22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Illusions of erosion
Somewhere between imagination, an explorer engravings book, or a Frank Capra movie, the captivating Spiti river edges transport you delicately to your inner world, your secret Shangri-La, where time seems suspended forever. Those enigmatic rock formations are like giants protecting a millenary and fragile secret, that of life which makes its way through the desert and hostile lands of the high Indian Himalayas. I took this picture when walking along the Spiti river (october 2022) in the Indian Himalaya and I was so amazed by the incredible, stunning and fantastic shapes surrounding me.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2022 |
| Date Uploaded: | 12.2024 |
| Photo Location: | India |
| Camera: | ILCE-7M3 |
| Copyright: | © Stéphane de Rouville |