21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
When Everything Else Left Is A Glimmer Of Hope

A young and innocent girl showing off two pieces of small sea shells, which she picked from the beach sand as though it were precious stones. As my attention got caught by the small and shiny white shell laid tenderly over her left palm, the image captured me as it struck my heart with a beautiful message of - never to lose hope.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines
Camera: NIKON D300
Copyright: © Jose Mari Mercader