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Name: Zhengze Xu 
Picture title:  Adelie Penguin
Category: Animal Portraits 
Nationality:
 China
Occupation: Full-time wildlife photographer and Founder & CEO of Yetravel (Travel Agency in China)

Technical information
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens: Canon 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 lens
EXIF: 1/2500 sec at f5.6 (+0.3 e/v) • ISO 400

RUNNER-UP CATEGORY ANIMAL PORTRAITS 
Zhengze Xu  | Adelie Penguin

Name: Zhengze Xu 
Picture title:  Adelie Penguin
Category: Animal Portraits 
Nationality:
 China
Occupation: Full-time wildlife photographer and Founder & CEO of Yetravel (Travel Agency in China)

Technical information
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens: Canon 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 lens
EXIF: 1/2500 sec at f5.6 (+0.3 e/v) • ISO 400

Zhengze Xu says:

I took this photo of the Adelie penguin portrait in the Antarctica Peninsula in January 2020. It was summertime in Antarctica and all the penguin adults are busy eating krill in the sea and returning back to feed their chicks on land. This Adelie penguin was resting on one big blue iceberg while we were approaching it on a zodiac. The penguin was hiding behind and looked very curious about us tourists on a zodiac, but it did not escape. I had two lenses at that time, 500mm and 100-400mm, and I chose a 100-400mm lens to include more iceberg background and took this photo at 241mm. The blue iceberg looked like a huge fortress for the penguin and this “Host” looked at us through a big hole as a “window”.

About Zhengze Xu:

About Zhengze Xu:

China

I became a professional wildlife photographer in 2010 and traveled to many countries for wildlife photography. Polar regions are my favorite destinations because there are rich wildlife resources and a pure environment. I like to capture photos of wildlife behavior in the environment so that I can deliver a positive message to more people about wildlife and nature protection.

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