LATEST IMAGES - SVALBARD6
The main target species of the Joe Van Os Photosafari trip was Polar bears and to see them we had to find the edge of the pack ice. The exact location of the pack ice varies from year to year but this year it was a far to the north of Svalbard so a long steam north was the order of the day as soon as we embarked. When we arrived at the edge of the pack ice all eyes were strained for our first view of a polar bear but eventually we left it to the experienced guides who seemed to pick them out at vast distances when the rest of us could only see ice. Polar Bears were not the only wildlife we saw and we slowed down to photograph the seals and interesting ice formations.
BEARDED SEAL
BEARDED SEAL1
BEARDED SEAL2
BEARDED SEAL3
EDGE OF THE PACK ICE
BLUE ICE
ICE SHAPE
ICE AND REFLECTION