Ladka Kurzrock, Japanese snow monkeys in the hot spring. (ANIMALS 2026)

I took this photo in Japan visiting Nagano where live snow monkeys which coming to the natural hot springs in winter to take a bath. It was a very unique moment to capture these wild animals adapting the long cold winter of Japan.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.