Happiest Country, Part I
For a number of years, Denmark held the title of the world’s happiest people. I don’t know if that’s really true. After all, what is happiness? Who defines it? Is it a constant state or a series of experiences?
What I do know is that each of the following images represents a personal moment of quiet elation that could be recognized as happiness.
2015 - 2018, iphone 5S, edited with Mextures
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