David Liittschwager. One Cubic Foot: Tropical Coral Reef, French Polynesia. Limited Edition.

Tropical Coral Reef, Temae Reef, Mo’orea, French Polynesia, June 2008

Part of the contents of one cubic foot of coral reef crest, the 400 creatures pictured here include roughly 200 species of fish, crabs, worms, shrimp, algae, snails, and other marine invertebrates.

David Liittschwager has photographed more than a dozen assignments for National Geographic, specializing in portraiture of natural history subjects. Learn more about David Liittschwager. 

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