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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Cemetery Study

This is Greyfriar Cemetery in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland; the city was literally built around it, right up to its gates. I came upon this young woman who appears to be studying in the cemetery, oblivious to all else -- and the contrast, and ironies, were too striking to pass up.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, Ireland
Camera: NIKON D7100
Copyright: © J. david Pincus