23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Puddle World: The Over Underwater Conundrum

As a girl, I loved puddles and was certain my reflection revealed another me in an alternate timeline. I would pose this way and that, trying to detect a slip up, catch her wobble, looking for a sign that she knew I was there, any kind of acknowledgement. I've created a series called 'Puddle World' where I interact with alternate me, straddling the divide, trying to make contact.

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Date Taken: 10.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: SANTA MONICA, California, United States of America
Copyright: © Diana Clevenger-Stephens