23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Innerland: Portrait of Zhanna Kadyrova

Innerland project presents images that function as poetic maps of resilience, imagination, and survival, forming a living archive of Ukraine’s contemporary creative community during a defining historical moment. By pioneering the concept of Inner World Portraiture - a departure from traditional portraiture where physical appearance often takes center stage, the author shifts focus from outer facade to the delicate inner terrain of the human psyche, therefore opening new ways of seeing identity, presence, and strength.

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Date Taken: 10.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Copyright: © Tania Shcheglova