23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Webbing
This is a photograph of a spiderweb I found connecting branches in woods near my house. Through dark, atmospheric photographs of the neglected, overgrown places where I grew up, I explore landscapes as unresolved as the memories they mirror. Twisted vines and forgotten paths reflect the shame and rage I’ve carried, the sense of being lost and searching for something I never truly knew. These images become a visual meditation on what is taken, what remains, and the quiet hauntings held in both bodies and place.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States of America |
| Copyright: | © Chloe Ronco |