23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Where Memory Waits

An open book rests beneath the steady gaze of a clock, its pages illuminated by a soft candle glow. Flowers rise above, suggesting how time gathers our written moments and holds them gently in its quiet keeper’s hands.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Yuma, Arizona, United States of America
Copyright: © james Garland