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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
shekina #1

A self-portrait that uses light as a metaphor to visually document the process of a neurodivergent person with bipolar disorder, the course between episodes of mania and depression, questioning if it reflects reality or the impact of reality on us.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Caracas, Venezuela
Camera: NEX-5
Copyright: © Daniel Chacón Aro (dankco)