20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
"Windows XP"

This photo was taken on my way out of Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania on one of the most surreal safaris I have been on to date. This photo captured my eye and stuck with me not only due to this preceding the 3,000 plus zebras I was fortunate to witness congregate just outside of the crater, but it is very reminiscent of the Microsoft Windows XP default desktop wallpaper. This is significant to me as this wallpaper is what graced my eyes everytime the computers would be booted up during my elementary tech class, and is what I would see before I opened up my beloved "Kid Pix" drawing program. I find this photo to embody the Windows XP wallpaper with the addition of a Maasai cow, Tanzanian twist.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Great Rift Valley, Tanzania
Camera: ILCE-6000
Copyright: © Madison Warner