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