23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Concrete Time
Light meets brutalism at the Awaji Yumebutai sundial. This shot captures how architect Tadao Ando uses shadow as a physical material, casting a fleeting, dark shape against the permanent, dot-patterned concrete wall.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 01.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Awaji Island, Japan |
| Camera: | X2D 100C |
| Copyright: | © Xingfan Xia |