The votes are in for REEF's 2022 "Discover the Sea" Photography Contest! We are happy to announce the winners for each of the six categories.

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

Fish Portrait Tropical Region Winners

1st Place: "The Jewel of Jules" by Jack Teasley
2nd Place: "Wire Coral Goby" by Kerry Edwards
3rd Place: "Jawfish Dance” by Jonas Furberg

Fish Portrait Temperate Region Winners

1st Place: "Lingcod" by Shuo-Wei Chang
2nd Place: "Juvenile wolf eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, out from behind the kelp" by Morgan Arrington
3rd Place: "Curious Painted Greenling (Oxylebius pictus)" by Hannah Tilley

Overall Fish Portrait Winner

"Splendid!" by Landon Das

Invertebrate Winners

1st Place: "Plumose Anemone" by Shuo-Wei Chang
2nd Place: "At the Surface" by Kelly Pitts
3rd Place: "Mama Octopus" by Andrew Ibarra

Macro Winners

1st Place: "Leaf on a Branch" by Landon Das
2nd Place: "Trail" by Shuo-Wei Chang
3rd Place: "Spotted Cleaner Shrimp" by Daryl Duda

Habitat/Seascape/Environment Winners

1st Place: "Camouflaged" by Landon Das
2nd Place: "Guardian of the Reef" by Andre David Vale Novais da Rocha Novo
3rd Place: "As Above, So Below" by Jonas Furberg

REEF in Action Winners

1st Place: "Quarantine Diving" by Landon Das
2nd Place: ""Do I count?"  - A juvenile jack conducts a quality control check on my fish survey" by Sue Langston
3rd Place: "Safety stop surveying" by Ed Gullekson

 

 

Fish Portrait Tropical Region Winners

 

1st Place: "The Jewel of Jules" by Jack Teasley

Photographed in Jules Lagoon, Key Largo

 

 

2nd Place: "Wire Coral Goby" by Kerry Edwards

Photographed in Kona, Hawaii

 

 

3rd Place: "Jawfish Dance” by Jonas  Furberg

Photographed in Belize

 

 

Fish Portrait Temperate Region Winners

 

1st Place: "Lingcod" by Shuo-Wei Chang

Photographed in the PAC

 

 

2nd Place: "Juvenile wolf eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, out from behind the kelp" by Morgan Arrington

Photographed in Orcas Island, Washington

 

 

3rd Place: "Curious Painted Greenling (Oxylebius pictus)" by Hannah Tilley

Photographed in Mukilteo Geodome, Mukilteo, WA

 

 

Overall Voted Best Fish Portrait

 

"Splendid!" by Landon Das

Photographed in Cozumel

 

 

Invertebrate Winners

 

1st Place: "Plumose Anemone" by Shuo-Wei Chang

Photographed in Edmonds Underwater Park, Washington, USA

 

 

2nd Place: "At the Surface" by Kelly Pitts

Photographed in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

 

 

3rd Place: "Mama Octopus" by Andrew Ibarra

Photographed at Blue Heron Bridge, FL

 

 

Macro Winners

 

1st Place: "Leaf on a Branch" by Landon Das

Photograph Location Unknown

 

 

2nd Place: "Trail" by Shuo-Wei Chang

Photographed in Deadman Bay Preserve, San Juan Island, WA, USA

 

 

3rd Place: "Spotted Cleaner Shrimp" by Daryl Duda

Photographed in Key Largo, FL

 

 

Habitat/Seascape/Environment Winners

 

1st Place: "Camouflaged" by Landon Das

Photographed in Cozumel

 

 

2nd Place: "Guardian of the Reef" by Andre David Vale Novais da Rocha Novo

Photographed at Red Slave, Bonaire

 

 

3rd Place: "As Above, So Below" by Jonas Furberg

Photographed in Fiji

 

 

REEF in Action Winners

 

1st Place: "Quarantine Diving" by Landon Das

Photographed in Cozumel

 

 

2nd Place: "Do I count?"  - A juvenile jack conducts a quality control check on my fish survey" by Sue Langston

Photographed in St. John, USVI

 

 

3rd Place: "Safety stop surveying" by Ed Gullekson

Photographed in Turk and Caicos