For 10 days in the summertime, the forests of Japan’s Yamagata prefecture are lit up by himebotaru, a sort of firefly endemic to the area. Photographer Kazuaki Koseki has tried to seize the phenomenon in his Summer season Faeries collection, compiled over a interval of eight years. “The spectacle of fireflies flying by means of the summer season forest is just like the twinkling of a starry sky,” says Koseki. “That sight is implausible sufficient to neglect the awe of the evening forest.” In recent times, the fireflies’ habitat has been more and more endangered by deforestation and the tourism business. “The unpredictability of the fireflies’ trails of sunshine highlights the urgency of our planet’s local weather disaster, whereas on the identical time holding a powerful and enduring hope for the longer term.”
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