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Japan’s Natural Light Shows Photographed by Takehito Miyatake

Japanese photographer Takehito Miyatake’s photos of magical firefly trails, glowing squid and awe-inspiring volcanic eruptions has recently won him Grand Prize at the 2014 Nikkei National Geographic Photo Awards. Miyatake’s long-exposure photography, which can last anywhere from 15 seconds to 30 minutes, captures what he describes as the “light of Japan.”

However, as it turns out, Miyatake’s profound reverence for the power of nature is rooted not in photography but in waka, a classical form of Japanese poetry.

1. A long-exposure shot of the Showa crater, the most active volcano in Sakurajima, underneath the stars

2. A flight of hime botaru fireflies light up the forest to create a dreamy, fairytale-like spectacle

3.In spring, firefly squid (hotaru ika) rise 2000 feet to the surface of the water and offer a fleeting glimpse of their magical lights

4.Volcanic lightning during the eruption of the Sakurajima volcano

5.Genji botaru fireflies around a small bridge over the Shimanto River (Kochi Prefecture)

6.The Milky Way glittering above the woods with the green lights of fireflies dancing in the foreground.

7. Scores of fishing rafts floating in the Uchino-umi highlighted by the light from the full moon.

8. The moon lights up a waterfall against geometric rock formations

9. A close-up of the red-hot cinders erupting from the Showa crater on Sakurajima

10. Volcanic lightning over the Sakurajima eruption.

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John was right in the middle of telling a funny story, excitedly fidgeting around with a burning cigarette, when suddenly he stopped, grunted something and let his head fall to his food-filled plate. I laughed, thinking it was another one of those “typical John” jokes, but his head stayed in that position. His eyes remained closed and his breathing was getting heavy. Then he started snoring. I looked around, not knowing what to do, being a little worn-out myself. I was even worried he might have hurt himself, what with his knife laying so near to his eye. When I saw the ash falling from the burning cigarette, which was still perched in his hand, I decided to leave him the way he was. “At least he’ll wake up,” I thought, “when the cigarette burns down to his fingers.” Then I began thinking of the lovely fried egg on the plate… My God, what one thinks when an unexpected situation comes up! 

After a few minutes passed, he woke up, swearing like mad because of his burned fingers, and started to eat his spiegelei as if nothing had happened. “That’s ice cold, that junk!” ~ Klaus Voormann

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