21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Facing the Fire
An Apache girl faces a bonfire during her traditional coming of age ceremony, held on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. The ceremony is a rite of passage into womanhood that lasts for 4 days and into the morning of a 5th.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2023 |
Date Uploaded: | 09.2023 |
Photo Location: | New Mexico, United States of America |
Camera: | NIKON Z 8 |
Copyright: | © MICHAEL BENANAV |