23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Ruru -The Watched Guardian
For millennia, rūrū has watched over Aotearoa's forests as kaitiaki, guardian between worlds. Now the guardian becomes the observed. Through fractured frames, wild grace meets conservation's paradox: the watcher must now be watched.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 03.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Rotorua New Zealand, New Zealand |
| Copyright: | © Jodine Waghorn |