We can find windy roads in many places in Northern Norway, but finding the right angle to photograph them can be another story. Catching this incredible aurora into the narrow valleys of Senja took me good 2 hours of waiting under -10 degrees C, in a particularly awkward position perched on a sharp rock edge.
I had studied and found this place using digital maps. I could see the potential before going there but I had never seen anyone taking a photo of it this way. Taking a photo is something I love, but working hard beforehand to plan the photo is something I live for.
Originally from France, Virgil was born on September 26th, 1988.
He grew up in a small town between Lyon and Switzerland and left France in May 2011 with a backpack on his back to explore the world and discover his passions for the great outdoors and photography.
He has now been teaching and photographing the Northern Lights in the Arctic regions, in Northern Norway for a couple of years and it quickly escalated as his main focus. This huge passion pushes him everyday and night to improve and it became now part of his everyday life. NorthernLights are a unique feature of his photography style.
Awards MARCH 2021
NEIL DANKOFF PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
Awarded Landscape FIRST PRIZE - with '' The Rewinder "
Photo Exhibited in Yorkdale Kandy Gallery -Toronto - Canada
in April 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
ONE EYE LAND - World’s Top 10 Landscape Photographers 2020
BRONZE WINNER - Category Trees - with ''Bald Forest Of Autumn''
Finalist - Category Autumn- with ''Bald Forest Of Autumn''
Finalist - Category Forests- With ''Enchanted Light Beam''
APA - ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2020
HONORABLE MENTION in Landscape category
with ''End Of Afternoon''
HONORABLE MENTION in Landscape category
with ''The Last Vision''
JANUARY 2021
2020 TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS
- SILVER WINNER Category Fine Art - Landscape
with '' Roots Of Lyngen ''
- Awarded HONORABLE MENTION in the category Fine Art - Landscape
with '' World Of Autumn ''
- Awarded HONORABLE MENTION in the category Fine Art - Landscape
with '' The Last Vision ''
DECEMBER 2020
Appointed as the Vice Chairman of Aurora Association Norway
Chosen to be one of the 32 Aurora Borealis experts in the world
by the Aurora Association.
Selected by Federation Française de Photographie et des Métiers de l'Image. (FFPMI)
to represent the French Team for the 2021 edition of the World Photography Cup - WPC
Category Nature - With '' The Third Mirror "
NOVEMBER 2020
ND AWARDS 2020 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
HONORABLE MENTION in Nature - Landscapes category
With the series
"Faces Of The Far North" - Svalbard (Series Professional)
FEBRUARY 2020
APA - ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2019
HONORABLE MENTION in LANDSCAPE CATEGORY
For winning entry: ''Light Season''
