KYOTO, JAPAN 

The beautiful Shinto shrine, Fushimi Inari Taisha, dedicated to the Inari God of rice, sake and prosperity. It’s quite impressive to walk through the thousands of Torii, large and gigantic, snaking up the mountain. The main shrines and smaller ones are just as beautiful with details decorated in gold. It makes you wonder how it was possible to build these shrines and torii over a thousand years ago. 

We arrive just before sunset in hopes to avoid the crowds but, though many people were leaving, there was still a lot there. With a bit chance and a lot of patience, we managed to capture a few photos devoid of people. Here, I asked Géraldine to stand behind the lantern so as to cast some light on her face for the shot. Love the mood of this photo.

1/80 second @ ƒ/2.8, ISO 8000, 28 mm