❄️ OMNP Polar Bear Expedition
A Once-in-a-Lifetime Arctic Adventure
Churchill, Manitoba | Oct/Nov 2027
Step Into the North. And Into the Wild.
Join me, Shaun, international award-winning professional photographer, for a soul-stirring journey to the edge of the world, where the wild things roam, the tundra breathes, and your camera becomes a tool for wonder and impact.
The OMNP Polar Expedition isn’t just a trip. It’s a bold leap into one of Earth’s most extraordinary and diverse ecosystems, designed for photographers, adventurers, and dreamers who want more than just beautiful images.
You’ll walk beside apex predators like polar bears, watch foxes vanish into drifts of snow, and (if we're lucky) stand in silence beneath the aurora as it dances across the frozen sky.
📍 Destination
Churchill, Manitoba – The Polar Bear Capital of the World
📸 Focus
Wildlife Photography • Conservation • Adventure Storytelling • Indigenous Culture
🌍 Mission
Capture the North. Experience the North. Protect its Future. Live Your Dream.
🔥 Why Join This Expedition?
- Bucket-list encounters with wild polar bears, arctic and red foxes, ptarmigans, and more
- Learn about the indigenous community, their history and their present
- One-on-one mentorship to elevate your wildlife photography in the field
- A deeply personal, small-group experience (max 6 participants)
- Access to exclusive wildlife viewing areas with a local expert guide
- Meaningful connections with fellow explorers, creatives, and changemakers
- Support ethical, sustainable tourism that gives back to northern communities
- Leave with powerful images, and a deeper sense of purpose
🧭 What’s Included
- 6 nights / 7 days in Churchill
- Transfers to and from the airport
- 4 days - 4x4 ground tours
- 1 day - tundra buggy tour
- Expert local guide, photogrtaphy guide and buggy driver/guide
- Churchill Town & Area Tour
- Indigenous Experience
- Dog sledding with Team Wapusk
- Comfortable accommodations at White Whale Lodge + all ground transportation
- Daily photo coaching, storytelling feedback, and post-processing guidance (for those interested)
- Polar bear safety protocols and conservation context
- Opportunities to photograph:
- Wild polar bears
- Arctic, silver, cross and red foxes
- Arctic birds like ptarmigans
- Sub-Arctic landscapes
- And maybe—just maybe—the northern lights or a wolf pack or the elusive wolverine!
🧭 What’s NOT Included
- Flights (However, we are able to offer access to corporately discounted rates for return flights from Winnipeg to Churchill at 55% of the normal fare rate - just ask us)
- Meals (There is a continental breakfast at the lodge included and we typically brown bag it OR we stop at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre for buffet lunch around $25/cad/ea most restaurants are around $65-$75/dinner plus tax/gratuity. A good budget for lunches and dinners each day is between $100-$150)
- Gratuities to guides/drivers
- Alcoholic beverages and any other snacks
- Travel / Medical Insurance (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
- Personal items such as souvenirs, etc.
🌌 Why Churchill?
This is where the boreal forest meets the tundra, and the Hudson Bay ice begins to form.
It’s raw. Remote. Breath-takingly beautiful.
And right now, it’s one of the best places on Earth to experience polar bears in the wild—not behind fences or in zoos, but roaming free on ancestral land as the seasons turn.
📸 Why Come With Me?
Aside from the fact that I am extremely passionate about nature, photography and people, this isn’t just about getting the perfect shot (though you’ll absolutely get those).
It’s about connection, to nature, to your craft, to something greater. Whether a photographer or not, I want to see you achieve whatever goal or dream it is, that brings you there.
I’ll be by your side through it all, guiding, mentoring, challenging, and inspiring you to create images that mean something. This is your chance to step fully into your story. I am also there to see you experience the incredible and capture those moments as well.
💬 Ready to Join?
Spots are limited and filling fast.
If this is calling you, trust that.
Let’s go.
$8,495 CAD based on dbl occ ($1,000 CAD for Single Supplement) - taxes included
$1500 CAD due at booking (non-refundable)
Remaining amount due in full by June 30th, 2027
** IF you pay in full at booking, receive $150 off!
** 3.5% fee for all credit and debit charges.
ALL fees are NON-REFUNDABLE - due to the remoteness of this expedition. Therefore, travel and medical insurance including trip cancellation/interruption, baggage, etc and at least $5M for emergency medical is HIGHLY recommended.
📩 Email me: oh.me.nerves.photography@gmail.com
🌐 Learn more + reserve your spot: www.ohmenervesphotography.ca
