Polar Bear Approaching, Barents SeaTaken from the deck of our expedition vessel in the Barents Sea, somewhere north of Svalbard. The bear had been moving across the pack ice for some time before it turned and walked directly toward us. Flat Arctic light, no shadows, no drama in the sky. Just white fur against white ice and those dark eyes fixed on the lens. The sea ice here is broken and waterlogged, deep into the summer melt. Pools of turquoise sit between the slabs. The bear moved