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Ice bear

Svalbard. We left Longyearbyen on the M/S Origo on March 15 in the middle of a snow storm and headed North along the the western coast of Svalbard. Early one afternoon as we were making our way through a beautiful fjord we spotted a bear sleeping in the snow. We immediately got into the zodiac and headed his way.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Copyright: © Michel Zoghzoghi