17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Holy sundawn in Istra

For the sake of some shots, you should get up in the middle of the night and go far beyond the city. Having risen to the top of the hill and meeting the first rays of the sun, you feel incredible lightness and freedom that you do not want to leave. But the sun is rapidly moving across the sky, and the walls of the New Jerusalem Monastery in Istra are already flooded with light. But the fog will remain in the valley for a long time more...

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2019
Date Uploaded: 09.2019
Photo Location: Istra, Russia
Camera: NIKON D5300
Copyright: © Pavel Demin