Honorable Mention
The final Breath
DESCRIPTION
In western Greenland, this image captures the final breath before an iceberg collapses. Its heart unravels, cracks stretch across the surface, and fragments hang mid-air — an eerie levitation before the fall. Each year, thousands of icebergs calve from glaciers like Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the most active in the Northern Hemisphere, contributing 20 to 25% of global sea level rise. In the distance, a red sailboat passes by, small and silent. A witness from afar — like us, watching a world transform, yet drifting forward as if nothing were breaking. AUTHOR
Self-taught photographer and traveler, Thibault Gerbaldi has self-published seven books across five continents. His work earned top honors at Siena, PX3, TPOTY, Monovision, and more. In 2025, three of his images were selected for Leica’s centennial exhibit in Wetzlar, chosen from over one million submissions. Featured in LFI, All About Photo, and LENS Magazine, his photography captures emotion, resilience, and the quiet strength of everyday life. A board member since 2019, he funds solidarity projects through donations linked to the dissemination of his books and photographic prints, outside of any commercial framework. 