Nat Hab's 2024 Guest Photo Contest

Species: Polar Bear | Location: Churchill Manitoba, Canada

We were lucky to see this polar bear, newly released from Churchill's "bear jail," on its way via helicopter to a frozen expanse somewhere out of town. We were told that "bear jail" is the town's temporary holding facility for polar bears that wander into town looking for dinner.

About The Photographer

I learned photography on the job. A small town newspaper hired me right out of college as a reporter/photographer. I certainly knew how to write, but couldn't then claim much expertise in photography -- or the required darkroom work. My subsequent jobs took me away from journalism, but I never left my cameras behind.