This photo captured that first moment we often bond with each individual, and only this time that "individual" is a snow monkey in the Nagano region of Japan. To me there is something very raw and authentic in this photo. Or maybe it was the very exposed feeling I felt when it looked me in the eye and looked deep inside me. The bond we have with each other often also starts with just a eye contact. Within that split second we have made up our mind whether we want to hang out with he/she.