23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Through the Darkness, Look Ahead

I was in La Jolla Cove one day and saw this woman in the middle of this opening between two rocks. On the other side of it, you see houses in the hills and other beachfront properties. It felt like being in the liminal space between where you are and where you want to be.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: SAN DIEGO, California, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D5100
Copyright: © Amarii Anderson