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17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Hanifaru bay

Maldives, Baa atoll, Hanifaru lagoon a magical place where for a series of combinations of moon, tides and seasonality in certain days of the year for the wealth of plankton in the water, dozens and dozens of mantas are gathered for a dance and a single manta feeding in the world

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2019
Date Uploaded: 09.2019
Photo Location: Male', Maldives
Camera: NIKON D800E
Copyright: © Giacomo Marchione