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