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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
The Journey

As winter and spring drew to a close, the coastal ice floes were gradually fragmenting. The time had come for this family to embark on a great odyssey across the drifting ice floes, a world in perpetual change. In this unstable environment, every day is a new adventure, where instinct and adaptation become essential to their survival.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2021
Date Uploaded: 10.2024
Photo Location: Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Camera: L1D-20c
Copyright: © Florian Ledoux
Awards
Photo of the Day: 02.09.25
Finalist