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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Emergence of life

While walking in search of mushrooms, I was attracted by a ray of light from which this young shoot literally burst out.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Saint-Germain-d'Étables, France
Camera: X-T5
Copyright: © Catherine Régnier