Crew member attaches net to chopper cable.

Polar Bear Plunge Seaside Heights New Jersey 2008.

The water shots were done through a rather thick window with a lot of reflections from internal lighting. The reflections in a lot of the shots are annoying, but I wasn't able to avoid them.

Philadelphia Zoo.

Final check before lift.

Nap time at the manhattan zoo

The Courage Polar Bear dip 2011.

Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

Luna and Kali in the snow

This polar bear is infatuated with the pink ball. It dove in from the edge all the way to see this ball. It's head would just track wherever this thing would go.

playing with photoshop filters that I forgot existed.. flares?

Toronto Zoo

Female Polar Bear; Maryland Zoo

This bear slept the whole time

playing with my brother's bear suit