23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Overcast Morning at Mustang Island

The quiet morning of the Texas Gulf Coast, captured on an overcast morning at Mustang Island. The wide expanse of beach and rhythmic lines of white-capped waves convey the raw, natural power and vastness of the coastal landscape of the American South.

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Date Taken: 01.2025
Date Uploaded: 10.2025
Photo Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States of America
Copyright: © Sam Schaub