14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
A Syrian girl in a camp in Mafraq, Jordan
I met this young girl as she was disengaged from the other students at the newly-erected tent the camp was using as a school. She was quiet and kept to herself, but she caught my attention when I saw how striking her eyes were, and her "Mona Lisa smile." I asked for her name in Arabic, but she shyly nodded her head "no." I saw her looking at my camera, so I asked if I could take her photo: she was much more receptive. Right after I got one photo, she got up to the sound of what I assume was her mom's voice, and she left the tent.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 05.2014 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2016 |
Photo Location: | Mafraq, Jordan |
Camera: | NEX-F3 |
Copyright: | © Selmon Rafey |