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.