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Photo: Polar bear and blue ice
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By Gerry van der Walt Creative July 8, 2022
Polar bear and blue ice, Svalbard

Olympus E-M1X | 300mm f/4
ISO 800 | f/5.6 | 1/500

Why I like it: The scale of the blue ice, which anchors the frame, is contrasted against the polar bear which, even as the largest land based predator in the world, looks small in the world he exists in.

Gerry van der Walt
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I am a South African-born mindset and performance coach, international expedition leader, photographer. I am also a proud co-founder of Wild Eye. Let's work together and affect permanent, positive change!
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