Sunward. A Mediterranean mantis (Iris oratoria) spreads its wings against the sun, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Silhouettes in the Summer Light

In the summer heat of Cyprus, the alfalfa fields around Nicosia are full of life: butterflies, insects, and mantises hidden so well they are almost invisible. For more than a decade, Hasan Baglar has returned to these fields, waiting for the rare moment a mantis rises up, wings flared and arms held high, in a pose that looks…

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