23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
A Window to Life

This is not a simple window with just a simple view; this is a window of an enclosed hospital unit where I use to work at. There is no sunlight, scenery, or trees visible from the other windows of the ward as you may notice by the side windows of this open one. This is a reason for me to go on, hoping on one day reaching the freedom I seek to be wandering carelessly for hours and hours among the trees and under the skies instead of being bound to an enclosed, indoor space, doing the caring times more than a MOTHER would do. This is where I work, eat, and only occasionally, sleep! Here's my second home apart from where my husband and children live, yet out there is what I'd wait patiently for years to be. To rest, to enjoy, to set free!

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2025
Date Uploaded: 10.2025
Photo Location: Tabriz, Iran
Copyright: © Roya Saboohi