The Power of Teamwork
The recent release of Polar Bears International’s 2023-2024 Annual Newsmagazine showcases a great deal of the work I’ve been producing under the umbrella of the Arctic Documentary Project. It truly highlights the power of teamwork. The Arctic Documentary Project and PBI Since the beginning of Polar Bears International, I’ve donated… Read More »
Arctic Documentary Project and Polar Bears
Heading north for the Arctic Documentary Project and polar bears has taken me back to Churchill on the shores of Hudson Bay. I just came back from Wat’Chee Lodge in the heart of Wapusk National Park, a place I haven’t been since 2008. It’s here that I hoped to find… Read More »
How To Photograph Polar Bears From a Tundra Buggy
Five Photo Tips For Your Tundra Buggy Adventure How to photograph polar bears from a Tundra Buggy is the most recent episode of Photo Tips From The Field. Most of my tips on this subject are contained in the new video below. Even so, I thought I would write them… Read More »
Mylio Helping Save Polar Bears
Mylio Helping Save Polar Bears The World Meteorological Organization recently announced that 2016 will go down in the record books as the hottest year on record. Adding insult to injury, 2015 was the last hottest year on record, which was part of the ten hottest years on record, all of them… Read More »
The Lumix Diaries With High Arctic Polar Bears
July 14, 2015 – Oslo, Norway The Lumix Diaries with high arctic polar bears. It’s been three days since we arrived in Oslo. Tanya and I like to be on our destination continent at least two days before our guests arrive. There’s nothing worse than feeling the physically debilitating effects… Read More »
Dr. Ian Stirling Talks About Polar Bears in Winnipeg
Last night Polar Bears International hosted Dr. Ian Stirling at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where Dr. Stirling signed his newest book about polar bears. His presentation discussed his prediction that Manitoba polar bears are doomed due to the warming climate and that other polar bears are equally at… Read More »
Hudson Bay Ice Breaking Up Early-Polar Bears at Risk?
Take a look at a mini video I shot today. A friend of ours flew to Hawaii for a wedding we’re attending. She spoke to me about the melting ice on Hudson Bay. International flights fly over Hudson Bay on their way to the US coming from Europe. Robert Buchanan… Read More »
Travel Day to Cape Churchill – November 15, 2007
This morning began with a flurry of activity. This will be my 17th Gordon Point to Cape Churchill expedition. The day dawns with a beautiful sunrise and polar bears are dotted around the Tundra Buggy lodge. The clear skies from the night before have given way to the region’s typical blanket… Read More »
Polar Bears Seen From Cape Churchill Tower
Yesterday I accompanied a group of volunteers from Polar Bears International who flew by chopper out to Cape Churchill. Our mission was to refuel the remote robotic camera that is perched in the tower and used for science and data collection. It’s October 29, and Hudson Bay is wide open.… Read More »
Dan’s Work Featured in Nikon World and on the Nikon Website
I’ve been a loyal Nikon shooter for over 25 years. Nikon has a beautiful quarterly magazine called Nikon World and this month one of its features is a story on my work with polar bears. If you’re interested in downloading a PDF file of the magazine click on the Nikon World cover… Read More »