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 Views
See the beauty of the National Marine Sanctuary System through visitors' eyes.
1st Place: Inspiration Point on Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Donna Hendricks2nd Place: Waves along Asilomar State Beach, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sam Bailey3rd Place: Bell Bay along Presque Isle, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Stephanie Loewe
All submitted photos
The lighthouse on Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sarah RaskinA bottlenose dolphin off Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Donna HendricksThe view from Inspiration Point on Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sarah Raskin
Santa Cruz Island at sunset, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Tony KnightScorpion Anchorage at Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sarah RaskinScorpion Anchorage at Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sarah Raskin
Sunrise from Cavern Point at Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sarah RaskinSunset at Potato Harbor on Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sarah RaskinView from a sea cave on Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sarah Raskin
View from a sea cave on Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sarah RaskinAngelfish swimming through cauliflower coral at Stetson Bank, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Scott BauerChristmas tree worm on mountainous star coral, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Steve Miller
Brown noddies, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Katy Danca GalliCorals off Key Largo, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Beata LermanFan corals, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Beata Lerman
Grecian Rocks after Hurricane Irma, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jessica DockeryFlorida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from the stern of a boat. Photo: Jessica DockeryA dive buoy marks where a scientific dive team surveys a coral reef in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Chad Wiggins
Anemone under morning sun in Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jon AndersonAsilomar State Beach, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sam BaileyBig Sur, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Vicki Sarris
Carmel coastline, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sam BaileyCoast Guard vessel, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Tom RauschCowell Ranch Beach, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Arial Bauman
Fourth of July fireworks in 2007, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sam BaileyGarrapata State Park and Bixby Bridge, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sam BaileyGiant kelp at Mono Lobo Wall, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jon Anderson
Half Moon Bay State Beach, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Chris GuioSunset at Half Moon Bay, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Arial Bauman
Kelp forest, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Nathan Coy
Kelp shrimp on giant kelp, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jon AndersonLovers Point, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Ryan CottaNOAA vessel, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Tom Rausch
Orcas in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Douglas CroftPiedras Blancas Light Station, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Phil ArnoldPigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sam Bailey
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Sam BaileyPoint Sur, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Vicki SarrisNOAA vessel, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Tom Rausch
Stormy shores at Moss Landing, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Cat HarperSunrise over rocks at Hopkins Marine Station, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Stephanie StockSouth of Half Moon Bay, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Chris Guio
Tide pools, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Brett M. FragerTide pools at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Arial BaumanWildflowers at Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Arial Bauman
Sunset at Shi Shi Beach, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Deanna ButcherSunset at Ruby Beach, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Deanna ButcherTide pool at Shi Shi Beach, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Deanna Butcher
Photomosaic of the shipwreck Portland, 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.
