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