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12th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Making New Friends

Scuba divers from all over the world travel to Kona, Hawaii to encounter manta rays at night in the shallow waters just off the coast. Mantas gather here to feed on tiny organisms drawn in by the bright lights of the divers.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2013
Date Uploaded: 10.2014
Photo Location: Kona, Hawaii, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D7000
Copyright: © Amanda Cotton