18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Trapped in a Digital World

I was struck by this scene at the waterfront in Cartagena, Colombia, wherein a young woman is walking along a lovely seaside path simply hypnotically glued to her cell phone. How much of life is passing her by?

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Cartagena, Colombia
Camera: LEICA CL
Copyright: © Joel Franck