23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Region of Free Children

For the Middle East-themed image in my eight-photo project titled Reverse World, I wanted to expose the massacres and wars occurring there. In my studio, I designed magazine covers resembling those that remain silent about such events and had the models pose holding these covers to convey the message.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Kocaeli, Türkiye
Camera: ILCE-7M3
Copyright: © Ali Budak