Issue 09

Hokkaido,
Japan

↑ Shiretoko National Park, Hokkaido, Japan With the soft pink light of sunrise and the powerful gaze of this white-tailed eagle, I wasn’t concerned about having too much lens. Filling the frame and concentrating on the strength of the eagle yielded an intense photograph.

Winter Wildlife in Japan

Words and Images by Jeremy Woodhouse

My interest in winter wildlife in Japan began when I saw a photograph of a monkey carrying a snowball. The photograph was made in the mid 1990s on Japan’s main island, not on Hokkaido, but that photo planted a seed of an idea.

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Rewilding an Icon

Words and Images by Amy Vitale

Leaving home forever must be terrifying. So, when Zhang Xiang, whom we called “Hope” in English, was about to become the first captive-born female giant panda released into the wild, I did the only thing that seemed sensible: I dressed as a tree.

Simone Sbaraglia’s Evolution

Words and Images by Simone Sbaraglia

As I sat in a blind photographing pelicans, I thought about how different my life had become. Twenty years ago, I sat in a windowless office, inside the enormous building that is the IBM Research Center in Westchester, New York. In front of me, numbers and symbols chased one another across a computer screen.

A Tapestry of Life

Words and Images by Daniel Kordan

As a travel photographer, I see trees everywhere I go while exploring the world. They all look different, but they’re usually considered “background” or “part of the scenery.” However, I’ve come to see trees as more than just part of the landscape.