Overhead Light - Cairo, Egypt

I entered the Muhammad Ali Mosque perched high above Cairo and was immediately struck by the lighting of the grand room.  The room dwarfed us yet the soft lighting brought it all together into an intimate moment.  I sat on the floor just watching people enter the room in awe; and of course taking the moment to try to capture the vastness of the mosque in photography.  The key is to change your perspective.  By sitting on the floor I was able to get a unique photography perspective.

Sherry Ott is the Photography Editor for Wandering Educators.  She has been traveling the world for the last 3 ½ years with her camera as her main companion.  She brings us the Photo of the Week from her travels.  To view more of her photography, visit her portfolio of work at Global Photography by Sherry Ott.  Or if you’d like to read of her travel, expat, and ESL adventures, go to Ottsworld.