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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Lichen Landscape #8

Lichen Landscape #8 There are hidden landscapes all around us. Magnificent realms of microcosmic highlands and lowlands, forests and plains, terraformed by foliose, crustose, and fruticose symbiotic entities. Existing on the fringes of our perception, these are not terrains meant for human feet.

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Date Taken: 03.2023
Date Uploaded: 10.2023
Photo Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Copyright: © Kerry Lowes