#25 · Jun 6–10 · Grain Beards and Seeds
Praying mantises hatch
蟷螂生
Kamakiri shōzu · Praying mantises hatch
Tiny mantis nymphs on a leaf or stem; high-detail macro and soft green background.
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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