23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
A Life Suspended in the Shadows of War
Born in Abkhazia during WWII, Dzabuli Bendeliani fled the 1992 war between Russian-backed separatists and Georgian forces. She has lived 30 years in a decaying Tskaltubo sanatorium, keeping only a doll saved during her escape.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2024 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Tskaltubo, Georgia |
| Camera: | LEICA Q2 |
| Copyright: | © Marylise Vigneau |