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November 22, 2023
From Paris to Polar Bears
Powerful polar bear. (Mathieu Courdesses) by Mathieu Courdesses There are trips that turn into films -- my polar bear photo safari with Churchill Wild at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge could have been written as a screenplay. My name is Mathieu Courdesses, I am a wildlife photographer and wildlife documentary director.…
October 10, 2023
More 5-Star Reviews for Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge!
Polar bear taking a walk in front of Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. (Tomas Koeck photo) by George Williams Following in the pawprints of Seal River Heritage Lodge, Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge recently garnered eight more 5-Star reviews on Tripadvisor.com, including a few from elite photographers and filmmakers. Nanuk Polar Bear…
Someone's watching us. Charles Glatzer photo. by George Williams The traditional polar bear viewing season is underway in Churchill, Manitoba, and thousands of tourists from around the world will be arriving in the “Polar Bear Capital of the World” over the next six weeks to see the great white bears…
September 3, 2019
Photographing polar bears up close and personal. Tips and equipment recommendations
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…
April 20, 2019
Front Row Seat to the Fight. The Story Behind the Photo.
Polar bears sparring on Polar Bear Photo Safari at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Bill Lyne photo. Story and photo by Bill Lyne My wife, Lucy, and I have been on many adventures throughout our 48 years of marriage. We’ve visited more than 100 countries and have a keen interest in…
March 21, 2019
Is this the best Churchill Wild ecolodge?
Semi-resident polar bear Scarbrow likes Dymond Lake Ecolodge best. Tania Watene photo. by Allison Francoeur Dymond Lake Ecolodge is where I started my fledgling career of being a hula dancer. It’s one of the many embarrassing childhood stories I have, thanks to having two older sisters. If you buy me…
November 10, 2018
25 Years of Polar Bears, A Photo Gallery
Polar bear in fireweed. Dennis Fast photo by George Williams In celebration of Churchill Wild's 25th anniversary, we thought we'd create a gallery of some of the amazing polar bears we've walked with over the years. We've seen an astonishing number of the great white bears, thousands actually! We were…
September 28, 2018
Andy Skillen returns from… everywhere… to lead fall Polar Bear Photo Safaris at Churchill Wild
Polar bear at Seal River. Andy Skillen photo. Churchill Wild photo leader Andy Skillen has been on whirlwind of wildlife trips this year both as a photo lead and a participant, but he’ll be back in Canada just in time to lead our Fall Dual Lodge Safari and Polar Bear Photo Safari…
September 4, 2018
Meeting Mom and her cub at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
Mom and cub on the beach at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Photo courtesy of @Donna.Racheal on Instagram. Click image for more. by Andy MacPherson, Head Wilderness Guide, Churchill Wild We had a beautiful encounter with a mom and cub recently at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. We spent all day trying to…
