23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Urban Existentialism - Grey Gloom

A cluster of traffic lights stands starkly silhouetted against the moody monsoon sky, their red signals glowing over an empty stretch of seaside road. The sea is barely visible, reduced to a thin line behind the poles, while a solitary figure sits in the distance. The solitary figure seems to hold all the moods depicted in the picture in his inner self or rather the surroundings seem to reflect the moods buried in the soul of the lonely urbanite.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Mumbai, India
Camera: NIKON D7000
Copyright: © rajeev anand