#62 · Dec 12–16 · Greater Snow
Bears enter their dens
熊蟄穴
Kuma ana ni komoru · Bears retreat into their dens
Do not chase a literal bear: photograph a snow-darkened den-like hollow, forest cave or tracks disappearing into woods.
Poetic & observational
A slower way of seeing seasonal change.
Photographed by Michael Gebert
72 personal photographic responses — not a documentary of Japan.
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