Note: no cats were harmed in the process of writing this article
We don’t exactly know how the obsession with cats started or how they managed to become the meme lords of the internet, but if it’s one thing we know, it’s that pictures of cats have the magical ability to instantly brighten up anyone’s day. Now, you might say that you are not a cat person at all, but you’ll love these photos regardless if you prefer dogs over cats.
Hisakata Hiroyuki is a photographer, but in his spare time, he likes to shoot cats. To share the love he has for these frisky felines, he has even dedicated an entire Instagram account to photos of cats caught in midair.
Everyone knows that cats cannot be tamed as easily compared to other animals, which is why we were quite impressed by how Hisakata managed to capture these explosive shots. If you are a proud cat owner yourself, you would have some point in time considered taking photos of your pet but found that it wasn’t that easy. Hisakata probably has an endless amount of patience but he shares that apparently all it takes for the cats to get excited is a bag of cat toys. Cats are such easy creatures to please.
Hisakata hasn’t shared where he finds his cat subjects, except that it’s a deserted island populated with stray cats. A quick search on Google revealed that there are two possible islands in Japan that are overrun with stray felines – Aoshima and Tashirojima island. Guess you actually have to visit to find out which island Hisakata frequents.
And of course the quintessential silhouette shot.
It’s almost like these cats knew they were being photographed.
Images from Hisakata Hiroyuki’s Instagram
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