Roy Mangersnes / Full moon over Adventsdlen, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, April.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) courting on ocean ice north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Full moon rising as winter starts on the west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) curled up in winter coat, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, April.

Roy Mangersnes / Svalbard ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) in autumn as the first snow arrives on Svalbard, Norway, April.

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) resting in the snow with winter coat, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, April.

Roy Mangersnes / First snow on the mountains, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, April.

Roy Mangersnes / Backlit polar bears (Ursus maritimus) courting on ocean ice north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) juvenile resting on ice floe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) juvenile resting on ice floe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July. COP26 Countdown Photo Competition 2021 Finalist.

Roy Mangersnes / Waterfalls from the enormous glacier front Austfonna, in evening light, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) yawning, near den on Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Stunning blue iceberg in sheltered fjord on west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Fresh snow on hills near Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, October.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) juvenile walking on ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Ocean ice floes north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Ice floes with sun coming through fog, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) male at sunset, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Roy Mangersnes / Blue ice on east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in snow with winter coat, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, April.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) swimming towards open water and an uncertain future on Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) male walking across ocean ice north of Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) gathering on top of Monaco glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Drift ice with sun breaking through fog, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Roy Mangersnes / Spring sunlight on mountains, Isfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear tracks (Ursus maritimus) coming up from fjord, east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.

Roy Mangersnes / Early spring sun setting over east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.

Roy Mangersnes / Low evening light, east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.

Roy Mangersnes / Svalbard ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) still in winter plumage in early July, outside Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway.

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) resting near cliff, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) perched on ice in autumn light, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Roy Mangersnes / Glacier calving causing kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) to take to the air in panic, west coast of Svalbard, Norway, August.

Roy Mangersnes / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) group resting on spring snow, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) blowing, Hinlopen, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Roy Mangersnes / Rainbow forming in breath of Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). In background the expedition ship MS Origo carries tourists to the Arctic, Hinlopen, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Roy Mangersnes / Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) blowing, Hinlopen, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Roy Mangersnes / Snow blowing off glacier front, west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on ice floe, Kongsfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / Great skua (Stercorarius skua) courting in snow, west coast of Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / Austfonna glacier melting to form waterfall, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) rubbing eye and stretching in spring snow, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) walking across snowy ground, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking through snow, near dark rocks Svalbard, Norway.

Roy Mangersnes / New ice forming in late autumn, north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Roy Mangersnes / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) swimming at surface, west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / New ice forming in late autumn, north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Roy Mangersnes / Svalbard Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) male flying, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.

Roy Mangersnes / New ice forming in late autumn, north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Roy Mangersnes / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) resting on submerged rock, west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / Svalbard ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) feeding, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.

Roy Mangersnes / Svalbard ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) in snow with winter plumage, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.

Roy Mangersnes / Sunset over Adventsdalen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Roy Mangersnes / Low evening light on east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.

Roy Mangersnes / Glacier front in Mohn Bay, east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, April.

Roy Mangersnes / Little Auk (Alle alle) group on rocks near breeding colony, outside Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) courting in ocean north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Reflections on the west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / Snow melting on dark rocks to form patterns, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on wet rocks, Kvitoya (White Island), Svalbard, Norway, September.

Roy Mangersnes / Patterns in the glacier front, near Mohn Bay, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.

Roy Mangersnes / Fragments of ice drifting under full moon. The ice sheet was at a record 83 degrees north, Svalbard, September, 2013.

Roy Mangersnes / Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) resting on fjord ice, Liefdefjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) breeding colony on cliffs, Alkefjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on ice floe at sunset, north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, September.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in front of Von Post Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) juvenile calling for food, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) searching for food near water, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Two male Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) feeding on kill together, on an ice floe, North of Svalbard, Norway, July. Vulnerable Species.