23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Live, Enjoy, Die

In Kabul, on the edge of a cemetery that holds the stories of people and this country's troubled past, life continues to reclaim its space. Children scream happily from a hand-operated carousel, others laugh around a rickety foosball table. Fragments of joy and vitality nestled in an evocative place, bringing out the simplest and most universal essence of existence: live, enjoy, die.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Camera: LEICA SL2-S
Copyright: © Andrea Peruzzi