23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Whispers of Stone
During my travels in northern Iran, I visited a botanical cemetery where nature and memory intertwine. Among the tombstones, a woman walking quietly caught my attention. With her black chador, she seemed to have risen from one of the graves herself, moving slowly as if tracing the lives and stories of those laid to rest.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 12.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 10.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Iran |
| Copyright: | © Hossein Nikzad Amoli |