18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Skating on Amsterdam Canals

In early 2018, a hard freeze made it possible to ice skate on the canals in Amsterdam for the first time in years. Here, as the sun starts to set and reflects an orange glow off the ice, a skater sits on a boat and watches other people skate.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Copyright: © Adri Pendleton