2017 Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest Results

Below are the winners and entries for the "Sanctuary Views" category. Thank you to all those who participated! Click each photograph to see the full version.

Sanctuary Views

See the beauty of the National Marine Sanctuary System through visitors' eyes.

point arena lighthouse
1st Place: The Point Arena Lighthouse, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Michael Beattie
sea anemones
2nd Place: A "garden" of anemones in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Michelle Manson
rowers pass a lighthouse in fog
3rd Place: The Shipwreck Rowers pass the Alpena Light, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Bryan Dort

All Submitted Photos

people watching sunrise over the ocean
Overnight campers watch the sunset at Inspiration Point, Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Paul Petrich, Jr.
giant correopsis blooms near the ocean
Giant correopsis blooms at Corral Harbor on San Nicolas Island, near Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: John Burke
kelp holdfast
A kelp holdfast at Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Dr. Tony Knight
red gorgonian and divers in kelp forest
Divers swim through the kelp forest in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Dr. Tony Knight
santa rosa beach with cliffs on the right
White sand beaches and sea cliffs on Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Matt Pass
view of the ocean underneath a pier
The pier at Bechers Bay in Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Matt Pass
boat at left with dolphins bowriding beneath smooth water on the right
Dolphins bowride near Looe Key in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Andy Lowe
dry tortugas and ocean
The Dry Tortugas from atop Fort Jefferson, near Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Linda Halsey
elkhorn coral
Elkhorn coral at Molasses Reef in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Rick Hein
water in the center with mangroves and trees on the right and left
The Everglades, near Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Lindsey Washiashi
everglades
The Everglades, near Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Lindsey Washiashi
sunset over the everglades
Sunset over the Everglades, near Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Lindsey Washiashi
fish and invertebrates on coral reef
Molasses Reef, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, with bluestriped and french grunts, yellowtail snappers, foureye butterflyfish, blue tangs, and a sergeant major. Photo: Daryl Duda
lone mangrove in shallow water
A red mangrove grows at Long Key State Park, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Rick Hein
school of yellow fish
Grunts and snappers at Snapper Ledge in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Daryl Duda
sunset over the ocean
Sunset at Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Rick Hein
sunset behind clouds over the ocean
Sunset at Seacamp Association Inc., Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Lindsey Washiashi
thousands of birds on a rock
Birds roosting on the Farallon Islands, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Patrick Sysiong
ocean in foreground with farallon islands in the distance
The Farallon Islands, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Kathleen Turner
farallon islands in the fog
Fog covers the bird colonies at the Farallon Islands, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Patrick Sysiong
sunset from point arena pier
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary from the pier in Point Arena. Photo: Michael Beattie
traditional hawaiian fishpond
Koholo Fish Pong, Kiholo Preserve, adjacent to Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Michael Fox
metal shipwreck above water
A shipwreck in the proposed national marine sanctuary at Mallows Bay in the Potomac River. Photo: Angela Bunker
shipwreck above water
A shipwreck in the proposed national marine sanctuary at Mallows Bay in the Potomac River. Photo: Angela Bunker
intact shipwreck above water
A shipwreck in the proposed national marine sanctuary at Mallows Bay in the Potomac River. Photo: Angela Bunker
wooden shipwreck above the waterline at sunset
Sunset behind a shipwreck at the proposed national marine sanctuary at Mallows Bay in the Potomac River. Photo: Peter Turcik
ocean with the cliffs of big sur at right
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary from Big Sur. Photo: Cat Harper
sunset over the ocean from big sur
Sunset at Big Sur, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Melissa Anne Thomas
bikes on a sidewalk above the beach
Bikes at Capitola, with Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in the background. Photo: Jessica Bender
orange california poppies with the ocean and surfers in the background
California poppies and surfers, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jessica Bender
devils slide and the ocean
Devil's Slide, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jack Sutton
harbor with yellow autonomous underwater vehicle in lower left
Autonomous underwater vehicle Echo Ranger, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jack Sutton
cloud formation over the ocean
Clouds above Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jack Sutton
foggy coastline at fort dunes state park
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary from Fort Ord Dunes State Park. Photo: Cat Harper
coastline at grey whale cove
Grey Whale Cove, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jack Sutton
longboards on the beach
Longboards after a heat at Pleasure Point, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jessica Bender
coastline at montara state beach
Montara State Beach, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jack Sutton
pescadaro creek flowing into the ocean
Pescadero Creek flowing to Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jack Sutton
point lobos
Point Lobos, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jody Parker
waves on the beach
Stormy shores at Moss Landing, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Cat Harper
sunrise over rocks
Sunrise over rocks at Hopkins Marine Station, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Stephanie Stock
sunset over rocks and ocean
Sunset over Piedras Blancas, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Melinda Mohamed
sunset over the ocean
Sunset over Piedras Blancas, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Melinda Mohamed
rocks and shells on a beach with waves in the distance
The swash zone at Zmudowski State Beach, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Stephanie Stock
footsteps on a beach on a cloudy day
Venice Beach, Half Moon Bay, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jack Sutton
waves breaking over rocks
Waves breaking at Surfers Beach, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Jack Sutton
wildflower bloom on a coastal meadow
Wildflower bloom at Piedras Blancas, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Melinda Mohamed
wildflower bloom on a coastal meadow
Wildflower bloom at Piedras Blancas, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Melinda Mohamed
rainbow over a beach
Rainbow over the Aunu'u multiple use zone, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. Photo: Apulu Veronika Molio'o Mata'utia Mortenson
beach with seastacks
Coastline south of Norwegian Memorial, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Verlin Clemons
waves on a rocky beach
Hole in the Wall, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Nancy Jacobson
foggy beach with driftwood
Rialto Beach, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Christine Swedell
waves at rialto beach
Waves at Rialto Beach, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Nancy Jacobson
rocky shoreline
Rialto Beach, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Nancy Jacobson
seastack
Seastack south of Norwegian Memorial, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Verlin Clemons
waves against a pier
Seagull resting on the Blair Street Pier, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Leanna Springer
ice and snow on lakeshore
The sun reflects on a frozen Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Leanna Springer

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.