Ishikawa’s Frog had evaded me since my arrival in Okinawa just over four years ago. IVe constantly had this critter in my mind, hoping, waiting for the day I would get to photograph it. But it’s not just Ishikawa’s Frog but more so the blue morph of this ridiculously scarce amphibian.
Humpback Whales, is there no greater Oceanic majesty than these sentient leviathans? As yet I have not personally had the pleasure to swim in close company with this species.
Could I be ‘One of Eight’? It seems wild to think that eight people will soon be picked to join, train and mentally prepare with Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa, aka MZ, who aims in 2023 to become the first Space Tourists in history.
Photographing Frogs as a Macro Photographer I learned a long time ago any thoughts of this being a glamorous shoot should be stowed and discarded, like, forever!
Picture this. I was being driven along at about 10mph, clinging precariously to the front end of a LandRover that was best described as ‘insecure’ while all the time trying to film a pack of African Wild Dogs using the dirt track as a hunting track.
For the Snakes of Okinawa the jungles of the Yambaru offer themselves as a perfect haven.