23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Framed by Fate
Shot through the circular frame of a cartwheel, this photograph captures a quiet, unguarded moment in a bustling street market of Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi. An elderly man pauses mid-stride by the shutter, lost in thought as the world moves around him. The wheel in the foreground becomes a natural vignette, symbolizing motion, routine, and the cycles that shape everyday life while he stands momentarily still inside it, caught in a brief intersection of exhaustion, memory, and fate.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 09.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Delhi, India |
| Camera: | NIKON Z 30 |
| Copyright: | © Kunal Gangwar |