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Photos of Antarctica captured by Japanese photographer KAGAYA are absolutely stunning!

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Photos taken in Antarctica by digital artist and astrophotographer KAGAYA have been getting lots of love on the Japanese internet—and we can certainly see why!

Artist Yutaka Kagaya, or simply KAGAYA, who in addition to being a photographer produces various artwork related to constellations and astronomy, has been sharing online some of the pictures he took while in Antarctica during this past New Year, and the breathtaking and otherworldly images have attracted considerable attention here in Japan for being almost “too beautiful” to be true.

Just take a look at the pictures—we think you’ll agree they’re worth viewing!

▼ An unusually shaped iceberg that only nature could create:

氷山。自然の造形美。
（昨日、南極大陸にて撮影） pic.twitter.com/ANllUBAkAb

— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) January 2, 2016

▼ A dynamic view of glacial ice toppling off the mountainside:

山から崩れ落ちる氷。自然の巨大なふるまい。
時間を止めたようなダイナミックな光景に息を飲む。
（南極にて） pic.twitter.com/J9fWf8bLaS

— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) January 2, 2016

▼ Another iceberg, which KAGAYA says most of is hidden underwater and remains unseen.

この海に浮かぶ氷は、見えている部分より、水中に沈んでいる部分のほうが大きいのです。（昨日南極にて撮影） pic.twitter.com/BnTngJYcDs

— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) January 3, 2016

▼ KAGAYA describes this iceberg as looking like a castle.

お城のような氷山。低い太陽の光を浴びて。
（昨日南極にて撮影） pic.twitter.com/cN2RICBETq

— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) January 5, 2016

▼ This is apparently the first rainbow the artist saw in Antarctica.

初めて見た。南極の虹。 pic.twitter.com/pVGM9IOubb

— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) January 4, 2016

▼ This sunset was captured shortly before he left Antarctica.

南極の夕日。
さようなら、ありがとう南極。
（昨日撮影） pic.twitter.com/iO0Me55zuN

— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) January 5, 2016

▼ The haloed sun surrounded by clouds that look like wings made for such a stunning image that KAGAYA says he just clicked away with his camera without thinking.

南極に現れた暈と翼を広げたような雲。
目の前に繰り広げられる光景に、ただ夢中でシャッターを切りました。 pic.twitter.com/f5DIS0Pmnr

— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) January 6, 2016

▼ The seal here has a beautiful blue home.

彼の青い庭。
（先日南極にて撮影） pic.twitter.com/EaAzjrtNAz

— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) January 7, 2016

▼ KAGAYA describes this picture as the “universe in Antarctica” and says that, to him, Antarctica is the place closest to outer space and where he can feel the existence of the planet Earth in the universe with his whole being.

南極の宇宙。
わたしにとっての南極、宇宙の中の惑星地球を全身で感じる場所。
心の中で一番宇宙に近い場所。 pic.twitter.com/Lz1YtxKwxn

— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) January 6, 2016

▼ And you know how partial we are to penguins here at RocketNews24, so of course we had to include some pictures of them!

あけましておめでとうございます。
みなさま今年もどうぞよろしくお願いします。
（南極大陸より）

写真はたった今撮影したものです。 pic.twitter.com/cGwJ6evKwP

— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) December 31, 2015

▼ Penguins frolicking in the wild always look awesome! Here, they were captured on camera at Antarctica’s Deception Island.

待って〜。
（南極、デセプション島にて昨日撮影） pic.twitter.com/fF1x6zVYf2

— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) January 1, 2016

▼ We don’t know if these two penguins are actual “lovebirds”, but they certainly make a cute picture.

なかよしペンギン。 pic.twitter.com/YquukE0EDJ

— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) January 6, 2016

Not surprisingly,  Japanese Twitter users have been sharing the images with comments such as “Thank you for such beautiful pictures of the Earth,” and “The pictures are so beautiful, they look celestial.”

We too are grateful for the rare and awe-inspiring photos from the southern end of the world, as these aren’t sights that we can see every day. If you’re interested, you can see more of KAGAYA’s photos on his Twitter and Facebook accounts, and you can also check out his beautiful artwork that has been turned into posters, books and puzzles on his KAGAYA Studio website.

Enjoy the brilliant photos and illustrations, as they’re sure to be a feast for your eyes!

Source: Twitter/@KAGAYA_11949 via ITmedia
Top image: Twitter/@KAGAYA_11949

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