23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
A Portal Through Time
These vermilion gates stand impervious to time, their grandeur guarded by myth. Yet, life flows through the humble human door carved within. A man leans, scooters wait: a quiet tableau where the epic and the everyday share the same enduring red wall.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 07.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Beijing, China |
| Camera: | Canon EOS R6 |
| Copyright: | © Anton El Haddad |