23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
The meeting of the rivers

In the Amazon Rainforest, where white water rivers meet with black water rivers, the two do not immediately mix due to differences in temperature, density and pH. Therefore, this creates a spectacle where the highly contrasting colors morph into one another but don't fully merge. This photo was taken where the Tefé River meets the Amazon River in Amazonas state, Brazil.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Tefé, Brazil
Camera: L1D-20c
Copyright: © Miguel Monteiro