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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Sea Horses

While looking for compositions with a pod of orcas along the coast of Washington State in the San Juan Islands, I began to find similar objects inside the mist of their blows. I could not help but see two horses in this one. On the left was a rearing horse, and on the right, a bust of a horse. Both are looking to the right. The experience of looking back through the images reminds me of when I was a child looking up into the clouds to find familiar objects in their shapes. Orcas and wild horses have so much in common. They are both meant to run free.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2024
Date Uploaded: 10.2024
Photo Location: Friday Harbor, Washington, United States of America
Copyright: © Derek Nielsen