Each of my days with the grizzly bears in Khutzeymateen Provincial Park, British Columbia, was unique. Each day held its own mysteries and revealed its own surprises. On board the zodiac in the early morning hours, we puttered up to a spot where a creek comes out to the inlet, and discovered a mom with her three cubs! They were just hanging around eating grass as … [Read more...] about Learning to Clam – Grizzly Bear Cubs in Khutzeymateen British Columbia
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Landscape Photography in Khutzeymateen British Columbia
Mornings in the Khutzeymateen Inlet in northern British Columbia are mesmerizing - so breathtaking that you feel you might still be asleep. Waking in my ship's cabin, I immediately began to feel the anticipation of the coming day when I would get the chance to see and photograph grizzly bears. But as soon as I climbed the polished wooden ladder to the main deck of the … [Read more...] about Landscape Photography in Khutzeymateen British Columbia
Grizzly Bear Photography in Khutzeymateen British Columbia – Part 2
After experiencing the sheer magic of Day 1 photographing grizzly bears in Khutzeymateen, British Columbia, anything I got after that was icing on the cake. I captured more astonishing moments on Day 1 than I dared to dream of! So when we set out on the second day I had a feeling of calm joyfulness knowing that I had already achieved my goals and I could just relax into the … [Read more...] about Grizzly Bear Photography in Khutzeymateen British Columbia – Part 2
Grizzly Bear Photography in Khutzeymateen British Columbia – Part 1
"Hello Bear," I said. He looked up. "I see you," I said. And he saw me. I felt him look into my eyes. Not scared, not worried, not concerned, just curious. The same way I felt. The words “I see you” echoed back. Then... he simply looked away and went back to eating grass. How often do these simple but profound things happen in life? Not so often that a person doesn't … [Read more...] about Grizzly Bear Photography in Khutzeymateen British Columbia – Part 1