King Penguin Sleeping

A King Penguin launches through the air as it swims through the water

Photograph of Baby elephant Seals at St. Andrews by Ron Clifford

Iceberg in Antarctica by Ron Clifford

Sunset lighting Antarctic Mountains

The Sculptures of Icebergs in Antarctica

An Iceberg that flipped looks like a creature about to fly

King Penguins coming in from the surf at St. Andrews Bay

a Sun Dog over mountains in Antarctica

A stately king penguin portrait on a white background

King Penguins with snowy mountains

A Chinstrap Penguin Calling for it's mate with its head and neck stretched skyward

a panorama of Neko Harbour in Antarctica

An Elephant Seal raises its head and torso above a colony of king penguin chicks

Gentoo Penguin portrait with a iceberg blue background

A King Penguin is Silhouetted against a dramatic orange sunrise

An Ivory Gull flys across the front of a snowy blue icebeg

A Black Browed Albatross flys across a grey sky

Rugged glacier tops against the backdrop of a rocky mountain

A chinstrap penguin walking toward the camera

A Sun Star above the rugged mountains of Cuverville Island

a cluster of king penguins thigh deep in the surf

Icebergs in the Deep Blue waters around Danko Island

A hole in an iceberg

A single Penguin stands in front of a whole cluster of penguins behind

A sleeping Weddell Seal by photographer Ron clifford

A dramatic Sky along the beach of Gold Harbour

A baby penguin chick nestled into the belly of the parent

A hole carved into the ice along the shores of Cuverville Island

2 King penguins walk along the volcanic sand shore of deception island

a bright Sun Dog in Enterprise Bay

A chinstrap penguin walks through the snow and rocks of halfmoon island

A glowing yellow and blue sunset at the end ot the lemaire channel

A glowing blue submerged iceberg in front of a mountain at the entrance of the lemaire channel

a Weddell Seal raises it's head from the snow

A mid sized penguin chick standing in the rocky nest with it's parent

A Fuzzy Baby Penguin Chick

Two baby Gentoo Penguins stretching to reach moms beak

a rich blue Iceberg with a hole floating in the Southern Ocean

Three Gentoo Penguins on Ice

Wandering Albatross in flight over the southern ocean by ron_clifford

Half Moon Island Antarctica

Two Antarctic skua fly over a king penguin colony on South Georgia Island

thousands of King Penguins at Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island

king penguin neck extended up calling out

Baby Fur Seal at Ocean Harbour by ron_clifford

Silhouette of a Wandering Albatross

Aqua bule waters in front of the bow or four expedition ship in Drygalski Harbour

Two Black Browed Albatross touching beaks in a mating ritual

King Penguins huddled together on the rocky beach during a snow squall

Two porpoising gentoo penguins as they travel through the brash ice waters of Antarctica

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Fall in Ontario is so inspiring. The colours are u

Fall in Ontario is so inspiring. The colours are unreal. This year was one of the best Ive seen and Im looking forward to capturing more as theyake their way south over the next two weeks

#lakesuperior #lakesuperiorprovincialpark #yourshotphotographer #nikon #nikoncanada #natgeotravel #fallcolours #fallcolourscanada #adventurephotography #ontariotravel #ontario_adventures #landscapephotographer #sigma #sigmacanada #cangeotravel

End of a long day on the road.

End of a long day on the road.

The fjords of northern Norway #norway🇳🇴 #f

The fjords of northern Norway
#norway🇳🇴 #fjords #landscape_captures #expeditionphotography #destinations #traveltheworld #nikonphotography #adventuretravel #fjordsofnorway

A mesmerizing evening in the Arctic with these ama

A mesmerizing evening in the Arctic with these amazing whales. A single photograph could never convey the experience the way this video can. I'm using video more and more and loving it. The abity to add sounds and music takes it all to the next level

#whales #humpbackwhale #arctic #svalbard #wildlifevideos #cinematography #yourshotphotographer #wildlifemovie #whalelove #whalesofinstagram #marinemammals #marinelife #expeditiontravel

This happy Polar Bear is walkin' on sunshine after

This happy Polar Bear is walkin' on sunshine after a nice meal. Except for breeding and females raising cubs, Polar Bears are mostly solitary creatures roaming the Ice edge and icy northern landscapes. They live in a silent world except for the sounds of wind and waves.

#polarbear #yourshotphotographer #sigma #bearsofinstagram #arctic #iceedge #apexpredator #naturephotography #wildlifevideos #epicmoments #expeditionlife #polarbears #nikonphotography #nikoncanada #nikonz9 #bucketshot

What a beautiful Arctic Fox Encounter #arcticfox #

What a beautiful Arctic Fox Encounter
#arcticfox #yourshotphotographer #svalbard #wildlifeadventures #sigma #sigmacanada #natgeoyourshot #foxesofinstagram #fox #snap_cuteness #nikoncanada #nikonz9

The Snow Bunting is Svalbard’s only songbird. It

The Snow Bunting is Svalbard’s only songbird. It’s a beautiful little bird and very animated. This day I decided to just sit on a hillside near this stream and this little one just went about his business collecting bugs for the baby chicks back home.

