Limited Edition Grizzly Bear Cubs Fine Art Print – Chilko River Wildlife Photography (Edition of 25)
A rare limited edition wildlife photography print featuring two grizzly bear cubs photographed at Chilko River, British Columbia.
Available as a strictly limited edition of 25 prints, this large-format piece is designed for serious collectors of fine art wildlife photography and statement interior spaces.
I took this photograph in 2017, just after the first light of dawn broke the horizon.
I was standing on the river with a small group, watching two grizzly cubs play in the golden light. They wrestled and tumbled along the bank, completely absorbed in the moment. This is how cubs learn, through play, through testing their strength and balance.
Their mother was nearby, fishing for salmon. She was a dominant bear, experienced and powerful. For a brief moment, she focused on feeding and allowed a little distance to open between her and her cubs.
A large boar, one I had never seen on that river before, came through and found them. She was close, but not close enough to get to them in time.
Males will kill cubs to put females back into estrus. When a female is raising cubs, she will go roughly 3 years before mating again.
This image is the last photograph of these cubs alive.
Earlier that same morning, I had photographed their mother walking them through the Chilko River in golden light — completely at ease, leading them toward her favourite fishing hole. That image, Golden Hour, is also available in this collection. Together, these two prints tell the complete story of their last day.
What stays with me is the contrast from moments before and moments after. Something so beautiful can exist right beside something so unforgiving. The light, the innocence, the stillness of that morning, and then the roaring, chaos and finally silence.
Nature isn’t gentle, and it isn’t cruel. It simply is. And this is a beautiful moment captured forever!
In wildlife photography, you eventually witness every side of the wild, from its most tender moments to its most brutal truths.
What makes this image truly rare is not only the scene itself, but its history.
Captured nearly a decade ago, the original digital file was thought to be lost. For nine years, this photograph existed only as a memory, until recent advances in digital recovery and image processing made it possible to bring it back to life with the fidelity and depth it always deserved. This print marks the first and only time the image will be released as a fine art edition.
To honour both the subjects and the story behind the photograph, this image is offered as a strictly limited edition of 25 prints, produced in one size and on one paper only.
Edition Details
Edition size: 25 total prints — no reprints
Print size: 32 × 48 inches
Paper: Hahnemühle Photo Rag (308 GSM, 100% cotton)
Process: Archival giclée printing
Each print is signed and numbered by myself
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Edition Pricing:
Prints 1–10: $1,400
Prints 11–20: $1,600
Prints 21–25: $1,800
Once the edition is sold out, the image will be permanently retired from print.
Ideal For
Fine art collectors
Wildlife and conservation enthusiasts
Large statement walls
High-end cabins, lodges, and modern interiors
A rare limited edition wildlife photography print featuring two grizzly bear cubs photographed at Chilko River, British Columbia.
Available as a strictly limited edition of 25 prints, this large-format piece is designed for serious collectors of fine art wildlife photography and statement interior spaces.
I took this photograph in 2017, just after the first light of dawn broke the horizon.
I was standing on the river with a small group, watching two grizzly cubs play in the golden light. They wrestled and tumbled along the bank, completely absorbed in the moment. This is how cubs learn, through play, through testing their strength and balance.
Their mother was nearby, fishing for salmon. She was a dominant bear, experienced and powerful. For a brief moment, she focused on feeding and allowed a little distance to open between her and her cubs.
A large boar, one I had never seen on that river before, came through and found them. She was close, but not close enough to get to them in time.
Males will kill cubs to put females back into estrus. When a female is raising cubs, she will go roughly 3 years before mating again.
This image is the last photograph of these cubs alive.
Earlier that same morning, I had photographed their mother walking them through the Chilko River in golden light — completely at ease, leading them toward her favourite fishing hole. That image, Golden Hour, is also available in this collection. Together, these two prints tell the complete story of their last day.
What stays with me is the contrast from moments before and moments after. Something so beautiful can exist right beside something so unforgiving. The light, the innocence, the stillness of that morning, and then the roaring, chaos and finally silence.
Nature isn’t gentle, and it isn’t cruel. It simply is. And this is a beautiful moment captured forever!
In wildlife photography, you eventually witness every side of the wild, from its most tender moments to its most brutal truths.
What makes this image truly rare is not only the scene itself, but its history.
Captured nearly a decade ago, the original digital file was thought to be lost. For nine years, this photograph existed only as a memory, until recent advances in digital recovery and image processing made it possible to bring it back to life with the fidelity and depth it always deserved. This print marks the first and only time the image will be released as a fine art edition.
To honour both the subjects and the story behind the photograph, this image is offered as a strictly limited edition of 25 prints, produced in one size and on one paper only.
Edition Details
Edition size: 25 total prints — no reprints
Print size: 32 × 48 inches
Paper: Hahnemühle Photo Rag (308 GSM, 100% cotton)
Process: Archival giclée printing
Each print is signed and numbered by myself
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Edition Pricing:
Prints 1–10: $1,400
Prints 11–20: $1,600
Prints 21–25: $1,800
Once the edition is sold out, the image will be permanently retired from print.
Ideal For
Fine art collectors
Wildlife and conservation enthusiasts
Large statement walls
High-end cabins, lodges, and modern interiors