19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Altered Images
Beau

First section of the work is Beau, originated from Beauty and the Beast. I remember reading the news about a girl addicted to pursuing perfect look splurged on excessive plastic surgeries and turned against her family when I was in senior high school. The pursuit of beauty is human. However, one should not neglect inner beauty at the same time. Then it occurred to me that Belle in Beauty and the Beast who fell for the Beast with ugly appearance but a noble heart. What if Belle lives in today’s world when physical attractiveness has the say? Will she still love the Beast? What will she do to the Beast given plastic surgery is so prevalent nowadays? Then I decided to bear in the photo my criticism against such a phenomenon as excessive plastic surgery.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: China
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © Ci Song