosphere, and biodiversity form deeply interconnected systems essential to the global climate balance. Through photography, I aim to bring viewers closer to these remote and rarely accessible landscapes, inviting them to see them not only as distant environments, but as visual records that engage with scientific research and highlight the importance of understanding, valuing, and protecting one of the most fragile ecosystems on Earth.

Gonzalo Bertolotto Quintana

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Abstract, Abstract, Aerial, Aerial, Landscapes, Nature, People, Travel, Wildlife

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Chile

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