Bleached coral reefs
Personal memory by Maddie F.
2019 CE • St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
The beautiful natural corals of St. Croix, USVI over the years have become bleached and lifeless.
Memory submitted at One Life: Maya Lin, National Portrait Gallery, 2022-2023
Image: Aquaimages, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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