ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Jigokudani, home of the world-famous "snow monkeys", is situated in the valley of the Yokoyu River, downstream from Shiga Heights and just upriver from Shibu-Yudanaka Onsens. 200 or so Japanese Macaque monkeys inhabit the area and despite the harsh conditions (snow-covered for one-third of the year), the area is paradise for the monkeys. Same hot spring water collects in pools that the monkeys enjoy bathing in, and were you can see them with blissful looks on their faces as they soak in their onsen. On this picture I was able to capture a moment of love, and I was lucky to get eye contact with the young one and that the mist had the intensity I needed. The Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) is the most northern-living non-human primate, surviving winter temperatures of below -15 °C.

AUTHOR
My name is Nicolas Reusens, Im half swedish and I live in Spain.

I've always had a sharp eye for nature and been fascinated by insects, so three years ago I bought my first reflex camera with which I started from scratch experimenting and learning the 'secrets' of THE macro photography as I imagined it should be when as a kid I collected ants, moths and other insects in matchboxes.I guess you could call me a perfectionist or maybe even a freak, but this is how I've always felt things should be done.

One of the greatest satisfactions of photography is traveling around the world and 'capturing' the weird and wonderful creatures I'm showing you herewith.
Since I got my first camera I've visited Malaysia twice (where I met wonderful macro fans and even better friends who made things easy for me by showing me their country and it's culture), Costa Rica three times, which has been a totally different experience, not so wild, but very comfortable.
Also went to the Peruvian Amazon where I found the greatest number of species so far. This was an experience that not only put me in live contact with the 'subjects' but also taught me how the locals dealt with their bites.
Ive also been to South Africa twice, to Ecuador, Mexico, United States and other lovely places around Europe, and I'm looking forward to finding new and rare (to me) 'subjects' that will, together with my previous experiences and the ones in the future, give me a better understanding of our planet and make me a better photographer to offer you, the best of what my cameras and I can capture.

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