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August 8, 2023
Leighton Lum sees the light at Seal River… on Polar Bears
Backlit polar bear. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Leighton Lum photo. by George Williams Thirty-five-year-old Hawaiian wildlife photographer Leighton Lum adjusted his 600mm telephoto lens, waiting for a massive white bear to amble along the Hudson Bay coastline into frame. This was the shot Lum had traveled thousands of miles for…