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The Beauty Within

Elisabeth Ross said, “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”

Although beauty is something that does not linger in one’s face, beauty is a light deep within one’s heart. No image can express the beauty within a man’s heart. Outer beauty attracts us, do you know what captivates us most? It’s one’s inner beauty …

Glow, by Orhan Aksel
Glow, by Orhan Aksel

This photograph by photographer Orhan Aksel (Istanbul, Turkey), transports us to our deepest world, to linger momentarily through our innermost beauty…do you agree? Or does this photograph trigger another emotion?

Article written by: Mohiuddin Ahmed
Edited by: Nilla Palmer
Inspired by: Photo of the Day | August 11 | Glow, by Orhan Aksel