2022 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 beautiful scenery of the National Marine Sanctuary System through visitors' eyes.
1st Place: Leighton Lum. Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas)
at sunset on Maui's west coast.2nd Place: Rich Formica. Carmel By The Sea, one of the most
beautiful meetings of
land and sea.
3rd Place: Allison Formica. Driftwood frame at Ruby Beach in Olympic
National Park, near Olympic Coast
National Marine Sanctuary.
Honorable Mention: Jeff Lindsay. 'Wreck of the Ohio' - The S.S.
Ohio rests 300' below Lake Huron in
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve, Presque Isle.
Honorable Mention: Patrick Stoll. Joy! Father and son are enchanted
by sunset at Carmel Beach, CA, Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuary.
From tiny krill to enormous gray whales, thousands of species call the National Marine Sanctuary System home!
This category depicts the amazing marine life that you can find in your national marine sanctuaries.
1st Place: Daryl Duda. Flamingo tongue snail (Cyphoma gibbosum) on a sea rod with a diver in the background at Elbow Reef off Key Largo in Florida Keys National Sanctuary.2nd Place: Jack Louden 'Spoonbill Over Paradise' - A pink spoonbill (Platalea) soars over Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.3rd Place: Douglas Croft. "A lunge feeding humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). This humpback was feeding just outside of Moss Landing Harbor in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The school of anchovies (Engraulidae) brought a bunch of cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) and gulls (Larinae) with it as it used our boat for cover."
Honorable Mention: Justin Wallace. Macro shot of a blenny fish (Blennioidei) in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.Honorable Mention: Leighton Lum. Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) off the North Shore of Oahu.
National marine sanctuaries provide an idyllic setting for a variety of recreational activities. This
category celebrates the people who visit them.
1st Place: Dustin Harris. Paddlers near Scorpion Anchorage, in Channel Islands
National Marine Sanctuary, explore sea caves and rock gardens. Kayaking allows for visitors to the
Sanctuary and National Park to get up-close and personal with all of the unique ecosystems and features
that inspired this area to be protected. 2nd Place: John F. Hunter. Sailing with friends at the races with rocky waves
in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. 3rd Place: Jessie Simon. Dolphin watching is fun for everyone! Pictured here, a
child and furry friend (canine) search for dolphins in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
Honorable Mention: Robert Weber.A party wave is when everyone drops in. The winter surf rolling in from Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to Waimea Bay on Oahu’s North Shore brings out the big wave riders.Honorable Mention: Roger Veteto.'Rigscape' - A diver, fish and coral on a rig at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary encounters orange cup coral (Tubastraea coccinea) and blue chromis (Chromis cyanea).
While it’s important to get outside, experience nature, and recreate responsibly, we know that many of us
spent more time at home this year. Through art, stewardship activities from home, and responsible water-based
recreation photographers shared how they connected with national marine sanctuaries from afar.
1st Place: Alison Hibbert. A watercolor
painting of a leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys
coriacea) and some research documented in a
journal.2nd Place: Mirjam P. Spaar. Watching a NOAA
webinar entitled "We Rescued the Monitor" after visiting Monitor
National Marine Sanctuary.3rd Place: Bruce Sudweeks. Watercolor
painting of kelp forest in Anacapa Island, Channel Islands
National Marine Sanctuary.
Honorable Mention: Darpan Manharbhai.
Enjoying Dandi Beach, Navsari, in India.Honorable Mention: Michael Sipos. This
photo was snapped while hiking in the Ten Thousand Islands
National Wildlife Refuge located in the western portion of the
Florida Everglades. Pictured is an American alligator
(Alligator mississippiensis) resting in the marsh near
a clump of red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), two
iconic Florida species.
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
recreation in the National Marine Sanctuary System. These photos are not for sale and are not for commercial
use unless prior permission is arranged.
