2023 Discover the Sea Photography Contest Winners

The votes are in for REEF's 2023 "Discover the Sea" Photography Contest! We are happy to announce the winners for each of the five categories.

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos to the contest and participated in the voting. Congratulations to all of our winners!

Fish Portrait Winners

1st Place: "Ocean Eyes" by Sera Brown
2nd Place: "The Queen of Spiegel Grove" by Jack Teasley
3rd Place: "This is my best side” by Ed Gullekson

Invertebrate Winners

1st Place: "Invertebrate Intermingling" by Joy Hargraves
2nd Place: "Coconut Octopus in a Jar.  In a Coconut." by Joseph Snyder
3rd Place: "Spanish Shall" by Katherine Mauser

Macro Winners

1st Place: "See Through" by Peter Leahy
2nd Place: "Spotted Cleaner Shrimp" by Daryl Duda
3rd Place: "Crinoid Shrimp Relaxing at Home" by Joseph Snyder

Habitat/Seascape/Environment Winners

1st Place: "Summer Tide Pooling" by Shuo-Wei Chang
2nd Place: "Spinecheek Symphony" by Carol May
3rd Place: "In the Forest" by Tom Baker

REEF Surveyor Winners

1st Place: "Curious Minds" by Joseph Snyder
2nd Place: "Fellow Reef Surveyor KM Spots a Popeye Catalufa!" by Matt Wilbur
3rd Place: "Hey, Somebody Dropped Their REEF Survey!" by Peter Leahy

2nd Place: "The Queen of Spiegel Grove" by Jack Teasley

Photographed in Key Largo, FL

 

 

Invertebrate Winners

1st Place: "Invertebrate Intermingling" by Joy Hargraves

Photographed in Key Largo, FL

 

 

3rd Place: "Spanish Shall" by Katherine Mauser

Photographed in La Jolla Shores, CA

 

 

2nd Place: "Spotted Cleaner Shrimp" by Daryl Duda

Photographed in Key Largo, FL

 

 

Habitat/Seascape/Environment Winners

1st Place: "Summer Tide Pooling" by Shuo-Wei Chang

Photographed in Washington, USA

 

 

3rd Place: "In the Forest" by Tom Baker

Photographed in San Clemente Island, California

 

 

2nd Place: "Fellow Reef Surveyor KM Spots a Popeye Catalufa!" by Matt Wilbur

Photographed in La Jolla Shores, San Diego CA