21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
A gnarled tree pokes through the ruins of a former elementary school in Syria.

This photo depicts a gnarled tree that has grown through the open window frame of the ruins of a former elementary school in occupied Syrian Jawlan (Golan Heights). This site has been in ruins since the 1967 war with Israel

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Ein Fit, Syria
Copyright: © James Piacentini