23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
The Light We Leave Behind
Two silhouettes move through the last glow of the day, their outlines softened by the sinking sun. Whatever the hours before this moment held,fatigue, laughter, struggle, silence, now slips quietly behind them with the light. As they step into the coming darkness, the sky burns with what they’re leaving behind: warmth, effort, and the gentle reminder that every journey ends with a sunset, and every sunset asks us to keep going.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 09.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Dharamshala, India |
| Camera: | NIKON Z 30 |
| Copyright: | © Kunal Gangwar |