2016 Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest Results
Thank you to all the photographers who shared their view of national marine sanctuaries with us! Click each photograph to see the full version.
Please note that we may use any of the photos we received for this contest on our website, on social media, and in other NOAA and National Marine Sanctuary Foundation publications. We will provide credit to photographers whenever we use any of the photos. Organizations other than NOAA and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation may use photographs submitted in this contest to promote sustainable and responsible activities in the National Marine Sanctuary System, as long as the photographer is credited. These photos are not for sale and are not for commercial use unless prior permission is arranged.
Sanctuary Portraits
National marine sanctuaries provide an idyllic setting for a variety of recreational activities -- this category celebrates the people who visit them.
1st Place: A photographer captures the sunset at Second Beach in La Push, at Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Selah Preskey Martin 2nd Place: The photographer's wife dives on Hoyt S. Vandenberg, a sunken ship and artificial reef in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Steve Miller 3rd Place: Beginning his scent from a dive boat in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, this diver was greeted by schools of fish surrounding the rocky reefs of San Miguel Island. Credit: Cindy Shaw
All Submitted Photos
Diver Cindy Shaw explores Gull Island and purple hydrocoral off Santa Cruz Island in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Patrick Smith A diver explores the wreck Spirit of America off Santa Cruz Island in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Patrick SmithThe photographer's husband dives to explore the reef at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Jessica Hogan
From the photographer: "These people were exploring the massive wave platforms of the incredible Point Arena Stornetta Lands of the California Coastal National Monument system and of Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary." Credit: Margaret Lindgren From the photographer: "Brothers enjoying float time in the Kōʻieʻie Loko Iʻa fishpond after an afternoon of learning at the Visitor's Center." Credit: Rebeka CarpenterFrom the photographer: "Showing love and appreciation for Mother Nature in the Kōʻieʻie Loko Iʻa fishpond," Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Aaron Carpenter
The photographer's daughter explores a tidepool in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Jennifer Garcelon Children enjoying a NOAA/4H photography workshop and exploring a tidepool in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Jennifer GarcelonCajun, a humpback whale, makes a close approach to a whale watch vessel in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Laura Lilly
A couple observe American white pelicans at North Point in Sheboygan, at the proposed Wisconsin-Lake Michigan sanctuary site. Credit: Chris Rohrer Divers prepare to enter Lake Michigan in the proposed Wisconsin-Lake Michigan sanctuary site. Credit: Tish HaseRoland Chaloupka dives off of Port Washington, Wisconsin, in the proposed Wisconsin-Lake Michigan sanctuary site. Credit: Linda Chaloupka
Roland Chaloupka dives off of Port Washington, Wisconsin, in the proposed Wisconsin-Lake Michigan sanctuary site. Credit: Linda Chaloupka Divers relax on a boat in the proposed Wisconsin-Lake Michigan sanctuary site. Credit: Tish Hase
