"Are those humans over there?" Jen Alcorn photo. by Vanessa Desorcy You know that feeling you get when you tug on a Jenga block and you see the tower start to wobble? That moment when you wonder if everything is about to come crashing down and pray those remaining blocks…
Mom and cubs. Dymond Lake Ecolodge. Great Ice Bear Adventure. Graham Copping photo. Polar Bear Week takes place from November 3-9 this year, and the polar bears are already congregating on the shores of Hudson Bay anxiously waiting for the ice to form. People from all over the world will…
Sentimental secrets. Wolf couple at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. National Geographic Image Collection. "She just wanted to say goodbye." by Jad Davenport, National Geographic photographer and Churchill Wild Photo Leader We spotted the last of the wolves at dusk. I was driving a snow machine east through…
https://youtu.be/0rJPRzD9ONI?rel=0 Prime polar bear watching season has arrived and our first group of guests is already settled in at Seal River Heritage Lodge for the first departure of the Fall Dual Lodge Safari. We’ve actually been out walking with polar bears on the Hudson Bay coast since July, but many…
Northern lights draped over full moon. Polar Bear Photo Safari. Seal River Heritage Lodge. James Heupel photo. Photo and story by James Heupel This photo was taken on November 12, 2014, from the Seal River Heritage Lodge compound, at 10:47 p.m. in the evening. We got the alert that the…
Gloves. Mask. Camera. Charles "Chas" Glatzer ready for action at Seal River Heritage Lodge. by George Williams Canon Explorer of Light Charles "Chas" Glatzer and his Shoot the Light clients will be joining us for the 14th time this November for the Polar Bear Photo Safari at Seal River Heritage…
Without warning, five of the seven bull moose took off, and the powder was flying! Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Charles Glatzer photo. Story and photo by Canon EOL Charles "Chas" Glatzer, ShoottheLight.com It was November and we had come to Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge on the southern shores of Hudson…
Robert Postma grizzly bear photo used in the new Canadian Bear Stamp Collection. by Vanessa Desorcy Robert Postma with the new Canadian Bear Stamp Collection. Churchill Wild photo leader Robert Postma is a celebrity of sorts in his home territory of Yukon, but that fame may become more widespread soon.…
Bright lights. Big smiles. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by Paul Scriver, Churchill Wild Polar Bear Guide Many guests come to the Churchill Wild lodges for the polar bears and the pure wildness of it all, but they are still surprised by the scenery, the landscapes and the magical moments that…
Polar bears sparring at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. How close to the polar bears will we get? It’s a question we get from almost every Churchill Wild guest. Most are just asking out of curiosity or for safety’s sake, but for photographers it can mean a world…