2018 Winners
1st place: Sun as viewed through giant kelp and jellyfish, Point Lobos, Carmel, by Bruce Sudweeks
2nd place (tie): Snowy Egret, Morro Bay, by Ronnie Goyette
2nd place (tie): Great Egret, Morro Bay, by Ronnie Goyette
3rd place:Breaking Storm, Aliso Beach, by Rick Silverman
Viewer’s Choice Prize: “Star at Sunset,”‘ Pfeiffer Beach, by Pankaj Bhargava
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Alex Braud, Sunset, Hendry’s Beach (Arroyo Burro Beach), Santa Barbara
Douglas Croft, “Jump for Joy” (Risso’s Dolphin), Monterey Bay
Helaina Lindsey, “Western Gulls Gossiping,” Moss Landing
Marsha Kirschbaum, Milky Way over San Simeon Pier, Hearst Memorial Beach
Lanette Otvos, Low Tide at Pedro Point Headlands, Pacifica
Merry Passage, Two-Spot Octopus With Eggs
Merry Passage, Large Salp off the coast of Redondo Beach
Max Polin, Sea lion barking, Coast Guard Pier, Monterey
John Rice, Tracks in the dunes, Point Reyes
Deborah Silverman, Morning dew on a feather, Carmel
Bruce Sudweeks, Paddle boarding in “jelly soup,” Monterey
Greg Volger, Common dolphins, La Jolla.