23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Where Time Looks Back

Framed by the silhouettes of passing strangers, the ancient ruins appear almost aware of the present, as if observing the fleeting moments unfolding before them. The scene holds a quiet tension between what endures and what moves on, capturing the feeling of time watching us as much as we watch it.

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Date Taken: 07.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Antalya, Türkiye
Copyright: © Delia Yi