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2022 Ocean Exposures Photo Contest Winners

October 17, 2022

The results are in! Congratulations to the winners of this year's Ocean Exposures Photo Contest! We had so many amazing entries this year and truly thank each of you that submitted your awe-inspiring ocean photos.

Below the Surface
 


First Place, Below the Surface. "Getting lost in the eyes of a Giant Pacific Octopus". Photographer: Mollie Naccarato


Second Place, Below the Surface. "Rose anemone close up: Close-up of rose anemone mouth parts, captured snorkelling in East Sooke". Photographer: Sara Ellison


Third Place, Below the Surface. "Kelping around". Photographer: Brian Hockenstein

 

Coastal Wildlife

 


First Place, Coastal Wildlife. "Pacific White-sided Dolphins". Photographer: Anthony Bucci


Second Place, Coastal Wildlife. "Momma Grizzly with her daughter foraging along the intertidal zone off Vancouver Island, BC". Photographer: Heather Baskey


Third Place, Coastal Wildlife. "The Old Heron and the Sea". It was a particularly peaceful morning at Esquimalt Lagoon, and I was looking for a marbled godwit. While I was looking for the godwit, I couldn't help but notice how this heron failed multiple attempts at fishing and decided to photograph him instead. Photographer: Zach Qiu

 

Work or Play on the Ocean

 


First Place, Work or Play on the Ocean. "Yes you can! Yes you can!". Photographer: Charles Lam


Second Place, Work or Play on the Ocean. "Davis Bay Pier". Photographer: Caroline Talbot


Third Place, Work or Play on the Ocean. "Golden Visit." While coming in from boating at sunset we came across a father and son on a paddleboard visiting with a kayaker. Photographer: Diane Hill

 

Sea Hugger's Choice

 


Sea Hugger's Choice"Low Tide & West Coast Fog. Cape Scott Prov. Park, V.I.". Photographer: Jan Heerwagen