2017 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 surfer contemplates the swell at Lighthouse Point in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Douglas Croft 2nd Place: A diver in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is silhouetted from beneath as they pass through the sunlit water. Photo: Steve Miller3rd Place: A group of people venture out on Black Rock on Maui in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Dan Mitchell
All Submitted Photos
A diver moves through kelp near Anacapa Island at Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Dr. Tony KnightA diver emerges from the kelp at Cathedral Cove near Anacapa Island in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Dr. Tony KnightRachel Bowman holds up a lionfish during the lionfish invitational hunt in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Andy Lowe
A young girl walks along the oceanside beach in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary with a boogie board under her arm. Photo: Amy HeinDivers from the Florida Aquarium pause for a photo while monitoring pillar coral in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Dr. Karen NeelyA family enjoys the beach at Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Amy Hein
A scientific diver collects mucus samples from a staghorn coral to measure stress levels and improve coral restoration strategies within Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Dr. Karen NeelyA scientific diver “prunes” a tree containing staghorn corals in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The corals are growing up in a protective nursery for eventual outplanting onto natural reefs. Photo: Dr. Karen NeelyA sea turtle approaches a diver from Keys Marine Laboratory during a safety stop in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Dr. Karen Neely
A boy snorkels near the old Bahia Honda bridge in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Rick HeinA volunteer cleans fragments of staghorn coral during the 2016 Coralpalooza in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Daryl DudaColorful beachgoers enjoy a rare sunny summer day in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Eric Palmer
Fog shrouds a morning workout group at Del Monte Beach in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Eric Palmer A couple enjoys a walk along the beach at Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary on a stormy New Year’s Day. Photo: Douglas CroftSanta Cruz Rowing Club member rowers take a break after several miles, wildlife sightings, and rolling waves in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Verlin Clemons
An intrepid tidepool enthusiast in hip waders takes advantage of the early morning minus tide to visit the outer edge of the shelf at Pleasure Point in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Stephanie StockA young boy fishes with a bamboo rod in the Multiple Use Zone of National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. Photo: Apulu Veronika Molio'o Mata'utia MortensonA young boy fishes with a bamboo rod in the Multiple Use Zone of National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. Photo: Apulu Veronika Molio'o Mata'utia Mortenson
Four-year-old Teleiotes Solaita celebrates "Get into Your Sanctuary Day" at National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. Photo: Louis SolaitaA hiker makes their way south of Norwegian Memorial at Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Verlin Clemons
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.
