23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
So Near, Yet So Far

I was in an airboat in the Everglades - my first time in a National Park. I was fascinated by the mangroves, with their exuberant aerial roots and the shallow, calm water that mirrored its surroundings.

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Date Taken: 01.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Everglades City, Florida, United States of America
Copyright: © Bruna Marcon Weber