23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Tsitsernakaberd – Remembrance Passed to the Next Generation

At the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, two young girls walk toward the eternal flame carrying flowers. In this sacred place, memory is not only preserved, it is passed on. Their gesture symbolizes how remembrance endures through the innocence and hope of the next generation.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © Marcello Perino