This was taken at a bear rescue center called Fortress of the Bear in Sitka, Alaska. I was shooting from a catwalk above the bears looking down into a spacious enclosure. These bears were in a pond. I added painterly effects later.
The following Showcase images have been selected to appear on the NANPA home page for the week beginning Monday, January 21, 2019. We recently began highlighting the best photos from NANPA’s 2019 Showcase competition. To view all of the top 250 photographs, see the photo gallery on the NANPA website.