23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Urban Order Equals Minimalist Art

This photograph shows three brightly colored crowd-control barriers — blue, pink, and yellow — lined neatly against a red-brick wall beneath a frosted window. Normally associated with restriction, here the barriers take on an almost playful quality, transformed into a composition of geometry and color.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2023
Date Uploaded: 09.2025
Photo Location: PERTH, Australia
Camera: X100V
Copyright: © Robert Matthews
Awards
Photo of the Day: 02.06.26