2015 Winners
2015 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS
Judges’ 1st Place Winner
“The Cormorant Overlook,” Tiburon
By Mary Sheft
Judges’ 2nd Place Winner
Pier in San Francisco
By Iswar Biswal
Judges’ 3rd Place Winner
Marshmallow Roasting, Samoa Beach (Humboldt Co.)
By Carissa Ranario
2015 VIEWERS’ CHOICE WINNER
Viewer’s Choice 1st Place
“Family Reflections”
By Slater Moore
Slater Moore won the Viewers’ Choice prize for his beautiful black and white photo of two dolphins, called “Family Reflections.” Mr. Moore works as a deckhand and boat captain with Davey’s Locker in Newport Beach. He has worked there for eight years, first on fishing trips and more recently on whale watching trips. This gives him plenty of opportunities to take pictures of marine mammals and this one was the viewers’ favorite.
2015 HONORABLE MENTIONS
Picasso Rocks (“I See Faces Everywhere”), Santa Cruz
By Vivienne Orgel
“Happy Campers” (Northern Elephant Seals), Piedras Blancas
By Charmaine Coimbra
Gray Whale and Calf, Big Sur
By Douglas Croft
Huntington Beach Pier
By C.T. Bui
“Cat Eyes” (Octopus), La Jolla Shores
By Ed Campbell
Capitola Pier
By Mark Grzan
Opalescent Nudibranch, Morro Bay
By Gary Powell
Feeding a Least Tern chick, Bolsa Chica wetlands
By Hal Beral
“Snack Time” (Mola mola feeding on a Velella velella), Monterey Bay
By Jodi Frediani
Incoming Brown Pelican, Elkhorn Slough
By John Charles Bruckman
“Gate to the Sea,” Davenport (Santa Cruz Co.)
By Ling-Kuo Lee
Striped Shore Crab, La Jolla
By Michael Shane
“Amazing Milky Way,” Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
By Sandy Chen