Learn by Example
Playing with Light while Photographing Polar Bears
Let’s face it, the tundra can look like a bleak place. It’s somewhat of an arctic desert, in fact. However, these types of landscapes lend themselves very well for the…
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Pro Tips
Secrets to Stunning Polar Bear Photography
When it comes to wildlife photography, the more impressive the animal, the more impressive the photo. Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t take incredible photos of butterflies and beetles.…
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Pro Tips
5 Techniques and Tips for Photographing Polar Bears
It’s hard to find any nature photographer that doesn’t want to go on an adventure to photograph wild polar bears in the Arctic. They’re one of the most impressive animals…
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Learn by Example
Shot Settings – Polar Bear in Churchill
Here at The Natural Photographer, due to popular demand, we have a new category of article. Shot Settings will be a new way for you to browse through photos quickly…
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Stories from the Field
White Bear, Red Tundra
One of my top goals when embarking on a nature and wildlife photo trip is to search for the unusual. This might be an unusual animal, unusual landscape, or both.…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in your Camera Bag? Churchill Polar Bear Adventure
It’s that time of year when Polar Bears are off the ice and migrating through the Western and Southwestern coasts of Canada’s Hudson Bay. This means that folks are soon…
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Pro Tips
When is the Best Time of the Season to Photograph Polar Bears in Churchill, Canada?
As a Polar Bear Expedition photo guide, I get this question quite often. And it’s certainly a great one – within the brief six weeks that polar bears are migrating…
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Stories from the Field
6 Inspirational Photographs from Churchill, Canada
There’s something incredibly intriguing about the arctic. It’s inhospitable, unforgiving, and absolutely stunning. The landscape is an incredible combination of stark beauty and vibrant life. Vibrant life? Perhaps it seems…
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Pro Tips
Three Techniques for Photographing Polar Bears
Right now, there are over 1,000 Polar Bears roaming over the sea ice of Canada’s Hudson Bay, hunting for ringed and bearded seals. In eight short months, those same bears…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in the Camera Bag? Polar Bear Expedition
The king of the arctic is an amazingly photogenic animal. As behaviorally charismatic as they are simply beautiful, Polar Bears are incredible to photograph. When gearing up for an expedition…
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Learn by Example
Getting this Shot – Polar Bears Sparring
This post goes quite well with the previous tutorial on freezing motion of fast moving animals. Here, while on a Polar Bear Photo trip, we got the wonderful opportunity to…
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Stories from the Field
How to Photograph Polar Bears
Photographing polar bears is richly rewarding on several levels. Not only are they an icon for the wilderness and austere arctic environment, but they also symbolize both the grandeur of…