This huge 700 year-old temple, containing 1,001 life sized wooden statues of Buddha, is one of Japan’s greatest treasures. I photographed this young tourist as she was gathering information about this place. The light reflecting off the surface of the sign she is studying illuminates her face, symbolizing the knowledge she is absorbing. Knowledge is a human value, and I feel this image expresses it well. I also like the way the wind blows a strand of hair across her face – but she seems too absorbed to even notice it. We can express much about what we encounter in our travels simply by photographing the expressions and reactions of other tourists to what they may be seeing at the moment.