Saru

For more than twenty years, Japanese photographer Masao Yamamoto has developed Saru, a series exploring his fascination with nature and humanity’s relationship with living beings. Returning each winter to Jigokudani Park in Nagano Prefecture, he photographs Japanese macaques playing, showing affection, and gathering in hot springs amid snowy landscapes. These scenes, marked by a striking sense of familiarity, inspire reflections on existence, contemplation, and the connection between humans and animals. Yamamoto’s images function like photographic haiku, capturing a fragile and poetic world.

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