Polar bears are wonderfully impressive animals. We often see them on land in Svalbard, but the best thing for me is to see these animals on the sea ice.
Almost every trip we sail towards the edge of the pack ice, passing regular 81'N and sometimes even further north. And then the challenge begins, finding a bear in a vast ice landscape that stretches as far as the eye can see. Despite the yellowish colour of the fur (the fur colours yellowish due to oil and fat from seals), finding a bear on the pack ice is incredibly challenging. The ice moves, the ice is not a flat plain and it's not like there are hundreds of them walking around. Sometimes we don't find them, but fortunately sometimes we do and that is a wonderful experience.
This bear we found after a long day where we had almost given up hope. But suddenly there was a polar bear. The bear walked across the ice, but then seemed to "plop down" from fatigue.
Lived in Amsterdam, but decided in 2018 to pursue his dreams. Currently lives and works in Tonga where he works for a whale snorkeling operator. Favorite are mainly wildlife photography with a great passion for whales and tigers, as well as photographing people and "life". Can wait.. Read more…