16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Altered Images
from the narcissus series

Many artists such as Nicolas Poussin, Benjamin West, John William Waterhouse, Karl Brullov, Michelangelo Buonarroti and Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Salvador Dali in their paintings addressed the theme of the narcissus myth. The meaning of this myth is multifaceted and interesting. This is how I see the plot of what is happening, this is a confrontation of inner experiences, emotions for the birth of beauty and the emerging illusion of reciprocity that begins to exist regardless of you ... .

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Russia
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Copyright: © Aleksandr Koviazin