An out of focus image of a Manta ray shot at Guraidhoo, Maldives. Editing it with a creative brush made it more dreamy and gives an inception look. I love mantas, they truly are my spirit animal. Every time a giant one hover over you while diving, you can feel that special energy. Have you ever seen one flying ?

Manta rays a highly intelligent and highly threatened creature are the largest rays in the world. The sea creatures live in tropical, subtropical, and temperate ocean waters across the globe. “Manta” means blanket or cloak in Spanish, describing the look of the animals’ large, flat, diamond-shaped bodies, which are characterised by triangular pectoral fins.

But it's not all sunshine and rainbows. What I saw from the latest article in Nat Geo journal, we lost more than 90% of reef manta and over 80% of giant manta population in last 15 years. We need them in our ocean. To make some impact, 10% of any profit we make from the initial sale will go to mantatrust.org who are doing amazing work on Manta ray conservation. (Or any organisation on Marine conservation of Collector's choice)

This is a 1/1 art piece from the collection Aqua Art created by the artist Shinto (Artist alias: FloodedCamera).

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