23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Family portrait
Along the Calvana ridge, one of Italy’s last wild herds gathers as if posing. Their mix of curiosity, pride and natural elegance reveals the beauty, strength and playfulness often overlooked in horses, overshadowed by human ideas of dominance and control.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 05.2024 |
| Date Uploaded: | 12.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Calenzano, Italy |
| Camera: | ILCE-7M3 |
| Copyright: | © michele sbardella |