Photographer Ibrahim Alshwamin captured the serene moment (seen above) and took home runner-up honors in the Birds category of the 2025 Mangrove Photography Awards. Credit: Katanyou Wuttichaitanakorn, @akatanyou / MANGROVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR“A Snack in the Mangrove Forest “WINNER, Wildlife, MammalsThis juvenile proboscis monkey is seen savoring an avicennia fruit it found. Credit: Tanmoy Das Karmakar, @tanmoy_wildlife / MANGROVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEARTanmoy Das Karmakar“Mangrove Under the Milky Way”WINNER, Landscape, On the GroundThis is Walakiri Beach. Credit: Alex Pike, @alexjpike / MANGROVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR“Claws of Power”RUNNER UP, Wildlife, Other SpeciesA male Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.) Credit: Robbin Tan, @robbintann / MANGROVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR“Sunset Snack”HIGHLY COMMENDED, UnderwaterA gentle manatee grazes peacefully underwater, nestled beneath the tangled roots of a mangrove forest.