Konrad Bartelski Photo "Regale"

This gorgeous photo by Konrad Bartelski is 48 x 48 inches, printed on Giclée Fine Art Canson’s Platine Fibre Rag, mounted on Diabond, and part of an edition run of 15.

Konrad says: "One cannot fail to be touched by the warmth and emotion of these highly intelligent and social primates. The female Macaques are particularly family oriented, which is clearly visible as they lounge about the hot onsen pools, rigorously grooming and caring for their young infants."

“I felt captivated and realised that really each frame of a photo on our mountain journeys is in its own right defining moments frozen in time. Wow”

Graham Austick UIAGM International Mountain Guide, Owner the Lyngen Lodge, the Arctic, Norway.

Konrad Bartelski began his photography at school and that continued throughout his career as an Olympic athlete. In the 70s and 80s, Konrad was Great Britain’s pioneering downhill racer, competing in three Olympic Winter Games, becoming the first British male to stand on a World Cup podium.

Subsequently, Konrad worked for ESPN in the UK, launching of a number of ESPN’s new channels in the UK and Europe. 

Over the last decade Konrad has pursued his intense passion for skiing and exploring the extremities of the globe, from the Arctic to Antarctica; always carrying a heavy camera while climbing the expansive and remote white wilderness.

In a world that is now so much smaller due to the modern technology and also a very rapidly expanding population, Konrad endeavours to capture the perspective and emotion of space and tranquility, that is so much the heartbeat of our planet. It is such a valuable asset that is increasingly under threat and in decline. 

When he was born 2.9 billion people populated the planet earth. This has now exploded to over 7.6 billion in just six decades; hence space and its soothing tranquility, is sadly rapidly diminishing. 
And yet it’s one of our most valuable assets. 

Kindly donated by Konrad Bartelski