22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
The Balcony

It's common for me to take photos in and around my current home. I lived in a different place every year of college. The balcony in the photo was my worst apartment experience by far. That day I had scheduled a shoot, but none of us were feeling it. I decided to take a portrait from far away, making the subjects feel small. The whole ordeal reminded me of the struggle of housing in the U.S.

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Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Austin, Texas, United States of America
Copyright: © Jessica Song