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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Into the Woods

I was in Maine ahead of Christmas last year and feeling down on the world. I took the pup to our usual trails and vowed to slow down and focus on breathing and composing shots. The light cutting through the trees just before this walkway called to me.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2023
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Seal Harbor, Maine, United States of America
Camera: ILCE-7M4
Copyright: © Paul Karns