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16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Radiance

White beach served as a WWII American supply depot. Upon the end of the war much of what remained was bulldozed into the ocean. Time has turned this into a magnificent reef home to a rich diversity of marine life including this male Spinecheck Anemone Fish.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Russell Islands, Solomon Islands
Camera: Canon EOS 5DS R
Copyright: © Billy Watson