Caption

Vivid color-changing gorgonia (Paramuricea clavata) in the blue ocean under bright sunlight in the Mediterranean near Hyères, Giens peninsula diving site, Porquerolles, Provence, Côte d'Azur, France

Date

Oct 09, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK25L65_473

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

172,3Mb (11,6Mb) / 21,1in x 31,7in / 6336 x 9504 (300dpi)

Keywords

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