Celebrating another lap around the sun today 🙏🏼 Felt like a good time to post this old friend. I shot this near the very beginning of what turned into this career exactly 6 years ago up in Svalbard when I was still working as crew onboard a motor yacht called Latitude. I remember the feeling when I was filming this like it was yesterday, thinking to myself, this is it, this is what I want to do. The rush, the excitement, the feeling of capturing a moment in this beautiful animals life forever and getting to share it with friends, family and eventually an audience. Since then, I’ve experienced things I never would of dreamed of thanks to this work, met super interesting people from all of the world, and had the opportunity to turn a passion into a full time job. Birthdays are always a good time to reflect back on where you were, mentally and physically a year ago, consider where you are today, and think to yourself, “I wonder what is possible this year?” . 📷 @sheltondupreez . . #svalbard #polarbear #polarbears #arctic #birthday #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildlifephotographer #wildlifeaddicts #wildlife #wildlifelovers #animal #animals #animallover #earth #earthofficial #earthfocus #explore #exploremore #adventure #dreams #passion #planetearth #savetheplanet @bbcearth @natgeowild @animalplanet