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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Poor kid in Bangladesh

In late June of this year, I traveled to Bangladesh for photography, and the gaze of a child caught my attention. His large eyes seemed to be conveying something to me, filled with a melancholy beyond his age. At that moment, all I could do was capturing it. Eyes are the windows to the soul. It's been several months since I left Bangladesh, but the gaze of this child remains etched in my memory. Whenever his eyes appear in my mind, I feel a lingering and heart-wrenching discomfort.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Bangladesh
Camera: ILCE-7RM3
Copyright: © Jie Xu