20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Inside the Reef Break

A perspective from within a breaking wave on a shallow reef flat in the Red Sea. While it's challenging to try to photograph in breaking wave environments, the effort can be worth the bumps and scrapes.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Camera: E-M1MarkII
Copyright: © Morgan Bennett-Smith