In October of 2022 I took my first trip to Churchill, Manitoba, Canada to photograph the world’s largest land carnivore, the Polar Bear.   I spent 11 days searching out and photographing the “great white bear.”  It was an absolute unique and wonderful experience and I came home with many great images of polar bears.  While in Churchill, I had the privilege of meeting a couple of local photographers/guides and was given the opportunity to return in March and travel south of Churchill into the Polar Bear denning area near Wapusk National Park.

Over the course of 14 days I had the privilege of photographing 3 polar bear mothers and their cubs.  Two mothers with single cubs and one mother with a set of twins.  As witnessed in the above image, watching the mother bears interact with their cubs was truly an amazing experience of  a lifetime.


Taken in near Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada March 2023.

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