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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Altered Images
Oh baby!

A composite image of two photos capture on my daily exercise walks in lockdown. A seafront advertising figure replaces the baby The use of multiple images from different time periods in my walks reflects my research focus, the neuro-diverse experience of time. I experience the world as Walter Benjamin’s describes for the angel in his essay (theses on the philosophy of history): all of time piling up into a compacted mass.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2021
Date Uploaded: 07.2021
Photo Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Camera: iPhone 12 mini
Copyright: © Mike Barrett