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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Moonlit theatre

An inquisitive duo of Eastern grey kangaroos were looking into my lens. Shimmering in the twilight, the rising moon orchestrates a surreal backdrop while the mysteriously blue Tasman sea tunes it out. A not-so-typical evening in Maria Island, Tasmania, where even the kangaroos cannot resist moon-gazing.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Maria Island, Australia
Camera: ILCE-7RM3
Copyright: © Zihui Hu