TITLE: On the Hunt

This 3 year old female polar bear was isolated on a small strip of land, likely waiting for the pack ice to return. Still new to being on her own as she would have just recently left mom, she seemed to be playing it safe by staying on the island instead of swimming in search of food. Luckily, there were bird cliffs she could fall back on in the meantime. I photographed her from the zodiac, against this stunning gloomy sky.

AUTHOR: Elissa Title (United States)

Elissa Title is a photographer, graphic designer, and travel blogger based out of Dana Point, California. Through her extensive travels to seven continents and nearly fifty countries, she’s found great joy in wildlife photography. Some of her favorite wildlife destinations include the remote Arctic where she photographed a polar bear stranded on an island, Botswana where human development stresses the waterways of the Okavango Delta, and British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest where oil tankers threaten marine biodiversity. Utilizing photography as an educational tool, she hopes to inspire others to take action and help protect wildlife around the world.