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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