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‘We can all find beauty in everyday life – even in unpleasant places’: Jan Schölzel’s best phone shot

The German photographer hopes the image he shot in a public bathroom in Malaysia will inspire others to explore their own ideas of beauty

In 2018, when Jan Schölzel was on the Malaysian archipelago of Langkawi, some days were so humid, he found it difficult to leave his accommodation. “It was the hottest, most humid place I’ve ever been,” says Schölzel, who currently lives in Hanover, Germany. “This must have been one of the cooler days, because we went to visit a waterfall.”

After fish head soup for lunch – a local delicacy – he spent some time in the water before heading to use a nearby bathroom. This image, taken on an iPhone SE, was shot facing the entrance.

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