23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
The base layer photo is of seaweed along the central Oregon Coast

The original photo of seaweed was taken while walking along the beach near Florence, Oregon. The final, composite image was created using other, original photos that I took during that trip. My intent was to create an ethereal, atmospheric image.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Near Florence, OR, Oregon, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D7200
Copyright: © Gregory Ahley Newman