For July 2021, 2 photos shared the first place for photo of the month, as voted by BME members. This is the second of the 2 photos, by Efi Longinou.
Some words from Efi about the photo:
“This photo I took this year in a ‘Badestrand’, a bathing beach located in Berlin. After the quarantine due to a pandemic, it was the first time that I was among so many people, and that caused contradictory feelings to me. Many families were there relaxing, enjoying the sun, or swimming carefree. I started taking pictures of the beach, the swimmers, and I remember saying to myself, finally back to life and normalcy. When I suddenly saw a mermaid sitting on the shore pensive and keeping distance from others. Do they exist? I am sure they do.”