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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Concrete 004

My story as a photographer is one who seeks beauty and meaning in what other people don't notice or step around or upon. "Concrete 004" is a perfect example of it. I first saw this picture outside my gym in Los Angeles near the loading area for a bunch of department stores. It's simply an oil spill/stain that a large truck made. I however saw art, went home, grabbed my camera, returned and took a picture of it. Feel like it expresses something exotic and rare in my usual mundane and boring city world.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Copyright: © Michael Bott