23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Ripples of Time
Light distorts across the dunes, illuminating presence and absence. Every sweep of sand is a moment. In this place, the sand holds the memory of movement. These shapes are transient, already dissolving into others, but in their transience they become timeless: a continuous conversation between stillness and motion.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 05.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | None, United States of America |
| Camera: | ILME-FX30 |
| Copyright: | © Ian Rothman |