Follow the leader
Whose lead would you follow? Photo by Eric Guth.
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City in the tundra
The stories we tell ourselves. . . Anadyr is the urban heart of Chukotka. It’s home to 15,000 people, but with the apartment buildings, administration centres, a cultural complex, swimming pool, movie theatre, supermarket, mall, and some hotels, it feels like a city. It’s a city in the middle of the tundra on the edge…
Make beauty out of your life
Making beauty. Taking whatever you have to work with–whatever your life gives you–be it the memory of a polar bear or a pile of worn out tires, and getting to work. Making our houses into homes. If they can do it out here, in the villages of Russia’s Far East, then we can do it…
The captain
Captain Leif Skog, best in the business. He guides the National Geographic Explorer through polar bear habitat — deeper and deeper into the ice. Photo by Eric Guth.
Best way to start the day
Early morning polar bear in Nunavut. Best way to start the day! Photo by Eric Guth.
Polar bear reflections
Oh my. Of all of the portraits we bring to you, the polar bear’s profile must be one of the most beautiful. With as many moods as any person I’ve ever met, these creatures surprise me each time I see them. Each encounter is a gift and a reminder of how beautiful the ocean is…
Wild neighbours
Reflections of each other, ourselves, our wild neighbours. #meetthenorth #polarbears #polarbear #mammabear #arctic #seaice #nunavut #nunagram #lindbladexpeditions #reflections #lovetheworld #sharecangeo #arcticsummer #ice
An Arctic exclusive
A hallmark of the North, these tracks are unique to the Arctic. Thick fur around the feet brushes the snow and obscures each print. The path reaches out across the sea ice following clues we humans could never find. We are out on the frozen ocean and far from shore in all directions. Only the…
Heat your feet
Form meets function. These what you need to survive on the ice. These ‘boots’ are made by Joanna Kunnuk. Some would call her a seamstress; I think of her as an engineer. I’m wearing two layers of warm booties under this fur, one with a legging that comes up over my knees. (I’ve never had…
National Geographic Exclusive Video: Polar Bear Cannibalizes Cub
Last summer, Jim Napoli on the National Geographic Explorer captured rare footage of a male chasing, killing, and eating a cub. The video we made is now out on National Geographic. This is life in the Arctic, as Wade Davis says here, but viewer discretion is advised. You can’t unwatch this. Shot, narrated and edited…