Bronze in Nature/Water / 2025 / Nature / Water

• Prize
  Bronze in Nature/Water
• Photographer
  Sergiy Antonenko, Spain
• Date of Photograph
  August 2019
• Website
  https://www.sergiyantonenko.com
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/serjey_antonenko/

The "Icebergs" series was captured in Western Greenland in 2019 during a yacht expedition. At night, icebergs take on an especially awe-inspiring and enigmatic presence, their immense forms both mesmerizing and perilous to approach. Yet, thanks to the generosity of the captain and crew, I had the rare opportunity to photograph these majestic giants under extraordinary conditions.
While the rest of the team slept, I remained in the wheelhouse, the only one awake besides the watchman. It was an intimate and deeply personal experience.

I’m a Ukrainian photographer working globally, 48 years old, based in Spain.
I first picked up a camera at the age of 10. Completed a full course of study at the Kiev School of Photography. After turning 40, I began creating projects inspired by the beauty of our planet in all its diversity.
I want to share my vision of the vanishing world of nature, still preserved beyond the reach of human influence, offering others a chance to reflect on the wonders that surround us, often unnoticed.

Awards - 2026 FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - Seascape 1st place winner with "Icebergs"
- 2026 FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - Abstract nominee with "Between Surface and Light"
- 2025 PX3 - Prix de la Photographie, Paris: Bronze in Nature/Water - the "Icebergs" series
- 2025 PX3 - State of the World: Honorable mention - "The Water Between Us"
- Life in Another Light
Infrared Photography Contest 2024:
HONORABLE MENTION Category – Black & White
HONORABLE MENTION Category – Landscape – Visible Light