Behind the veil of courtesy are tales from the diving pioneers themselves, legends in their own right. They reveal minor scandals, infidelity, theft of ideas
In fact, not only did the acclaimed photographer whose work has appeared in
National Geographic and the
New York Times, among many others come away unharmed from his encounter with the Arctic’s apex predator, but he’s planning to go back into those icy waters once world travel opens back up. And you can join him for the low, low price of $147,000.
Surprisingly, the cost isn’t the main deterrent.
“My condition for anyone who wants to go is they must join me on one or two other trips before I take them to polar bears,” says Nachoum over the phone from California.