Photo: #Paul Nicklen has spent up to 100 hours underwater to get one perfect photograph.
Photo: #Nicklen grew up near Baffin Island.
Photo: #A polar bear once tried to pull Nicklen off the ice during a shoot.
Photo: #A dual look at the scientific work going on in the arctic.
Photo: #Nicklen won a 2007 World Press award for his work in capturing seals on film.
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Nicklen grew up near Baffin Island. (Paul Nicklen)
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One photographer's upbringing on the ice gives him an eye for nature and a mission to capture the effects of global warming on film.

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