All Photographs © Paul Nicklen / National Geographic
A young polar bear leaps between ice floes. Barents Sea, Svalbard, Norway. These photographs are from Paul Nicklen’s recently released book, Polar Obsession (National Geographic Focal Point, $50), the culmination of 15 years of work photographing wildlife in the arctic and Antarctica. The book celebrates the arctic and Antarctic ecosystems and discusses the urgent need to halt global warming, which threatens their existence. For more from Nicklen on Polar Obsession, see our recent interview with the photographer.
A kittiwake soars in front of a large iceberg. Svalbard, Norway.
In the Arctic spring, meltwater channels drain toward and down a seal hole, returning to the sea.
Narwhals dive deep under the ice to feed on Arctic cod, then return to the surface to breathe and raise their tusks high in the air. Lancaster Sound, Nunavut,Canada.
A gentoo penguin chick peeks, checking for patrolling leopard seals before tempting fate. Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula.
A leopard seal feeds Paul Nicklen a penguin. Antarctic Peninsula.
A large bull walrus returns to the shores of Prins Karl Forland after diving and feeding on clams. Svalbard, Norway.
Mother bear and two-year-old cub drift on glacier ice. Hudson Strait, Nunavut, Canada.
Looking towards an uncertain future, a huge male bear triggers a camera trap, taking his own picture. Leifdefjorden, Spitsbergen, Norway.
For more from Nicklen on Polar Obsession, see our interview with the photographer.
Very great photos.
thanks to share these picture.
These are great photos of the polar region, I don’t know if I will have the chance to see these personally in the near future, and even so will they still be there considering their fate with the rising global temperatures.
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To bad that people are not taking a stand towards extinction of these magnificent creatures, great pictures!
It’s f*cking amazing picture and nature !! I want to be there ! BRAVO !!
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This is really amazing!
I don’t understand how you can take photos from that distance? I assume you don’t stand in front of a polar bear with a camera ;)
really great..
I love those pictures. All of them.
Good Job :)
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The greatness of God there is no comparable.
God creation for living, human creation to destroy it. Nice pics when human love nature.
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Thanks a lot for sharing with us.
I love polar bears! These photos are just magical! :-)
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Everytime I look at those pictures I realize how wonderful this world is. Even though it is sometimes really messed up!
I love your work! Keep on doing it!
Cheers
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Wow, some amazing shots, but my favorite is with the narwhals.!
I love your pictures. Can`t get enough.
I thought about printing those pictures on a canvas, so I can enjoy them even more!
Really awesome!
AMAZING Picture! Love them^^ Keep up the great work =)
So muss es sein! klasse pix! thank you!
These photos are so beautiful! One of my goals is to visit the polar region, so I find these images very inspiring.
Apparently some people think we can burn as much oil, throw away as much plastic and over-breed as much as we like and it won’t do anything to the planet.
I think that’s quite sad.
I am also very annoyed that people won’t believe scientists… when the same science gave us modern medicine, electricity, internet and more.
And yet many of those same people believe in a made up God.
Incredible.