23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
A Dali Griefscape: All That Remains (I)

Santa Monica Beach was transformed during the Pacific Palisades Fire. After a week of smoke billowing into the sky, on this seventh evening, the drama was found in the sand reconfigurations caused by the forceful winds. The dark seascape conjured the surrealist painter Salvador Dali. (1 of 2)

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Date Taken: 01.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Santa Monica, California, United States of America
Copyright: © Diana Clevenger-Stephens