16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Mesmerized

My Niece came from Syracuse N. Y. to visit me here in Tullahoma, Tn. May 2018. I took her to Chattanooga Aquarium. She has never taken a trip outside of her city before and never gone to an aquarium. While in amazement and awe , she became mesmerized at the jellyfish here in this photo. She is 19 years old and became fixated in the moment not aware of anyone near or around her . This area has a mirror which creates the reflection going into infinity. I made sure as I took the photo I carefully excluded me out of the mirror reflection.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 80D
Copyright: © Lee Louise Erickson