Michael Young, Valley of Death (May theme: Seasons)

Taken from Togetsu-kyo bridge in Kyoto, Japan on a sharply cold day in early winter, the kind where the wind pierces every pore on your face and your teeth feel frozen. The leaves of koyo are slowly falling through the valley, making way for the barren branches that allow for cycle to begin again.

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