23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Meditation

A woman floats effortlessly in the deep blue, suspended in a tranquil underwater world that feels as vast as space itself. Sunlight filters through the surface above, scattering like distant starlight as she meditates in perfect stillness. The scene blurs the line between ocean and cosmos, a weightless moment of peace where water becomes the universe around her.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2023
Date Uploaded: 10.2025
Photo Location: Rybnik, Poland
Camera: NIKON D700
Copyright: © Judyta Krzyżanowska