Compared to the streets outside its doors, the historic Ben Youssef madrassa in Marrakech, Morocco, “was more quiet and relaxing,” writes Your Shot member Takashi Nakagawa. Perhaps the setting encouraged patience: Nakagawa notes that he waited a long time to capture this reflective shot.

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