20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Underwater Colorful Snowstorm: Coral Spawning
Once a year, on a specific month, night, and hour, thousands of corals along hundreds of kilometers spawn egg-sperm bundles into the open sea. This is how corals make babies and witnessing it gives a unique aesthetic sensation as if watching an upside-down, colorful snowstorm.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 06.2022 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2022 |
| Photo Location: | Eilat, Israel |
| Camera: | ILCE-7RM3 |
| Copyright: | © Tom Shlesinger |