2014 Winners
2014 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS
Judges’ 1st Place Winner
Humpback Whale Breaching, Moss Landing
By Shane Keena
Judges’ 2nd Place Winner
Morro Reflections, Morro Bay
By Rodrigo Alvarez
Judges’ 3rd Place Winner
“Eye See You”
Keyhole Limpet surrounded by brittle stars, Anacapa Island
By Susy Horowitz
2014 VIEWERS’ CHOICE WINNER
Viewer’s Choice 1st Place
“Laguna Bluebelt”
By Mitch Ridder
A winter storm rolls in off the ocean as the tower of Hotel Laguna is lit in the foreground. Laguna’s Bluebelt is where the coves of Laguna Beach meet the sea as a state Marine Protected Area preserving the coast for future generations.
2014 HONORABLE MENTIONS
Elegant Tern Courtship
Bolsa Chica Wetlands
By Hal Beral
“Fluid Motion” (sea lions)
San Diego
By Ed Campbell
“The Golden Day”
San Francisco
By Venkata Rupesh Dabbir
A Stop at the Beach
(Pepper in Crescent City)
By Timothy Dickinson
“Still Standing”
San Francisco
By Anh Doan
Abalone Eyes
Palos Verdes
By Phil Garner
“After the Storm”
Santa Cruz
By Nahed Hamdi
Sunset, Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
By David Kerbyson
Water-Catching Dog
Moonstone Beach, Trinidad
By Carissa Ranario
“Ocean Fantasy (A New Breed of Sea Horse)”
San Clemente
By Kindle Lynn Reeder
“Fun with Uncle in the Sun”
Ventura
By Michael Schultz
Garrapata Sunset
Garrapata State Park, Big Sur
By Clair Waagen
“Reflections of Yesterday”
King Salmon, Humboldt County
By Penny Whitehead
“Symmetry” (Forster’s Tern)
Palo Alto Baylands
By Grant Yang