Mangrove Photographer of the Year: The Finest “Flower” of the Mangroves by Soham Bhattacharyya
Announcing the captivating winners of the Mangrove Photography Awards 2023. Every year, photographers highlight the lives intertwined with mangrove forests and the challenges they face, urging immediate protective action.
This year saw over 2,000 entries from 72 countries, celebrating the beauty and significance of mangroves. Soham Bhattacharyya claimed the title of Mangrove Photographer of the Year with his striking image of a young tigress in the Sundarbans. Winners spanned six categories, including a fierce competition among young photographers under 24.
These images not only spotlight the diverse life within mangrove habitats but also emphasize their crucial importance and the dire need for their conservation.
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Landscapes: Winner – Emerging Roots by Cristiano Martins Xavier
Landscapes: Runner Up – Pink Mangrove Lagoon by Felipe Santander
Landscapes: Highly Commended – Between Ancient and Modern Lights by Aaron Ruy G. Musa
Landscapes: Highly Commended – Natural Design by Jorge Silva
Landscapes: Highly Commended – Dawn’s Serenade by Aaron Ruy G. Musa
Landscapes: Highly Commended – Surrounded by Nature by Shyjith Onden Cheriyath
Landscapes: Highly Commended – Courtship by Shane Gross
Wildlife: Winner – Hiding in Plain Sight by Chien Lee
Wildlife: Runner Up – Matin Nurse Sharks by Mark Ian Cook
Wildlife: Highly Commended – Gathering by Shyjith Onden Cheriyath
Wildlife: Highly Commended – The Water is on Fire by Vidyasagar Hariharan
Wildlife: Highly Commended – To Theft of Fish by Kaveesha Madhubhashana
Threats: Winner – The Theatre of Plastic by Emanuele Biggi
Threats: Runner Up – Cleaning up the Coastline by Gerdie Hutomo
Threats: Highly Commended – The Aftermath by Esteban Ernesto Dupinet Valencia
Threats: Highly Commended – A Former Mangrove Choked with Plastic Waste by James Whitlow Delano
Threats: Highly Commended – Wild & Free by Yordanis Mendez Segura
Threats: Highly Commended – Black Dawn by Mannepuri Srikanth
Threats: Highly Commended – The Window View – A Coexistence by Sreekumar Krishnan
Underwater: Winner – A Lemon’s Life by Anita Kainrath
Underwater: Runner Up – Forest Meets Reef by Brooke Pyke
Underwater: Highly Commended – Nursery by Shane Gross
Underwater: Highly Commended – Face to Face by Valentina Cucchiara
Underwater: Highly Commended – Attachment by Puttarat Horwang
Underwater: Highly Commended – Mangrove Heaven by Vinay Abraham Mathew
People: Winner – Sephora the Clam Diver by Kris Pannecoucke
People: Runner Up – In the Forest by Phan Thi Khanh
People: Highly Commended – Mwals by Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
People: Highly Commended – Planting Mangroves Forest by Kim Cuong Nguyen Trang
People: Highly Commended – Leading Life by Zakir Hussain Chowdhury
People: Highly Commended – Hope by Sergio Izquierd
Conservatin Stories: Winner – The Blue Fig, Mohammad Rakibul Hasan
Conservatin Stories: Runner Up – Stewards of the Mangroves by Jason Florio
Young Mangrove Photographer of the Year: Eye Contact by Katanyou Wuttichaitanakorn