23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Stilts Above the Hills

On a roadside in rural Africa, young boys climb onto tall wooden stilts, balancing playfully above the landscape. The scene captures a vibrant lookout tradition and the unrestrained vitality that flows through this land and its people.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Ethiopia
Camera: ILCE-7C
Copyright: © Xinyi Yan