A Photographer Spent 117 Hours In The Severe Cold To Get These Incredible Shots

Every year, from mid-February to mid-March, a grand event happens in the Wapusk National Park in Canada: polar bears come out from their caves with their four-month-old babies for the first time.

This photo of Gilardini's from Wapusk National Park in Manitoba has won her international accolades. "Photographing these polar bears can be very challenging with the cold weather. At those temperatures, your camera will freeze, your batteries will die and even when your camera is working, you can't check your settings because little crystals form all over it," she said.