Arctic Ghost

• Photographer
  Dorota Senechal
• Agency / Studio
  Bdk Photography
• Technical Info
  1/2500 ; ISO 800 ; F 5.6 ; Full frame sensor D5 + 400mm lens
• Photo Date
  March 10th, 2020
• Website
  https://www.brunodorotaphotography.com/en/

I dreamed about this picture since 2012. Everywhere I was in North territories of our Planet, I always missed the opportunity to photograph some Arctic fox in white fur. This is why I couldn’t find better title for this picture, because Arctic Fox was really becoming for me, like a ghost. Until this meeting in a cold winter(-40° C), when he appears on a perfect snowy day, on immaculate snow, in its majestic white fur, looking at me for few seconds. I really got the feeling to receive at this moment, a precious gift from Nature, to be here at the right place at the right moment.

• Biography
  Polish-American, living now in France, multi-awarded in different international photography contests. Professionnal wildlife photographer and great traveler, I am travelling all over the world with my husband, trying to capture the wonders and the beauties, but also the fragility of our Planet. In nature, and specially in arctic and cold places, this is where I like to be, and this is where I can express my creativity. Each reportage is always beginning by a careful preparation and study of the species to photograph, their behaviors and places to explore. This is when the dream begins ...
• Awards
  - Silver Winner Tokyo TIFA 2019 (nature - wildlife - storyboard) - Bronze Winner Budapest BIFA 2019 (book nature) - 2d Prize Winner IPA 2019 (book nature) - Silver Winner Moscow MIFA 2020 (book nature) - Honorable mentions at IPA 2019, TIFA 2019, BIFA 2019, MIFA 2020 - Honorable mentions at ND AWARDS - Finalist HIPA Dubai 2019 (Hope) - Finaliste HIPA Dubai 2020 (Water)