2018 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 stand-up paddleboarder floats over the shipwreck of the steamer Albany in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Bryan Dort2nd Place: A hiker pauses above Scorpion Bay in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary at dawn. Photo: Doug Mangum3rd Place: Boys fish for tarpon at sunset in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Katy Danca Galli
All submitted photos
Kayakers paddle at Scorpion Anchorage in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sienna StreamfellowKayakers paddle in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sienna StreamfellowA purple-striped jelly floats near kayakers in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Marina Bohn
Kayakers paddle above the kelp forest at Santa Barbara Island in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Nathan CoyKayakers explore the kelp forest in Scorpion Anchorage, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Anna JacobsonKayakers paddle above the kelp forest in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sienna Streamfellow
A diver swims behind a large barrel sponge encrusted in corals and sea grass at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Beata LermanDivers swim over corals in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Scott BauerA diver swims over Stetson Bank in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Scott Bauer
A diver swims through a school of mackerel scad. Photo: Bess BrightThe photographer, her daughter, and her dog kayak in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jessica DockeryThe photographer and her daughter kayak in a shallow seagrass bed in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jessica Dockery
The photographer and her dog kayak in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jessica Dockery The photographer and her dog kayak in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jessica DockeryMarineLab staff gather in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jessica Dockery
MarineLab staff train in an expired life raft in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jessica DockeryThe photographer has lunch during a lionfish derby in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jessica DockeryParticipants prepare for a lionfish derby in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Ricky Williams
REEF fish surveyors Nathan and Becky Collins conduct a fish survey near Grecian Rocks in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Daryl DudaKayakers explore the coastline of Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Bruce BowserKayakers explore the coastline of Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Bruce Bowser
Kayakers gather in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Bruce BowserKayakers prepare for launch in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Bruce BowserKayakers cook dinner on the shores of Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Bruce Bowser
A father and son fish for sheepshead at Tybee Island, near Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jennie NewsomeA father and son fish for sheepshead at Tybee Island, near Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jennie NewsomeA diver admires a sea turtle in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Megan Sampiere Prochnow
A fisherman waits patiently for the right moment to cast his net in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Chad WigginsA hiker takes in the view of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Allison FormicaA couple watches waves hit the rocks in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Phil Arnold
A diver explores the kelp forest in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Nathan CoyA fisher casts into the waves at Marine State Beach in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Lisa CarpenterA young girl walks along the surf at Seaside State Beach in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sam Bailey
A jogger approaches a curlew along Marine State Beach in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Lisa CarpenterKayakers gather on shore at Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Eric PalmerHumpback whales surface close to a kayaker in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Lisa Carpenter
[NOTE: It is illegal to approach humpback whales and other marine mammals. Let them come to you.]
A surfer walks along Moss Landing State Beach at Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sam BaileyAn underwater photographer poses with some large anemones off Monastery Beach in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jon AndersonAn underwater photographer explores a pristine cold-water reef along the Big Sur coast in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jon Anderson
Whale watchers are treated to the sight of a feeding humpback whale and sea lions. Photo: Douglas CroftTwo people celebrate sunset on Shi Shi Beach in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Deanna ButcherA stand-up paddleboarder paddles over the shipwreck Portland in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Bryan Dort
Three snorkelers approach the shipwreck Portland in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Bryan DortA resting stand-up paddleboarder floats over the shipwreck of the steamer Albany in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Bryan DortA stand-up paddleboarder peers down at the shipwreck of the steamer Albany in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Bryan Dort
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.
