13 August 2022, we found ourselves in the Lom Fjord, near to the great Hinlopen Channel (between the principal islands of Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet) that crosses Svalbard from north to south and functions as a highway both for ships and cetaceans. In the zodiacs, at about 20 meters from the shore of the fjord, we sighted a polar bear family made up of a mother with her two small cubs. In the picture we can see the adult female smelling our scent to determinate if we are threat to her two cubs or just potential food.