16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
A Flea Market Altar in Rural New Mexico

This alter sat in the very back of a dark and dingy flea market. Full of tchotchkes and odd ceramics stacked on top of each other, this one spot had this altar of sorts, as if it were a private spot for prayer and reflection for the few people that wandered that deep.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Copyright: © Timothy Bell