23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Sharing the shore

A young sea lion stretches over the pier to drink from the incoming tide, surrounded by bright Sally Lightfoot crabs. A simple everyday moment in the Galapagos, where wildlife and humans share the same edges of land and sea.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Ecuador
Camera: NIKON Z 8
Copyright: © Agnieszka Wieczorek