Follow Me!
WILD AND FREE
As I said on my “Polar Love” image, this was the best day of our Arctic trip. We were so lucky to spend hours with this mum and cubs as they moved around the ice flows. These cubs were around seven months old and full of joy – although they did not seem all that keen to follow mum this time!
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!
(Spitzbergen – Scandinavian Arctic)
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aphoto4you
FANTASTIC and lovable photo
aneta
wonderful picture!
Heather Loster
really great shot. cute too!!
Kim Roper
Absolutely adorable!
Margot Kiesskalt
Wow – great shot and what a fantastic opportunity to see these wonderful bears.
GracefulShadow
Stevey, this is great!
(Let me know if you mind me calling you stevey… :)
stephen jones
Great fantastic photo, would love to have been there.
mickeyb
wow…another great shot steve. well done
zvillas
This is so cute :) I am mad about polar bears.
Anthony Pierce
Wow. What a great shot. And amazing that you got to be this near to them.
KittenGirl
oh they are just lovely they are going into my faves for sure
Lance Leopold
What a sight,love it,Steve!!
Charl045
How fortunate for you!...This is one wonderful capture!
velveteagle
Pure Amazing Steve.. Thank you so much for this capture..
Crokus Label
Well… they probably were not keen to follow mom this time becasue the weather is changing so much up north… (I know becasue I lived there a while, and I could very well see the dramatic change in the weather patern…)
It seems to be geting much harder for polar bears to get to live life their ways..
This is a great picture… I love how you caught the movement, as well as how these cubs already look hesitant to cross that gap…
You have told your story straight here..
Favorite of mine now.
RachJayn
very nice image!
Torfinn Johann...
Lovely shot!
EmmaLeigh
Incredible timing! I love this shot!
Deborah Parkin
My favourite animal (next to Panda :) Wonderful!!!
DWarren
Your work is absolutely exquisite! Love this shot of the bears and their habitat!.
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Amazing Capture!! :-) Beautiful
ferndesign
ooo awesome love it
Laurel
All your photos are so beautiful!
Lucindawind
wow just beautiful .. you are so lucky to travel to all these places to see these creatures in the wild
justlinda
Another stunning piece of work!.
Paul Tupman
What a superb shot.. truely wonderful!
Lisa Weber
Its my last 2 most desired travel destinations (Arctic and Africa). Magnificent capture. Its such a shame their world is being destroyed by global warming. Your images will stand testament for all time, when they have all vanished from our world. God Bless for sharing with us all!
Per E. Gunnarsen
Superb shot and experience
Kevin Kroeker
What an amazing shot!!! Fantastic!!! One of the best Polar Bear shots I have seen.
Julie Langford
Must have slipped by me this one – great work Steve – a fantastic capture
Al Bourassa
Great great shot!!
Love it!
Al
Jennib
AMAZING.
Stacey Hatton
Fantastically clear shot of her movement! Looks a bit precarious though doesn’t it. :D
Jan Cartwright
Perfect timing!
Sheryl Kasper
Your photos are amazing.
Lisa G. Putman
Way to stop the action, just at the right time. Unbelievable! Beautiful!
ApeArt
awesome
Rebecca Lee
Perfect Capture!! This amazing! What great timing!
lensman
Another fine pic of mom and the kids. One small thing: those are ‘ice floes’ not ‘flows’. But, of course, you knew that.
WesternDreamer
Wonderful capture!! The cubs are SO cute!!
SylviaHardy
This is just paradise! Wonderful photographs!
storm22
awesome job bears are so beautiful!
Eyal Nahmias
Steve. This is a fantastic image that I wonder how I missed it before. :-) It is a classic behavioral image that gives ton’s of info on the bears in a glance. How the cubs follow the mom, how obstacles can be crossed, etc. The timing and comp on this image is superb. A favorite for me w/o a doubt.
screamqueen
adorable!
LocoCow
Fantastic nature shot, I love the polars…
Dennis Rubin IPA
V cool, I get the feeling you are polar-ized!! Great captures!
Kathryn Potempski
wonderful photo,fantastic capture
anaphotography
Fantastic capture!...Love it
coffeebean
Great action shot, wow these polar bear photos are pure magnificence, great job.
Fiona MacNab
Great shot, what an amazing experience that must have been following these polar bears.
frozenfa
maybe the cubs were abit apprehensive about crossing over.. hehe.. this is so cute.. how close were you from the bear? this looks so fun.. =D
Mark Atkins
Perfect timing. Another beautiful Artic shot.
Kalena Hill
Your pictures are truly incredible!
cherylc1
incredible- they must have been a thrill to watch
machandel
Beautiful picture. It´s a shame that we will destroy their arctic environment without a political miracle.
andreasphoto
the perfect moment
ByrneFoto
Awesome work Steve!
sheena2015
Beautiful shot
Sandy Stewart
Beautiful action capture!
joe gooding
god i wish i was you. i would love to see that more than anything. great shot
Frank Legault
Beautiful!!!
Franklin Lindsey
Wow! I envy anyone who can get here and take these rare pictures!
Claire Armistead
Congratulations Steve! Always love to see your stand out work on the featured page. Keep up the good work, it’s fantastic x
Krys Bailey
Absolutely wonderful capture!
Rosalie Dale IPA
Congrats on being Featured!!
dinghysailor1
superlative shot! nice work!!
Ben Herman
great image, captures the life and trials of a beautiful speices.
Jeremy Harrington
a wonderful photo Steve, im unbelievably jealous that you got to spend time with such wonderful creatures.. it is such a pity that they are endangered
Josie Jackson
What a beautiful crisp clear shot, and great action, I also am jealous that you managed to be in such a beautiful place, really lovely..
Juilee Pryor
just beautiful….. wonderful
coffeetea
such a great serious! fine photograhy.
coffeetea
sorry, series.
Anette Tyler
Excellent capture
Kristine Johnson
this is really cool
Natalie Broome
incredible!
giftforyou
this is so adorable! i smiled ear to ear, ;)
GaryGlass
a wonderful image and looks to have been a grand trip.
Stephanie Ohne...
gorgeous photo:) well done
Squealia
Awesome
Visual Inspi...
Steve this is an awsome capture!! I really am enjoying your work! Thax for your visit & I hope I put a smile on your face with my “Smilin Lion”.. rhonda
Garret
This is amazing! Brilliant!
Nikki Mulkern
Such a brilliant capture, love this!
EdgeOfReality
A very beautiful capture of one of the worlds most magnificent animals.
Les Magee
fantastic shot….....just beautiful
gummyworldlover
Brilliant Shot! Love the motion and the trio
Kamila Cieslak
what a timing!! and such a brilliant composition!
RavenRidgePhoto
i LOVE this shot well done
Susan Moss
Awesome capture
pattihaskins
What a perfect catch,when something is about to happen and you click it,and you get it . Really beautiful work. If you don’t work for National Geographic,You should.
melant1017
More great work from you, wow
Atiger97
this photo is such a lovable photo, this photo is amazing well done :)
Marleia Main
This is wonderful!! Just when I thought I had seen them all!! Perfection!!
Richard Willett
awsome shot
Terri~Lynn Bealle
AWESOME capture!!!!!
Nic Relton
Steve your stuff is amazing… I am in awe!
Secretwomen
Absolutely adorable!
Quinn Blackburn
enchanting capture!
:) wishing you laughter
SeeOneSoul 18 days ago
absolutely wonderful capture !!