23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Stranger Field

Chicago is, in my view, a field of saturated intensities—rhythms, frictions, fleeting intersections. Its lights, steel, and shadows create a collective performance where each person moves as a fragment, negotiating between individual path and urban choreography.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS R
Copyright: © Guanhua Yao