Jeff Bullied is a PTGA-certified Polar Guide with deep experience as a photographer, zodiac driver, Rifle Master, naturalist and lecturer in polar regions both north and south. He was born and raised in Calgary, Canada. As a lifelong nature and adventure enthusiast, his interests include wildlife & landscape photography, backcountry hiking & skiing, scuba diving and (as a boatowner and avid sailor) blue water passage-making. Throughout his careers in law and international business, Jeff pursued his passion for travel and conservation photography through 87 countries and 7 continents. For the past 20 years he has been an award-winning professional photographer with a special passion for exotic and wild places. Jeff started his career as an Expedition Guide in 2023 and has now guided 18 voyages in Antarctica, South Georgia, the Falklands, the Weddell Sea and South Orkneys. In summer 2024, he guided as a Rifle Master (Polar Bear guard) and zodiac driver in the Arctic with trips around Svalbard and also guided in the Faroe Islands, Jan Mayen, Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland. He now looks forward to guiding in Antarctica for 4 months this coming austral summer then, in summer 2025, guiding for 4 months in the Arctic including two trips through the Northwest Passage. His greatest passion now is to use his experience and skills to educate and inspire others to protect the planet’s remaining wild, pristine places for future generations. When not guiding, he travels globally with his wife (Sun) or enjoys family time at home with his grown children and grandson. Most recently in 2023, Jeff was honored to receive 5 Nominations across four distinct Categories for the People’s Vote Awards in the reFocus 2022 Black & White Photography Contest. Earlier in 2023 Jeff also received the distinction of 9 Honorable Mentions in the prestigious Monochrome Photography Awards: International Black & White Photography Contest for his images across multiple Categories. In 2022, Jeff’s images won the following accolades in international competitions: 1. Gold medal, Still Life category - 2022 reFocus One Shot Awards; 2. 3rd Place Honor of Distinction, Americana category - 2022 Black & White Spider Awards; 3. Editor’s Choice (Emerging Talent) - The Independent Photographer Awards; 4. Honorable Mentions in 5 different categories (Nature, Sport, Still Life, Americana, Silhouette) - 2022 Black & White Spider Awards; 5. Nominee in 4 different categories (Architectural, Fine Art, Silhouette, Wildlife) - 2022 Black & White Spider Awards; 6. Two Honorable Mentions - 2022 reFocus One Shot Awards; 7. Nominee in five separate categories - 2022 reFocus One Shot Awards. His photographic images have also been selected through juried competitions to appear in several gallery shows in the USA.