22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Soaring through the kelp forest canopy.

A diver submerged 40 feet under a Macrocystis pyrifera - kelp - forest. My dive partner sits suspended, like a bird in flight, taking in the gradeur of the iconic California kelp forest at Casino Point, Catalina Island.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Avalon, California, United States of America
Camera: HERO11 Black
Copyright: © Matilde Drake