a gallery of photos taken in Japan in the winter of 2016.
an icy cold morning in Hokkaido, Japan, provided some interesting photographic opportunities.
A Japanese Red Fox walking through the snow, puts it’s head up in the air, it’s ears forward and looks straight at the camera, making for a memorable photo.
Minimalist black and white winter landscapes of Hokkaido might be something of a cliche. Regardless, such scenes draw the eye and compel you to take a photo!
Lake Kussharo in Hokkaido is the largest caldera lake in Japan and is home to the beautiful whooper swan which can be approached at fairly close distance.
Red-crowned cranes standing in the shallows of a river, the first light of the day combined with sub-freezing temperature created a misty, ethereal atmosphere.
The white-tailed eagle is fairly widely distributed, being seen from Greenland through to Southern China, and not considered to be endangered.
