23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
a lone plant surrounded by fog at the Four Seasons Kyoto koi pond

While staying at the Four Seasons Kyoto, I often wandered around the 800-year-old koi pond located in the middle of the hotel grounds. One morning, I noticed that fog had surrounded a lone rock and its plant in the middle of the pond. I wanted to capture the moment before the fog fully encompassed it once again.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2025
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Kyoto, Japan
Camera: NIKON D40X
Copyright: © Sydne Aguilar