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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Of Nymphs and dream worlds.

I took these photos in a stretch of sea, on the island of Sardinia, which is called Porto Ferro and has a very particular nature. In this place a statuette of the Mother Goddess (called the Mother Goddess of Porto Ferro) was found. Inspired by this, I then created a dreamlike vision and developed the work as if I had happened to find myself in this magical place and had the good fortune to see a community of nymphs who live in this nature, perform rites, dance, etc. in a certain sense I spy on them and sometimes they notice my presence and other times they don't.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Porto Ferro, Italy
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Copyright: © Silvia Sanna