Clam diving within the Congo, the magical Milky Approach, underwater lemons, and a royal look – these are simply a few of this 12 months’s fascinating pictures.
Following weeks of deliberation, we’re excited to announce the winners of the ninth Mangrove Images Awards! Yr after 12 months, creatives proceed to encourage us with their unbelievable photographs that assist elevate consciousness of the individuals and wildlife that depend on mangrove forests, the threats these ecosystems face, and why pressing motion is required to guard them. This 12 months’s awards has been one of the numerous but, with over 2,000 entries from 72 nations around the globe, showcasing the sweetness and world significance of mangrove ecosystems.
This 12 months, Soham Bhattacharyya has been topped Mangrove Photographer of the Yr along with his picture, ‘The Most interesting “Flower” of the Mangroves’, a particular shot that captures the curious gaze of a younger, endangered tigress within the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve.
As well as, winners have been chosen in 6 classes – Individuals, Panorama, Underwater, Threats, Wildlife, and Tales (a portfolio class) – whereas photographers underneath the age of 24 competed to develop into the Younger Mangrove Photographer of the Yr.
The images are a compelling reminder of the significance of mangroves for the range of life throughout our coastlines as photographers captured distinctive relationships and moments from mangrove ecosystems each above and beneath the water line. They’re additionally a stark reminder of our want to guard these distinctive and valuable ecosystems.
Deciding on our finalists was no imply feat, even for our worldwide panel of judges, which this 12 months included Daisy Gilardini, Octavio Aburto, Daniel Kordan and Fulvio Eccardi.
“The photographs from this 12 months captivated our creativeness… giving us hope and illuminating a optimistic future for mangrove ecosystems,” Octavio mentioned.
At this time, lower than half the world’s unique mangrove forest cowl stays, and it has by no means been extra essential to advertise the conservation of those fragile ecosystems. The Mangrove Images Awards is a crucial platform for creatives to captivate our creativeness and spark motion.
Images of mangroves and contests associated to them play a multifaceted position in advocating for the conservation and safety of those crucial coastal forests,” Fulvio mentioned. “They elevate consciousness, educate, encourage motion, and contribute to the scientific understanding of those ecosystems, all of that are important for his or her long-term survival and the well-being of coastal communities around the globe.
Benefit from the number of successful pictures beneath. To see all the 2,210 entries, go to our mangrove gallery right here.
Following weeks of deliberation, we’re excited to announce the winners of the ninth Mangrove Images Awards! Yr after 12 months, creatives proceed to encourage us with their unbelievable photographs that assist elevate consciousness of the individuals and wildlife that depend on mangrove forests, the threats these ecosystems face, and why pressing motion is required to guard them. This 12 months’s awards has been one of the numerous but, with over 2,000 entries from 72 nations around the globe, showcasing the sweetness and world significance of mangrove ecosystems.
This 12 months, Soham Bhattacharyya has been topped Mangrove Photographer of the Yr along with his picture, ‘The Most interesting “Flower” of the Mangroves’, a particular shot that captures the curious gaze of a younger, endangered tigress within the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve.
As well as, winners have been chosen in 6 classes – Individuals, Panorama, Underwater, Threats, Wildlife, and Tales (a portfolio class) – whereas photographers underneath the age of 24 competed to develop into the Younger Mangrove Photographer of the Yr.
The images are a compelling reminder of the significance of mangroves for the range of life throughout our coastlines as photographers captured distinctive relationships and moments from mangrove ecosystems each above and beneath the water line. They’re additionally a stark reminder of our want to guard these distinctive and valuable ecosystems.
Deciding on our finalists was no imply feat, even for our worldwide panel of judges, which this 12 months included Daisy Gilardini, Octavio Aburto, Daniel Kordan and Fulvio Eccardi.
“The photographs from this 12 months captivated our creativeness… giving us hope and illuminating a optimistic future for mangrove ecosystems,” Octavio mentioned.
At this time, lower than half the world’s unique mangrove forest cowl stays, and it has by no means been extra essential to advertise the conservation of those fragile ecosystems. The Mangrove Images Awards is a crucial platform for creatives to captivate our creativeness and spark motion.
Images of mangroves and contests associated to them play a multifaceted position in advocating for the conservation and safety of those crucial coastal forests,” Fulvio mentioned. “They elevate consciousness, educate, encourage motion, and contribute to the scientific understanding of those ecosystems, all of that are important for his or her long-term survival and the well-being of coastal communities around the globe.
Benefit from the number of successful pictures beneath. To see all the 2,210 entries, go to our mangrove gallery right here.