23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Happiness Break

It was taken on a beautiful summer day on the Şaşkınbakkal Coast on the Anatolian Side of Istanbul. It's one of my son's and our favorite places, and his photos are always special to us. The fact that being a mother is the most beautiful feeling in the world...

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: İstanbul, Türkiye
Camera: GT-S5620
Copyright: © Banu Muazzez Arpalı