23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
His sandals rest at the door like a memory still trying to come home.

My mother lost her son in the previous year. She can't forget his son's memory and dont want to forget him ever. So she keeps her son’s sandals at the door, hoping the home still feels his footsteps.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Cumilla, Bangladesh
Camera: ILCE-7M3
Copyright: © Mohammad Omar Faruk