Ice Retreat
WILD AND FREE
This Polar Bear mum and cubs were a long way out on the sea ice looking for seals.
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 hunt!
(Spitsbergen – Scandinavian Arctic)
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salsbells69
Stunning image (s) Loving it! Fantastic creatures and a fantastic setting. Well done!
Marion Cullen
Beautiful clarity and depth, the colours are so brilliant. Sensational capture as are all on this page..
coffeetea
wow these are awesome! real wild life photography.
Zigga
Wonderful depth & sense of enormity of the Arctic. Beautiful image!
JudithE
All I can say is ‘WOW’ :)
Sharon Perrett
Gorgeous image Steve, and sad to think it is disappearing, thank you for sharing your wonderful experiences and sights with us :))
paula whatley
just amazing. great color
aftsun
Oh this is very lovely…
Sharon Bishop
Gorgeous…just gorgeous Steve. That blue and white is so striking and the polar bears put on an act for you too.
pat oubridge
It’s a crime that these beautiful creatures are being pushed to their limit. Beautiful shot as always Steve.
JaneRia
Fantastic photo and very thought provoking.
ferndesign
awesome capture i love it wow
jesika
beautiful image, dreadful story
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booboo
Stunning work Matt Steve done
PNFdeb
Amazing series of these incredible creatues!!! I love them
Joanna Clark
Wow Steve! This is breathtaking! Fantastic work!!
jrscott
Fantastic!
mikrin
Wow This a awesome
Heather Rivet...
fantastic
martym
wow nice capture
SharonAHenson
BRILLANT WORK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pistolpete
Awesome image of some awesome creatures.
whisperingruth
I can’t believe you found these beauties . . . yes, I know we are losing them at a rapid rate . . . so very, very sad.
Andy Harris
another super quality shot… love how crisp and clear these pictures are!
Al Bourassa
Wicked shot Steve!
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
What BEAUTIFUL color and clarity in this photo Steven!! I hope the ice doesn’t vanish either !! They are magnificent Animals, and I want them to have a Safe Haven in which to live!!! .......Another outstanding and stunning capture!!! :-)
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
An Awesome and Stunning addition to the Happy Haven Group!! Thank you for sharing your amazing work with all of us Steve!!! :-)
Teresa Zieba
Incredible image. Double wow factor.
GrayeaglePhotography
Steve! This is a wonderful shot. The composition and color are great. You my friend have a very good eye for the outdoors. Thank you.
Pat
Hiroko
Fabulous shot Steve…
Julie Langford
Tremendous image here Steve and it really shows the effects of sea ice shrinkage problems – I do hope that something can be done to stop the problems, or even better, start to reverse it
solarrain
just recieved these cards a few days ago. Phonomial work… THANKS!!!
Robin Fortin IPA
Holy Wow This is an amazing capture!!! Simply perfect in every way. I love love love this.
AlienVisitor
Yet another species extinct,then all we’ll have is pictures.
AV
Walter Colvin
Fantastic photo excellent work steve
Andrew Mark
this is beautiful
Fiona MacNab
Stunning shot.
eltotton
A wonderful capture. Well taken.
Forest Friends...
Aw gorgeous!
Lori Peters
Am amazing picture. I love bears of all kinds. Nice work!
Marcus Angelo
AWESOME WORK!!!
Justine Bolton
Congrats on this image being chosen as the new group avatar for the National Parks of the World Group!
You have a wonderful and inspiring portfolio!
Ann Rodriquez
Oh wow, this is truly amazing! I think my favorite thing about this image is how you’ve reflected the depth, and indeed, the VASTNESS of the area. SPLENDIDLY done!
LeftHandPrints
Beautiful shot…yes, it’s so disturbing to hear about the shrinking ice and how it impacts these wonderful creatures…thank you for bringing that to our attention and congrats on the feature.
Elenne Boothe
Simply beautiful!! so amazing to see the polar bears.
I pray they be around a long time. your pictures & history of the polar bears are so wonderful.
Congrats on having your work feature. Elenne
EdgeOfReality
A stunning capture and so lovely to see them in their natural environment. I’ll never forget the first polar bear that I ever saw which was housed in a zoo. It was old and obviously suffering from mental problems due to lack of space, suitable climate and company. That was a long time ago and a sight that I never want to see ever again.
Marleia Main
Amazing!!
Nic Relton
A vanishing world. Steve, as ever this is a wonderful image!