Photographer Ōtake Hidehiro Is Guided by the Blaze

A juvenile bald eagle dancing in the morning lake mists. (2018)

Portage to the next lake. A trail blaze shines from the wood. (2016)

A sneaky Canadian lynx. (2013)

The laketop floatplane, a common way to get around the Northwoods. A plane like this helped me get my canoe and camping gear deep into the woods. (2016)

My island campsite. (2018)

A winter toboggan trip. (2006)

Jack pine cones opened by the flames. (2006)

A jack pine seedling sprouting in the burned waste. (2019)

Four observations of the burned forest land.

A beaver busy getting ready for winter. (2019)

Mori no dōbutsu (Animals of the Woods), the December 2009 issue of Kodomo no tomo 0. 1. 2.(Children’s Friend for Ages 0, 1, and 2), and the photo exhibition at the Citizen’s Gallery of Tokyo’s Setagaya Art Museum. (2009)

A bull moose called close by my imitation of a cow’s call. (2011)

The brilliant autumn forest. (2012)