88 Portfolio A competition which strives to show the splendor of the Arctic, offering a stunning selection of images which successfully pay homage to a variety of landscapes and wildlife from the frozen wastelands of the extreme North “Conquering the cold heart of Arctic is a challenge, but there is nothing impossible for those truly in love with the North”. The Global Arctic Awards is an international photography competition that is already for the third year collecting the best Arctic and North images all over the world. In 2014 “Antarctic” section was also added to Global Arctic Awards. Photographers from 30 countries have taken part in Global Arctic Awards 2014. The project was fulfilled with the support of the government of the Yamal- Nenets Autonomous region and the Russian Geographic Society. The hard task was put to the international jury members (Sergey Anisimov/Russia, Alessandra Meniconzi/Switzerland, Bryan Alexander/England, Sergey Gorshkov/Russia, Joshua Holko/Australia, Michelle Valberg/Canada ). But the choice has been done, the winners have been announced and can now be seen on the competition web site: http://arcticawards.ru/index.php?route=information/bestwin ners§ion=Global_Arctic_Awards&year=2016 The contest winners have been awarded the medals of international photography associations FIAP, PSA and UPI, as well as with prizes and gifts from Global Arctic Awards competition partners. The Global Arctic Awards organizers contest express their sincere gratitude to the partners and sponsors, whose support has played a very important role. Contact information: http://arcticawards.ru Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/globalarcticawards Contact person: Aleksey Anisimov [email protected] . A Gallery of the Spectacular Winners of the 2016 Edition The Global Arctic Awards www.arcticawards.ru