Behind the lens: “From the Abyss”
Hell’s Valley, Jigokudani, Japan 2017 This image of the left hand of a Japanese Macaque, also known as Snow Monkey, is one of my most...
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Japan Diary – Day 11
So… The last day of photography has arrived and we are spending it once again with the monkeys of Hell Valley. The weather forecast...
Japan Diary – Day 9 and 10
Day 9 on this trip with Wild nature fotoresor was purely a travel day. First, we flew from Kusshiro on Hokkaido to Tokyo. Once in Tokyo...
Japan Diary – Day 8
Back in Kushiro and the Japanese cranes. Not the best of conditions with sunshine and not so many cranes. Sunshine and white birds...
Japan Diary – Day 7
Last morning with the eagles today. Yet another set of conditions… The pack-ice has moved too much eastwards, towards the Russian...
Japan Diary – Day 6
So… An early wake-up again… 04:15. Eagles on the schedule once more. Yesterday we had “optimal” conditions with no clouds and a beautiful...
Japan Diary – Day 5
Early start this morning. Alarm set for 4:15 and we’re in eagle-land… Incredible… Around 150 eagles around our boat this morning… A Mecca...
Japan Diary – Day 4
The main task for day 4 is to move base to Rausu which is on the north-east side of Hokkaido. We start off with some more swan-shooting...
Japan Diary – Day 3
Another early morning 🙂 Left the guesthouse at 4:45 so getting out of bed at 4:15. Packed the gear in the cars and left for the Bihoro...
Japan Diary – Day 2
A nice sleep-in today. Alarm went off at 05:30. Bags packed in the car to move to a new location after another session with the cranes....
Japan Diary – Day 1
All 7 guests in the @wild nature fotoresor group arrived safely yesterday evening and after a very traditional Japanese dinner we opted...
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