View image in fullscreenMangrove photographer of the year 2026 – overall winnerTangled Glow: When Life Meets the RuinsGaurav Patil, IndiaA ‘ghost’ fishing net glowing under ultraviolet light, tangled in a mangrove on the tide-swept shore of Nandgaon village, Maharashtra, south of Mumbai, has won this year’s Mangrove photography awards. Captured on a 13-second UV exposure, the image reveals a quieter conservation crisis: discarded nets carried in by currents and trapped in mangroves, turning these vital coastal barriers into hidden garbage