My best shot: Fukiji Temple, Kunisaki, Japan - SilverKris

"A 900-year-old historic temple on Japan’s Kunisaki Peninsula, its grounds are often carpeted in golden ginkgo leaves and surrounded by moss-covered stupas. Once abandoned and long-neglected in the early 20th century, it was lovingly restored after World War II by the vice abbot’s grandfather; today his grandson serves as a third-generation monk devoted to spirituality and the site’s preservation. A portrait taken at dusk—with warm late-afternoon light casting amber tones across the leaf-strewn ground and long shadows on the wooden building—captures a feeling of serenity, sacrifice, strength and stoicism that reflects both the place’s battered past and its quiet, dignified revival." - Nick Measures