Scott Portelli built a successful career photographing Antarctica's diverse and unpredictable wildlife. Now, he's moved from Sydney to remote Western Australia to deepen his connection with nature.
He says there's something transformative and life-affirming about observing nature's most profound moments.
For the 52-year-old, who has spent most of his life in Sydney, there are few places more exhilarating than Antarctica."However, it's thriving with wildlife and nature."His time spent exploring the remote continent is paying off. "I used to take off on average about eight weeks a year … and I'm sure they didn't appreciate that, but a lot of the time it was unpaid leave," Portelli said."The main thing for me about wildlife and nature photography is it's quite unexpected," he said.Portelli's first trip to Antarctica was in 2003 as a passenger on a cruise ship.He also charters a yacht to Antarctica every year with other avid photographers and filmmakers.
Now, he's connecting with nature in another way by swapping his busy life in the Harbour City for an isolated town in southern Western Australia.Portelli and his wife, fellow wildlife photographer Rosie Leaney, were "stuck" in WA during the 2020 COVID lockdown.
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