Honorable Mention / 2023 / Nature / Underwater

Face off

  • Photographer
    IKUMA NORIHIRO, Japan

”Japanese stream toad” lives deep in the mountains of Owase(Mie,Japan),and only comes down from the mountains to the river when it is time to spawn.
After spawning, the female toad, with a male on her back, faced off before me like a guardian protecting her eggs.