Bear Prayer

Steve Bulford

Bear Prayer

WILD & FREE

Polar bear mother praying for some ice so she may hunt to feed her cubs.

The sea ice is shrinking at an alarming rate, which has a huge impact for the bears as this is their main hunting ground. More and more bears are being found to have drowned while trying to find the ice, even though they can swim up to sixty miles or so!

I hope the ice does not completely vanish and that they always have somewhere to hut!

(Spitsbergen – Scandinavian Arctic)

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Bear Prayer by Steve Bulford
Bear Prayer by Steve Bulford
  • Marleia Main

    Marleia Main

    This is so sweet and sad too. Beautiful shot Steve!!

  • shilohlin

    shilohlin

    you have been capturing and posting the most phenominal photos of these magnificent peaceful creatures….....this one brought tears to my eyes as I pray for the same thing she does. Bless you dear one for your compassion~

  • Marinapallett

    Marinapallett

    wow i love this pic so beautiful !!

  • Kathy Nairn

    Kathy Nairn

    Thank you!

  • Yool

    Yool

    How cute ….wat a catch !!!!

  • Krys Bailey

    Krys Bailey

    I love your interpretation of her pose, Steve! Beautiful shot and this helps increase our awareness of the plight of these magnificent critters!

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    awesome capture!!! so sad what’s happening to their enviroment!

  • justlinda

    justlinda

    Wondeful capture, hope his prayers are answered !

  • cdudak

    cdudak

    What an amazing shot, love it!

  • mlynnd

    mlynnd

    This is so sad. I also pray they get the ice they need. Beautiful shot!

  • Renee Dawson

    Renee Dawson

    A wonderful shot Steve. Pulls at the heart strings!

  • Avril Brand

    Avril Brand

    Wonderful photo!!! Hope he gets his ice!!

  • Maria Dryfhout
  • Mark Cosgriff

    Mark Cosgriff

    as usual, great capture. thanks for raising awareness.

  • ApeArt

    ApeArt

    wow

  • Mindy McGregor

    Mindy McGregor

    Beautiful work Steve!

  • Rhonda  Thomassen

    Rhonda Thomassen

    oh my gosh, that is such a sweet photo! Unfortunately it is very sad and true.

  • coppertrees

    coppertrees

    This is so necessary, thank you so much for adding this touching photo to you profile. It is a very touching photo.

  • julie08

    julie08

    Fantastic shot:)

  • naturelover

    naturelover

    Just love your work- need people like you to make us aware- this is just brilliant Steve!!

  • Emily Peak

    Emily Peak

    Beautifully captured!

  • Taschja Hattingh

    Taschja Hattingh

    Ahhh so adorable! Such a religious fellow hope I’ll see him in heaven one day!

  • Angel Warda

    Angel Warda

    oh how wonderful…

  • KMorral

    KMorral

    Beautiful shot- looks like she has already managed to hunt something, though lets hope her pray is heard to continue the hunt!

  • SandraRos

    SandraRos

    Exceptional, perfect, textbook stuff ! You are the master of all masters !

  • Marvin Collins

    Marvin Collins

    Brilliant!!

  • Cathy Cale

    Cathy Cale

    So precious!! Fantastic capture.

  • nesi

    nesi

    Awesome shot!!!! Thought provoking as usual!

  • Maximus

    Maximus

    So long as she wasn’t looking at you just prior to the ‘prayer’... :)

  • elphonline
  • Jan Cartwright

    Jan Cartwright

    Such a perfect pose – this could be the poster image to make people take notice of global warming. Great shot!

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Certainly a reverent pose

  • sarah ward

    sarah ward

    love it : )

  • aroha

    aroha

    beautiful capture, i was just about to say she looks like she’s praying but then i noticed the title – doh! wonderful work :)

  • goddessteri211

    goddessteri211

    Such a sweet cuddley huggable bear….from far away of course!!! Great title for this one! Awesome shot! TERI~

  • Lyn Evans

    Lyn Evans

    This is adorable, what a fantastic shot

  • Jody Johnson

    Jody Johnson

    great shot….do we need to wonder what she is praying for? :(

  • CindyG

    CindyG

    Beautiful shot!

  • lloydsjourney

    lloydsjourney

    Awesome!!

  • Margot Kiesskalt

    Margot Kiesskalt

    A magnificent shot – truly beautiful.

  • Nic Relton

    Nic Relton

    Great shot Steve!

  • Tamara Bobst

    Tamara Bobst

    Stunning

  • Arlene Zapata

    Arlene Zapata

    You can help the polar bear by donating HERE

  • Arlene Zapata

    Arlene Zapata

    Let’s try that donation site this way http://www.nrdc.org/
    It’s The Natural Resources Defense Council.

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E...

    this is an amazing shot, and that pretty much sums it up, it is so heartbreaking to know, we humans are responsible for their non-repairable habitat disappearing. the lighting and detail, your composition and the telling a story, this surpasses a “10”, excellent shot steve, one im sure was hard to shoot..emotionally

  • Evita

    Evita

    Great capture!!Congratulations on your feature!! :D

  • Pamela Jayne Smith

    Pamela Jayne S...

    you made me cry! Your photo is beautifully captured and totally awesome along with your other work.

  • Steve  Buffington

    Steve Buffington

    Just a beautiful shot of this powerful animal. Well taken. I am aware of the problem and it is scary. We don’t want to lose these guys.

  • Marleia Main
  • Laurie Puglia

    Laurie Puglia

    excellent work here :)

  • David Clark

    David Clark

    amazing Steve – really does look like she is in deep thought – nice that you can take and post photos like this to raise awareness even if on a small scale—this should be a poster for global warming/climate change. – dave

  • Karen  Moore

    Karen Moore

    Great Shot! So sad as well as beautiful

  • Seosamh

    Seosamh

    cool photograph

  • Cheryl Dunning

    Cheryl Dunning

    fantastic shot!

  • Tania Birch

    Tania Birch

    Oh my what an amazing capture and In so understand your story.

  • Skye Ryan-Evans

    Skye Ryan-Evans

    Another precious photograph and a definite “all time favourite” for me. Beautiful, sensitive work, Steve. Congratulations, this is just brilliant! Skye :o-)

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