Raptors of East Asia

Raptors of East Asia is a photographic series documenting the gaze, flight, feeding behavior, and survival instincts of wild birds of prey photographed in Japan and Taiwan. The series is arranged in two distinct visual movements. The First Movement (Japan): It begins with the piercing stare of a Steller’s Sea Eagle, then moves from stillness into takeoff, aerial confrontation, and the decisive moment of a sea eagle lifting a fish from the water. The Second Movement (Taiwan): The narrative shifts to Taiwan, where a Peregrine Falcon carries prey, a Black Kite feeds on fish remains over Keelung Harbor, and the Mountain Hawk-Eagle glides through misty forested mountains before returning the series to a powerful front-facing gaze. From the frozen seascapes of Japan to the harbor, waterways, and mountain forests of Taiwan, each image captures a different expression of power, precision, and wild presence. The series moves fluidly between action and stillness, revealing raptors not only as powerful birds of prey, but as focused, adaptive, and deeply expressive wild beings. Together, Raptors of East Asia presents a visual journey of survival, instinct, and freedom—shaped by patience, timing, light, and the fleeting moments when movement and presence come together in a single frame.