Curious Polar Bear, Barents SeaThe bear stopped and turned to look straight at me. That's the moment you hold your breath. Broken sea ice stretched out in every direction across the Barents Sea, fragments of white and grey separated by dark channels of open water. The light was flat and even under heavy cloud, which actually works well for a subject like this. No harsh shadows, no blown highlights on the ice. Just the bear, utterly at ease in a landscape that would kill you in