23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
A Shot 4,500 Years in the Making

There are many fantastic vantage points to capture the pyramids, but to have a little boy end up in your frame, throwing a rock at these marvels of civilization, is something that only happens once in 4,500 years.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Giza, Egypt
Camera: NIKON D750
Copyright: © Miles Astray