Plus de 6000 participations ont été reçues cette année, réparties en 7 catégories : 6 catégories portant sur des clichés individuels (vie aquatique, l'art de la nature, paysages et flore, animaux sauvage terrestres, oiseaux sauvages, relation Homme/nature) et une catégorie portant sur des séries de 3 à 5 photos sur le thème "Time capsule".
« A 3-5 images submission with captions. With the world changing so rapidly, what natural world images would you put into your time capsule ? This year's photo series chronicles epic moments, growth, or change over time in the natural world. Photos can showcase the process of saving an endangered animal, the movements of ice, snow and water, or the drama of seasons, migrations, and phenomena in the sky. »
Et c'est tout simplement une ancienne hivernante d'Amsterdam (67e mission 2015/2016) qui a remporté le premier prix de cette catégorie : Isabelle Jouvie (chimiste de l'air, programme mercure). Sa série de photo intitulée « Time capsule of the rarest seabird on Earth. Amsterdam Albatross, a critically endangered species » sera exposée à l'Académie des sciences à San Francisco de Juillet à Octobre 2018 et Isabelle se rendra à l'inauguration de l'exposition fin juillet… à San francisco donc !
Isabelle a réalisé une série de photo sur les Albatros d'Amsterdam qu'elle a pu observer de près lors de 2 manips début 2016 sur le plateau des tourbières en accompagnant Marine Quintin, l'ornithologue de la mission 67.
Isabelle est restée très en contact avec les hivernants des missions suivantes, puisque nous avons eu la chance de la retrouver sur le district en décembre dernier lors de la campagne d'été. Elle a ainsi pu retracer l'histoire des Albatros pris en photo grâce à Chloé l'actuelle ornithologue et sa base de donnée.
Toute la mission 69 félicite Isabelle et lui souhaite un bon voyage à San Francisco qui va avoir la chance d'accueillir une des meilleures ambassadrices d'Amsterdam !
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| "Adult" : Amsterdam Albatrosses keep the same breeding partner during their whole lives (and they can live for over 50 years !). They meet on the plateau every two years (in the meantime they are wandering alone above the oceans) and each time they meet again they dance to seduce each other all over again. Here is a female brooding while its partner is fishing. This mother was born in the 2000' and gave birth to 3 chicks since then : in 2013, 2016 and 2018. They all share the same dad ! © Isabelle JOUVIE |
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| "Ornithologist" : Marine Quintin was running the ornithology program during 14 months on Amsterdam Island. Census of the population, of the nests, of the chicks, identification of each bird with its numbered leg bands, bird banding on unringed specimens, all of this trying to disturb and approach them as less as she could. Albatrosses are not afraid of Humans here. They have never really known us. © Isabelle JOUVIE |
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| "Parent" : How precious is it to witness the spread of life of a critically endangered species ? © Isabelle JOUVIE |
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| "Chick" : This one year old chick is already a huge bird. It is even bigger than its parents because it spent its first year waiting on its nest while both parents were going fishing to nourish it. You can see the last feathers of its white fuzz on its neck. Its now dark adult feathers are going to turn whiter and whiter as it gets old. Soon this albatross is going to fly for the first time, after a long series of failed attempts (not an easy thing to take off with a huge belly and cumbersome wings). © Isabelle JOUVIE |
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| "Survival" : Witnessing an Amsterdam Albatross' flight is a rare thing : the already small population is most of the time at sea. They can weigh up to 8kg and have wingspans as large as 3.4m. It is more than impressive. May them survive on this evolving planet and stay the kings of the ocean skies. © Isabelle JOUVIE |
Retrouvez les photos d'Isabelle sur :
• son blog d'hivernage • son compte Instagram
• sa page Facebook
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