23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Just one portrait

Walking through Hanoi, a group of teenagers stand together in silence, each behind their phones. I don’t see real faces, only one, reflected through a screen. She seems to look at my camera, but she’s looking at herself. The gaze is different from Velázquez’s Las Meninas.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Camera: X100V
Copyright: © Arianna Todisco