Himebotaru

"Himebotaru" is a small firefly with a body length of 6 mm to 8 mm that lives in forests rather than rivers. They emit a powerful light for a short period of time, like a flash. Female princess fireflies cannot fly, so when roads are built, they become extinct in that area. Their habitat is not well explored, so the fact that their existence is not known is a tragedy. I have been researching the habitat of these fireflies for over ten years, taking photos and publishing them.

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 「ヒメボタル」は川ではなく森に棲む体長6mm～8mm程の小さな蛍です。彼らはフラッシュのように短い時間強力な光を放ちます。姫蛍のメスは飛べないので道路などが出来るとその地域は絶滅してしまいます。生息地は余り調査されていないので、その存在を知られていない事が悲劇をもたらします。私はこの蛍の生息地を十年以上調査しながら写真を撮って発表しています。

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[AWARD] Sony World Photography Awards 2020 Professional “Natural World and Wildlife” 2nd place

[AWARD] LensCulture Critics‘ Choice 2023 winner (Selected by Darius Himes, International Head of Photography at the auction house Christie's.)

[AWARD] Nature Conservancy's 2022 Global Photo Contest Wildlife Honorable Mention