23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Contaminated
A human silhouette presses against a sheet of translucent plastic, caught in drifting haze and stark light. The figure becomes an abstract form, evoking a moment of tension, distortion, or contamination—literal or imagined.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Fladungen, Germany |
| Camera: | ILCE-6400 |
| Copyright: | © Ralph Milewski |