SCOTT PORTELLI / AUSTRALIA

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Scott Portelli is an international award-winning wildlife, nature and underwater photographer and film maker. Scott is based in Esperance Western Australia and has spent thousands of hours in remote locations across the globe filming and photographing the underwater world, with a focus on conservation, education, and awareness.

He was announced the winner in the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 & 2024 and has also been awarded at the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year in London in 2016 and 2022. He was recently awarded Wildlife photographer of the year (single capture) at the Australian Photographic Prize 2024 awards and Portfolio winner at the HIPA awards in 2023.

His continued work to highlight the environmental issues in these regions and document the ongoing plight of climate change and human impacts on inhabitants of these regions is a key aspect of his work and various accolades.