A polar bear seems to be feeling that common social regret we are all too familiar with this wonderfully shot. As if the bear is mentally recreating that embarrassing moment when it turned down a hunting party invitation, the picture catches the exact moment of what looks to be strong retrospection. The bear's look, with its paw apparently covering its face in shame, captures exactly that "I should have said yes" moment that torments us all. The way the huge predator seems so familiar in its moment of social anxiety produces a funny juxtaposition: here's one of the most powerful hunters in the Arctic, looking like it just committed a major social faux pass. Capturing this amazing creature at what seems to be a time of great regret, the photographer has helped to humanise it.
