I fell in love with The Arctic the first time I arrived on Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago. There is something about the cold and remote places that I find incredibly peaceful and it will always be one of my favourite places to visit! The sheer abundance of life in a region that seems so desolate and inhospitable is incredible to see. The highlight is of course seeing the Polar Bears, but it is such a beautiful and unique habitat with so many different species and such incredible light throughout the summer months, when the sun never dips below the horizon. I hope you enjoy the photos, some of which are available to order as prints or licence as stock images.
Beerenberg Volcano | Jan Mayen
Harp Seals | Sea Ice | North Atlantic.
Volcanic landscape | Jan Mayen
Uncropped Polar Bear Close Up | Sallyhamna | Spitsbergen
Young Polar Bear | Sallyhamna | Spitsbergen
Yawning Polar Bears | Sallyhamna | Spitsbergen
Ytre Norskøya | Northern Spitsbergen
Arctic Landscape | Liefdejord | Spitsbergen
Ytre Norskøya | Northern Spitsbergen
Walrus with One Tusk | Spitsbergen | Svalbard
Large Male Walrus | Spitsbergen | Svalbard
Walrus Scratching | Spitsbergen | Svalbard
Glacier | Raudfjord | Spitsbergen
Bird Cliffs | Raudfjord | Spitsbergen
Glacier Cruise | Ruadfjord | Spitsbergen
Harp Seal | Sea Ice | North Atlantic
Harbour Seal | Fjords | Spitsbergen
Bearded Seal | Sea Ice | Svalbard
Contrasting Landscape | Raudfjord | Spitsbergen
Iceberg | Leifdefjord | Spitsbergen
Landscape Reflection | Raudfjord | Spitsbergen
Arctic Tern | Ny Ã…lesund | Spitsbergen
Little Auk | Bird Cliffs | Spitsbergen
Arctic Tern | Ny Ã…lesund | Spitsbergen
Ytre Norskøya | Northern Spitsbergen
Sail Boat | Sallyhamna | Spitsbergen
Glacier & Sea Ice | Spitsbergen | Svalbard
Polar Bear Hunting | Liefdefjord | Spitsbergen
Scavenging Polar Bear | Sallyhamna | Spitsbergen
Walrus On An Iceberg | Liefdefjord | Spitsbergen
Old Whaling Boat | Spitsbergen
Sea Ice | Spitsbergen | Svalbard
Landscape Reflections | Raudfjord | Spitsbergen
Fin Whale Surfacing | Raudfjord | Spitsbergen
Humpback Whale | Forlandsundet | Spitsbergen
Fin Whales Surfacing | Raudfjord | Spitsbergen
Arctic Fox | Spitsbergen | Svalbard
Reindeer Antlers | Spitsbergen | Svalbard
Birds of a Glacier | Fjords | Spitsbergen
Northern Fulmar | Longyearbyen | Spitsbergen
Walrus | Liefdefjord | Spitsbergen
Bearded Seal | Sea Ice | Spitsbergen
Ice Patterns | Sea Ice | Spitsbergen
Arctic Glacier | Fjords | Spitsbergen
Dramatic landscape | Raudfjord | Spitsbergen
Polar Bear Mother & Cub | Sallyhamna | Spitsbergen
Polar Bears Feeding | Sallyhamna | Spitsbergen
Polar Bear | Sallyhamna | Spitsbergen
Arctic Guide | Spitsbergen | Svalbard
Kaying with Harbour Seals | Spitsbergen
Old Mining Train | Ny Ã…lesund | Spitsbergen
Red Phalarope | Liefdefjord | Spitsbergen
Svalbard Reindeer | Longyearbyen | Spitsbergen
Glacous Gull | Liefdefjord | Spitsbergen
Plancius | Ny Ã…lesund | Oceanwide Expeditions
Midnight Sun | North Atlantic | Spitsbergen
Harp Seal | Sea Ice | North Atlantic
Beluga Whale Surfacing | Fjords | Spitsbergen
Polar Bear | Sallyhamna | Spitsbergen
Bearded Seal | Sea Ice | Spitsbergen