As every year, the important Mangrove contest has selected the best photographs as finalists to name the winner. It is an annual and international competition that seeks to highlight some of our least valued ecosystems: mangrove forests or also known as swamps. Wet areas but full of life.
It is the eighth year of the competition, so thousands of photographers around the world can contribute their work and compete to win. There are six categories judged by a variety of judges, including wildlife conservation experts Beverly Joubert, Dhritiman Mukherjee, Bertie Gregory and Nadia Aly.
Below we show you the finalist and winning photographs of the contest, where its contestants showed their skills with their lens to capture from unique perspectives how wonderful nature is.
Contest Winner – “On the Edge”, Bahamas

Contest Winner – “Blue Crab”, Mexico City

Winner of Honey Hunters, Bangladesh

Finalist : Living Fossil, Mexico City

Fernando Constantino Martinez Belmar
The winner of the contest is «Spatulas», Brazil

Contest Finalist – “Another Perspective”, Indonesia

Contest Finalist – Bottlenose Dolphin Mining, United States of America

Contest Winner – “Take-off”, United Arab Emirates

Contest Winner – “Healthy Ecosystem”, Indonesia

Contest Winner – “Dancing Trees of Valakiri”, Indonesia

Competition Finalist – “Tree of Life”, United Arab Emirates

Contest Finalist – “Double Fish”, Malaysia

Finalista – Lightning, Bangladesh

Competition Finalist – “Life in the White Mangroves”, Vietnam

Contest Finalist – “Flying Crocodile”, Mexico City
