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 |