Where do rare high end corals come from?

[VintageReefer]

This guy looks just like these pictures and looks better with white lighting added in

And better pic of the acantho + extra acantho I moved nearby

 

[Alazo1]

Most corals in reefs are fairly bland in color. Collectors look for those that are far and few in the reef.
The pictures that we see in vendor's websites are tweaked. I don't think I've ever gotten corals from vendors that look like the pictures.