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20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Obsession

A man obsessed with his phone sits on an illuminated bench outside a museum in the late evening. The vast empty space above the tiny man with the phone could be seen as a symbolic interpretation of the loneliness people feel while interacting with others on social media.

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Date Taken: 12.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Hong Kong
Copyright: © Jason Au