Paul Nicklen

From Queen's Birthday 3 June 2013

Canadian Paul Nicklen is one of the world's top wildlife photographers, traversing the world's polar regions on assignment for National Geographic. Paul's ability to to work under extreme weather conditions was learned in childhood – he grew up roaming the ice in a small Inuit community.

Arctic fox.

Leopard seal with a penguin.

Leopard seal, Antarctica.

Mother and cub.

Narwhal.

Polar bear.

Polar bear.

Polar bear.

Spirit bear.

Spirit bear.

Polar bears.

Polar bear.

Walrus in Svalbard, Norway.

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