23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
The quiet kingdom of the heights
High on a steep, unforgiving ridge, a small herd grazes in complete calm—unbothered by the drop beneath them or the vast silence of the mountains. Up here, the world moves slower, softer. What feels dangerous to us is simply home to them. In this quiet kingdom of the heights, survival isn’t loud or heroic, it’s humble, instinctive, and endlessly resilient.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Dharamshala, India |
| Camera: | NIKON Z 30 |
| Copyright: | © Kunal Gangwar |