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Finalist Conservation Photographer of the Year

Martin Berg Svalbard, Norway

80°27'11.2"N N 25°26'91.5"E N

A starving polar bear looks out to sea, waiting for the ice to return. “I was scouting the shoreline when I saw the polar bear on a distant cliff,” says photographer Martin Berg. “The summer had been unusually warm, and the pack ice was further north. Many polar bears, including this one, were stranded ashore.”

BEHIND THE LENS

Martin Berg

Martin Berg Sweden

ABOUT THE IMAGE

  • Overcast day, with snowflakes in the air
  • Cold, northerly wind
  • Captured in late morning
  • Site accessed by boat

Martin is a biologist, public speaker, photographer and expedition leader based in Stockholm, Sweden. He is convinced that science, tourism and conservation go hand in hand. He has a passion for conservation and photography.