PHOTOS | The look of a young tiger wins awards

BY COLOMBO TIMES ON October 23, 2023 - 2:58 PM

Soham Bhattacharyya has won the Mangrove Photography Awards, which is run by a mangrove action project.

It was for an image of an endangered tiger in India's Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve, which he photographed.

It is special that everyone's attention is focused on the way the tiger is looking in that photo.

A young Royal Bengal tigress stands among mangrove bushes in the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve, India

Foreign media reported that this photo competition has been held for the 9th time.

In addition to this, the winners of the festival are given below,

Mangroves & Landscape winner: Emerging Roots, by Cristiano Martins Xavier, Brazil
A mangrove forest in Brazil

Mangroves & Landscape highly commended: Between Ancient and Mode Lights, by Aaron Ruy G Musa, Philippines
Lights from Bais City, the Milky Way and the Lyrid meteor shower next to mangrove trees in the Philippines

Mangroves & Wildlife winner: Hiding in Plain Sight, by Chien Lee, Colombia
A common potoo bird is camouflaged as it perches motionless on a branch in Colombia

Mangroves & Wildlife runner-up: Mating Nurse Sharks, by Mark Ian Cook, US
Two large nurse sharks display mating behaviour in the shallow waters off the mangrove-lined Shark Point in the Everglades National Park, Florida, US

Mangroves & Threats winner: The Theatre of Plastic, by Emanuele Biggi, Malaysia
A land hermit crab wanders close to the beach of Pom Pom island, Sabah, using a plastic deodorant plug instead of a shell

Mangroves & Threats highly commended: Wild & Free, by Yordanis Méndez Segura, Cuba
An American saltwater crocodile is seen with its mouth entangled in nylon rope in the Gulf of Ana María, Cuba

Mangroves & Underwater winner: A Lemon's Life, by Anita Kainrath, Bahamas
A juvenile lemon shark swims in shallow mangrove forests in the Bahamas

Mangroves & Underwater runner-up: Forest Meets Reef, by Brooke Pyke, Indonesia
A mangrove forest grows atop a vibrant coral reef on Raja Ampat

Mangroves & People winner: Séphora the Clam Diver, by Kris Pannecoucke, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Séphora dives for clams in the Mangrove Marine Park, a fragile nature reserve in Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mangroves & People runner-up: In the Forest, by Phan Thi Khanh, Vietnam
A fisherman navigates the waters in the Ru Cha mangrove forest near Hue, Vietnam

Mangroves & Conservation Stories winner: The Blue Fig, by Mohammad Rakibul Hasan, Bangladesh
A woman stands in the Sundarbans in Bangladesh

Mangroves & Conservation Stories runner-up: Stewards of the Mangroves, by Jason Florio, Gambia
Women harvest oysters beside mangroves on the Gambia River in Gambia

Young Mangrove Photographer of the Year (under the age of 24) winner: Eye Contact, by Katanyou Wuttichaitanako , Thailand
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