Flipboard Art & Photo Desk<p>A photo of a polar bear surrounded by flowers has won the second Nature Photography Contest. Christopher Paetkau took the shot in the Arctic using a drone. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Phoblographer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Phoblographer</span></a></span> took a look at all the gear Paetkau and other winning photographers used. The writer's conclusion: "It’s proof that the absolute most expensive gear is really only used for the most extreme situations."</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/9VOdKQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/9VOdKQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Photographers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photographers</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NaturePhotographyContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotographyContest</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Cameras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cameras</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Gear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gear</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DronePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DronePhotography</span></a></p>