23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Diego
The ordinary act of smoking takes on symbolic weight when it happens on the steps of a church in one of Madrid’s most affluent districts. The image juxtaposes the sacred with the everyday, revealing how young people re-signify spaces.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 04.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Madrid, Spain |
| Copyright: | © Jesús Umbría Brito |