Deadline: 19 May 2024
The Mangrove Action Project is seeking nominations for the Mangrove Photography Awards to empower visual storytellers to showcase the beauty, diversity and fragility of global mangrove forests.
Award Categories
- Mangroves & People
- Revealing intimate relationships between people and mangrove forests; encouraging images illustrating traditional connections with coastal communities and positive conservation efforts of people working to sustain the mangroves.
- Mangroves & Landscapes
- Captivating images of the mangroves with a unique perspective from expansive vistas down to the microscale of individual plants and other flora. Images may include unseen angles, patterns, closeups and views.
- Mangroves & Wildlife
- Celebrating animals all over the world in the mangroves, above the waterline; unlikely behaviour in trees, on land and rarely seen species, right down to the animals at microscale, while conveying how the mangroves are integral to it.
- Mangroves & Underwater
- Showcasing the world of mangroves below the water line, uncovering the diversity of aquatic life in this unfamiliar environment. Split-shots can expose relationships with other elements and ecosystems.
- Mangroves & Threats
- Investigating the current issues that threaten the coastal ecosystems; highlighting the negative impacts of humans on mangroves and presenting extreme natural events that are increasingly putting pressure on the coastal forests.
- Mangroves & Conservation Stories
- Portfolio image category showcasing a long-held commitment to mangrove conservation through a striking body of work with emotional storytelling encouraged. A total of six images must be submitted, taken at any time during the photographer’s working life. Award-winning images can be submitted.
Who can apply?
- Mangrove Photography Awards is open to everyone.
For more information, visit MAP.
