Photographer Captures Beautiful Photos of the World’s Only Known Pink Manta Ray
Underwater photographer Kristian Laine
recently lucked into some stunning photos that are as rare as they are beautiful.
While diving off the coast of Australia, Laine captured several photos of the world’s only known pink manta ray—literally a one-of-a-kind photo opportunity.
This elusive creature
—he’s only been seen seven times since he was first spotted in 2015 by a dive instructor—
shows up in the waters around Lady Elliot Island in the Great Barrier Reef for a couple of months every year.
That’s the only place he’s been spotted, and it’s where Laine was freediving when he lucked into a sighting that has produced the best pictures of the pink manta yet.
“I had no idea there were pink mantas in the world, so I was confused and thought my strobes were broken or doing something weird,” Laine recently told National Geographic.
“I feel humbled and extremely lucky.”