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Baby Snow Monkeys - Deep Blue Hot Spring Nagano, Japan - "You Groom, While I Chill" - Limited Edition of 10 worldwide (all sizes combined)
Baby Snow Monkeys – Deep Blue Hot Spring, Nagano, Japan “You Groom, While I Chill” Limited Edition of 10 worldwide (all sizes combined)Two baby snow monkeys completely at ease in an almost navy-blue onsen, one lazily grooming the other while the first flakes of an incoming storm drift down and melt on their pink faces and famous pale-blue eyelids. The water is so deep and cold-toned it feels like liquid midnight; their warm faces and tiny snow-dusted manes pop in perfect contrast. Shot on medium format – every falling flake, every wet whisker, every relaxed expression rendered in exquisite detail. Pure, playful serenity just before the blizzard hits.日本語 「赤ちゃん雪猿 – 濃紺の温泉」 「お前が毛づくろい、俺はくつろぐ」 全世界10枚限定（全サイズ合計）深い紺碧の温泉に浸かる二匹の赤ちゃん雪猿。 片方はのんびり毛づくろい、もう片方は完全にリラックス。吹雪の前の最初の雪片が降り始め、ピンクの顔と淡い青のまぶたに溶けていく。水面はまるで深夜の海のような冷たい色調——その中で赤ちゃんたちの温もりが際立つ。中判で撮影されたため、降る雪、濡れたヒゲ、ゆるんだ表情までが完璧に解像。 嵐前の、最高に可愛い静けさ。