A torii is a traditional Japanese gate found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred. Photograph Heavy branches in a eucalyptus

Heavy branches in a eucalyptus forest following a fresh snow fall

The textured and folded wall of a towering Cathedral termite mound

Village and farmland at the foot of the Virunga Mountains

A creek in a moss and lichen filled gully in a cool temperate forest

Banda Neira

A torii is a traditional Japanese gate found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred. Photograph Heavy branches in a eucalyptusA torii is a traditional Japanese gate found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred. Meiji Shrine, Shinto Shrine, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.