SUMMARY
Norwegian photographer Audun Rikardsen achieved an extraordinary shot of a polar bear by positioning a Canon EOS 6D DSLR with underwater housing and a wide-angle lens beneath the Arctic ice. After drilling a hole near a polar bear's tracks, he set up the camera with a motion sensor and waited eight hours. The resulting image, "Icy Window," shows a polar bear looking directly into the lens from below the ice, offering a perspective from a seal's viewpoint. This photograph has been highlighted in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
TAKEAWAYS
Photographer Audun Rikardsen captured a polar bear from a seal's perspective using a DSLR under Arctic ice.
The setup involved drilling a hole, placing underwater-housed camera gear, and using a motion sensor.
The image, "Icy Window," was taken with a Canon EOS 6D and a Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM lens.
The photograph is recognized in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.