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Yuki Saru #6

I’ve titled this image Yuki Saru because in Japanese, “yuki” means “snow” and “saru” means “monkey”.

All collectors of a Yuki Saru edition will be airdropped an Arigato Saru edition featuring a very special image captured 34 minutes after this one. So basically two NFTs for the price of one, with a little mystery to keep things interesting.

Additionally, when all 20 editions are collected, I will donate 20% of the proceeds to WWF Japan to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.

The snow monkeys (Japanese Macaques) live in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture, and this is the only place in the world where monkeys bathe in natural hot springs. To photograph them, I traveled four hours by train from Tokyo and then took a short taxi ride to a trailhead where the taxi driver mimed “monkey” and pointed into the forest. I then hiked 15 minutes on an icy mountain path to a very quirky ryokan which was my home for the next two nights.

I braved freezing temperatures, communal toilet slippers, and sleeping on a very thin futon, but it was all worth it though to look into the eyes of wild snow monkeys.

3000 x 2000 px

20 Editions

Creator

Jennifer Martin

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Jennifer Martin is a multi-genre American-Australian photographer. She’s been “doing photography” for as long as she can remember, but only started calling herself a photographer a few years ago. Crypto art blends her two passions of photography and emerging technology and aligns with her minimalist lifestyle.

Properties

Rights

Extended Editorial

Location

Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Subject

Japanese Macaque

Genre

Wildlife

Artist

Jennifer Martin

Edition

6/20

Dimensions

3000x2000

Filetype

JPG

License

Extended Editorial

Can be used to display privately, or in commercial and non-commercial settings, or in groups with an unlimited number of participants. The license includes unlimited use and display in virtual or physical galleries, documentaries, and essays by the NFT holder. Provides no rights to create commercial merchandise, commercial distribution, or derivative works.

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