2024 Discover the Sea Photography Contest Winners

The votes are in for REEF's 2024 "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: "This is Fine" by Gabriel Jensen
2nd Place: "The Chosen One" by Miguel Trivino
3rd Place: "Pucker Up!" by David Fishman

Invertebrate Winners

1st Place: "Lion's Mane Jelly" by Michelle Taylor
2nd Place: "#Octomom" by Gabriel Jensen
3rd Place: "Is My Shell Showing?" by Jack Teasley

Macro Winners

1st Place: "Little Crab" by Miguel Trivino
2nd Place: "Spotted Cleaner Shrimp" by Dave Wheeler
3rd Place: "Stubby Squid" by Shuo-Wei Chang

Habitat/Seascape/Environment Winners

1st Place: "Stingrays on the Move!" by Tom Baker
2nd Place: "Uplook through platform HI A 389A at East Flower Garden Bank" by Gregory Boland
3rd Place: "The Meeting Point" by Katherine Mason

REEF Surveyor Winners

1st Place: "Waycha Doin" by Douglas Camp
2nd Place: "Granger Goes Batty for Batfish" by Gabriel Jensen
3rd Place: "Focused!" by Alexa Bryant

2nd Place: "The Chosen One" by Miguel Trivino

Photographed in Reserva Marina ELPELADO

 

Invertebrate Winners

1st Place: "Lion's Mane Jelly" by Michelle Taylor

Photographed in Loch Bervie, Scotland

 

3rd Place: "Is My Shell Showing?" by Jack Teasley

Photographed on Molasses Reef, Key Largo

 

2nd Place: "Spotted Cleaner Shrimp" by Dave Wheeler

 

Habitat/Seascape/Environment Winners

1st Place: "Stingrays on the Move!" by Tom Baker

Photographed in Grand Cayman

 

3rd Place: "The Meeting Point" by Katherine Mason

Photographed in the Maldives

 

2nd Place: "Granger Goes Batty for Batfish" by Gabriel Jensen

Photographed in Blue Heron Bridge