Back in 2010, Nicklen was doing a story on Spirit Bears for National Geographic, which became the cover story. Kermode bears are black bears, but a few have a recessive gene and end up looking whiteish.
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One day he followed a giant spirit bear into the forest and watched him eat a salmon he had freshly caught. Suddenly, the bear stands up and starts to make his way to the creek.
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Favorite Animal
Nicklen does not have a single favorite animal that he prefers catching on camera.
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“I photograph whichever one gives me the connection at that time to have the biggest voice for an environment that’s under threat,” says the wildlife photographer.
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“It can be polar bears and narwhals in the Arctic, leopard seals in Antarctica, or sperm whales off Dominica [not to be confused with the Dominican Republic]. If I can tell a story using their voice and their persona, then it’s my favorite animal.
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“The polar bear is one animal I have spent the most time with. I’ve seen and photographed polar bears probably a thousand days, like three years of my life.”