18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Altered Images
A tired paper airplane arrived at a temple at last

Paper airplanes symbolize the freedom I think. They fly the open sky freely. And we can live our lives the way we would like. We keep going in our lives, like soaring paper airplane. But against our will,sometimes uninvited unhappiness can assault us. When we get down and depressed we seek the help from ancient days. In Japan Budda has been a great existence for general citizen. At temple we feel salvation.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2018
Date Uploaded: 07.2020
Photo Location: Hachioji-city Tokyo, Japan
Camera: P30+
Copyright: © Hideo Tamura