THOMAS PICKARD

DOCUMENTARY: ARCTIC | SPITSBERGEN

Three months exploring Spitsbergen (Norway) whilst working onboard the Russian icebreaker, the Akademik Sergey Vavilov.

Akademik Sergey Vavilov cruising through thick fog in the high Arctic. Nordkappsundet. Spitsbergen (Svalbard). Norway.
   
Polar bear mother with two cubs on sea ice. Hinlopen Straight, Spitsbergen (Svalbard) Norway.
   
Expedition leader David Willmott goes up on the crane hook whilst a zodiac full of tourists awaits to unload at the gangway of the Russian icebreaker the Akademik Sergey Vavilov.
     
  
View of floating glacier whilst on a cruise in the Arctic. Monacobreen Glacier, Albert Land. Spitsbergen (Svalbard). Norway
   
Tourists sea kayaking in Spitsbergen as part of a 10-day holiday on board the Russian cruise ship the Akademik Sergey Vavilov.
   
A zodiac full of tourists look on as chunks of ice calve off a glacier.
     
  
Sun arch caused by sunlight refracting around an icebreaker (out of photo) and early morning fog. Nordkappsundet, Spitsbergen Norway.
   
Arctic landscape. Palanderbukta, Gustov Adolf Land. Svalbard (Norway).
   
Polar bear mother with two cubs on sea ice. Hinlopen Straight, Spitsbergen (Svalbard) Norway.
     
  
Russian ice breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov shrouded in cloud amongst pack ice. Palanderbukta Gustov Adolf Land. Spitsbergen (Svalbard). Norway.