23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
A Perfect Life - The Triangle
SERIES
A cinematic, 1960’s styled series which tells the story of this beautiful, seemingly perfect couple who are living a lie because the husband is in love with another man. This was a era when ‘normality’ was the condition most honored and prized in society, and to be just like everyone else was not merely the greatest goal to which one could aspire, but it came to define the very value one has as a human being.
The characters lead the life of quiet desperation, trapped in their stifling setting, but fully aware of each other’s pain. The series attempts to capture the sadness of a man who desperately wants to live the life he’s chosen but who can no longer fight against the truth of his own nature, as well as the sorrow of a woman who yearns to be loved and touched.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: |
10.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: |
10.2025 |
| Photo Location: |
Cyprus |
| Camera: |
NIKON D810 |
| Copyright: |
© Elena Paraskeva |
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