18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
A shaft of light on a cross in the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher

My hotel was near the old city of Jerusalem and I explored it several times in the early morning, before the crowds filled the narrow passageways and streets. There's an air of ancient mystery and modernity that runs throughout the old city.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Camera: NIKON D7100
Copyright: © Holly Gibson