23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Becoming Sea and Sky

Barefoot on the wet sand of Havelock Island, a woman lifts her face toward the canopy as water curls around her feet. The long exposure leaves a translucent trace of her movement, as if she is dissolving into the air and sea. It’s a quiet, ecstatic moment of surrender to place.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Camera: NIKON D7000
Copyright: © rajeev anand
Awards
Finalist