Cyprus

In this popular series, animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki travels around the world photographing cats. This time, the setting is Cyprus in the Mediterranean. The cats that patrol the Temple of Apollo, which appears in mythology, are skilled at killing poisonous snakes. The white cats in the white stone village stand out beautifully in the Mediterranean sunlight. There are cats on the cliffs overlooking the deep blue sea, cats playing with a large jar at a winery, and 18 cats living in a monastery in the mountains. The people of the island met the cats that they call "friends and family."