Autres destinations - Faune du Svalbard (113) Images supplémentaires...
Norwegian photographers Roy Mangersnes and Ole Jorgen Liodden have both been travelling to Svalbard since 2003 and in March 2015 published a new book Svalbard Exposed celebrating its unique landscapes and wildlife. This Norwegian-administered archipelago is the northernmost permanent settlement in the world and also one of the most accessible places in the high arctic to see polar bears, walruses, blue whales and a host of nesting birds. Svalbard has its own subspecies of reindeer and of ptarmigan. In 2014 Roy and Ole Jorgen opened the world's northernmost photography gallery in Longyearbyen, the administrative centre of Svalbard, and they also lead regular photography trips to the region.

Svalbard lies between 74 and 81 degrees north and covers an area of 63,000 square kilometres. 65% of the archipelago consists of protected areas. The Norwegian name Svalbard means “cold shore”. The islands may have been discovered as early as the 12th century, but the first recorded exploration was by the Dutchman Willem Barentsz in 1596. Subsequently the islands we used as a whaling and hunting station by various European countries and since 1899 coal has been mined here. Svalbard became part of Norway in 1925 and the islands now have a population of just over 2000 people, most of whom depend on tourism, mining or research for their living.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) sitting on floe in vast thawing sea-ice landscape. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August 2011. Second place, Mammals Category, GDT 2012 competion. Winner in ANIMALS IN THEIR ENVIR...
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) sitting on floe in vast thawing sea-ice landscape. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August 2011. Second place, Mammals Category, GDT 2012 competion. Winner in ANIMALS IN THEIR ENVIR...
Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) behind Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Svalbard, Norway, July.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) behind Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Svalbard, Norway, July.
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) pouncing, Svalbard, Norway, July.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) pouncing, Svalbard, Norway, July.
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) stranded on island, with full moon above, north of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, September.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) stranded on island, with full moon above, north of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, September.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on ice, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, July.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on ice, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, July.
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) footprints in snow, on cracked ice, Svalbard, Norway, September.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) footprints in snow, on cracked ice, Svalbard, Norway, September.
Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in snow, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in snow, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.
Full moon over Adventsdlen, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, April.
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Roy Mangersnes / Full moon over Adventsdlen, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, April.
Longyearbyen at dusk, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, March 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Liodden / Longyearbyen at dusk, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, March 2009
Waterfalls from the enormous glacier front Austfonna, in evening light, Svalbard, Norway, July.
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Roy Mangersnes / Waterfalls from the enormous glacier front Austfonna, in evening light, Svalbard, Norway, July.
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in front of Monaco glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in front of Monaco glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.
Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) feeding at sunset, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, April.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) feeding at sunset, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, April.