23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Shy
Shy reveals the quiet moment before becoming. A tulip held in the soft embrace of its own leaves, half-hidden, half-glowing. The single beam of light touches the petals like a secret, illuminating the beauty that prefers to whisper rather than announce itself. In its stillness, the flower carries the tender tension between protection and emergence, vulnerability and bloom.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 09.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON Z 7_2 |
| Copyright: | © Veronica Tejera |