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Resting Wooden Boat

Wooden boat moored beside a lush, green island with vibrant trees, reflected in the calm waters of a pond in a serene forest setting.

 

“Resting Wooden Boat”
Location: Saiho-ji Moss Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Date: June 2025
Photographer: Keying Chen
Affiliation: Undergraduate Student
Home Country: China
Category: Places
2025 International Photography Exhibition

“This photo captures a small wooden boat resting quietly by the moss-lined shore of a temple pond, with the clear water reflecting the vivid green of the surrounding maple trees. I took this photo because the scene embodies the calm, timeless beauty of Japan's moss temples, where nature and human craft exist in perfect harmony. It is meaningful to me because it reminds me to slow down, appreciate stillness, and find peace in simplicity, much like the philosophy of Zen itself.”