23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Defying the Framework

Inside a maze of precise architecture of The Great Ring in Osaka-Kansai Expo in Japan, a human form escapes the confines of rigid geometry. A self-portrait capturing the tension between structure and freedom.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Osaka, Japan
Camera: ILCE-7RM4
Copyright: © Tomohiko Funai