Paul Sounders wins Grand Prize in National Geographic’s Photo Contest

December 20, 2013 Marco | Editor

Congratulations to Corbis contributor Paul Souders for winning the Grand Prize in National Geographic’s 2013 Photo Contest. We asked Paul a few questions about the journey to capture his award winning images.

Where and when were these images taken?

Hudson Bay is well known as one of the best places on earth to see and photograph Polar Bears, but I don’t want to spend two weeks crammed into a Tundra Buggy with dozens of other tourists.

My plan was to travel overland, on my own by car and boat, from my front porch to the arctic circle on Hudson Bay.

I drove away …read more

Via: Corbis blog

Marco | Editor

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