23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Conversations with Distant Lights

Along Mumbai’s famous sea wall, people sit facing the water as the early morning dawns over the city. Each figure is absorbed in a glowing phone while the skyline twinkles quietly across the bay. The soft light and scattered silhouettes hint at how modern conversations often happen with someone far away, even when we share the same stretch of concrete.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Mumbai, India
Camera: NIKON D7000
Copyright: © rajeev anand