22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Coral Color
A rare green Acripora Coral, home to juvenile reef fish, reaches for the sun on a remote reef in the Pacific. Clouds and blue sky are visible through Snell's Window. Stony corals, a vital oceanic habitat, are under serious threat of extinction worldwide from climate change.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 10.2024 |
Date Uploaded: | 12.2024 |
Photo Location: | n/a, Solomon Islands |
Camera: | NIKON D850 |
Copyright: | © JillAnne McCarty |