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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Altered Images
Lone Elk Dreaming

From my Mid+West (Dreaming)series (A visual essay on adaptation and acceptance in relocation/immigration and migration) The place of one's birth greatly influences who they are but through moving, new landscapes await to reshape their very being. Here I am blending photos from my years in the Midwest (Missouri and Illinois) with current photos I’ve taken while living in New Mexico. During these times of COVID- 19, travel is restricted so this gives me the opportunity of revisiting past photo shoots and creating new combinations, new work.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Eureka + New Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Camera: COOLPIX L330
Copyright: © Ellen Jantzen