The Arctic landscape holds a power words can’t d

The Arctic landscape holds a power words can’t describe

#Svalbard #arctic #polarphotography #expedition #yourshotphotographer #nikoncanada #glacier #norway

Awaken the Giant On the Ice edge just 9 degrees fr

Awaken the Giant
On the Ice edge just 9 degrees from the North Pole are giants. Majestic beasts that roam the ice. The Polar Bear is the arctic’s apex predator.

Baby Tern being Fed. The Video Clip I mentioned y

Baby Tern being Fed.

The Video Clip I mentioned yesterday of the baby Tern being fed by it’s parent.

Terns nest on the ground so during breeding season it’s important to keep a close eye where you walk. Usually terns will dive bomb your head to alert you that you’re too close but on this day I was a safe distance (using a 600mm lens) and lying flat on the ground and the terns didn’t mind my presence.

#birdlife #babybirds #arctic #iceland #wildlifephotography #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer #birdsofinstagram #traveliceland #adventurephotography #filmmaking #wildbirdsofinstagram #feedingtime #babyanimals #sigma #sigmacanada

Are you my mother? Who remembers the little bird f

Are you my mother?
Who remembers the little bird from Dr. Seuss? I loved that book.
I have to be honest though, even though I know he would find his mother, I always felt the stress of the little guy trying to find his way home.
Who knows what kind of bird this is and who his mother might be??
HINT: It's in the Arctic
P.S. I have a nice little video short I'll share to reels and stories soon of the mom feeding this one, it was being well taken care of 🙂

#babybirds #arctic #arcticwildlife #arcticbirds #wildlifephotography #cangeotravel #yourshotphotographer #natgeoyourshot #babybirds #babyanimals #fluffy #featheredfriends #birdsofinstagram

The Atlantic Puffin with a beak full of goodness f

The Atlantic Puffin with a beak full of goodness for their puff lungs back in the burrow

#puffin #puffinsofinstagram #birdlife_insta #seabirds #wildlifewednesday #expeditionphotographer #cangeotravel #yourshotphotographer #sigmacanada #birdlife #birdsoficeland

Making Tracks. Back from two months in the Arctic.

Making Tracks.
Back from two months in the Arctic. It was a full and challenging trip full of adventures and wildlife sightings. After so long in the cool north, I forgot what heat and humidity felt like!

This big old bear was at the ice edge North of Svalbard about 81 degrees. As far north as we could reach by ship.
Shot from our Zodiac at the ice edge
Nikon Z9
Sigma 60-600 at 600mm
1/2000 sec at f/8. ISO 250

#polarbear #yourshotphotograher #sigmacanada #sigma #wildlifeadventure #bearlife #adventurephotography #expedition #expeditionphotographer #wildlifeconservation #bucketshot

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The Atlantic Puffin A beakfull of minnows for the

The Atlantic Puffin
A beakfull of minnows for their "pufflings" back in the burrow.

#puffin #atlanticpuffin #iceland #vigurisland #birdsoficeland #yourshotphotographer

Sound On 😉 He was sooooo confident 🤣🐧🤡

Sound On 😉
He was sooooo confident 🤣🐧🤡
#penguin #humor #funnybirds #mudpuddle

A beautiful Weddell Seal enjoying a lazy afternoon

A beautiful Weddell Seal enjoying a lazy afternoon.
#antarctica #seal#weddellseal #polaradventure #adventurephotography #expedition

Last summer the clouds were on fire. Moving. Swirl

Last summer the clouds were on fire. Moving. Swirling in different directions.

#brucepeninsula #summervacation #parkscanada #ontarioparks #reflections

My next polar adventure is about to start! In a l

My next polar adventure is about to start!

In a little over a week I'll be heading on an incredible adventure to the Nowegian Fjords, Svalbard, Eastern Greenland and Iceland. It will be an intense and rewarding summer of work and I can't wait to share it with you!

#arctic #polar_region #adventuretravel #travelphotography #filmmaking
image by @ritazphoto

Hungry Hungry Beavers They are very crunchy eaters

Hungry Hungry Beavers
They are very crunchy eaters!
#beavers #beaversofinstagram #parkscanada #discoverontario #ontarioparks #nikonphotography #yourshotphotographer #sigmalens #sigma60600mmsports #wildnature #outdoorlife #cuteanimals

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