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California Coastal Commission

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2025 California Ocean & Coastal Amateur Photography Contest
A black and whit view from the base of a kelp forest with fish swimming above. A sea anemone among rocks and algae sits at the bottom.

First Place Winner
Monterey Kelp Forest
David Schuessler


A close-up of two Island foxes. One has its face nuzzled in the other's.

Second Place Winner
Island Affection
Island foxes at Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park
Paulette Donnellon


A bright orange sunset and scattered clouds are reflected in the rippled patterns on the sand.

Third Place Winner
As Above, So Below
Drake's Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore
Leslie Curchack


A night sky with the milky way glows above large rocks and the ocean.

Fourth Place Winner
The Milky Way, Viewed from Tepona Point
Richard Osugi


A small red and orange crab stands alone on a rock.

Honorable Mention
The High Ground
Striped shore crab at La Jolla Cove
Ahmad Alomar


A close-up of a very young lobster that appears transparent on the sand. Among the lobster is eelgrass, surfgrass, and bean clams.

Honorable Mention
Infinite Wonders
Young lobster at Redondo Beach
Cedar Rose Leach


A black and white shows a close-up of kelp with sand in the ridges of the blades.

Honorable Mention
Kelp and Sand
Carmel River Beach, Carmel
Chris Johnson


Three young childen in pink dresses dance around on the beach.

Honorable Mention
Girls At The Beach
Imperial Beach
Judy MacLean-Fowler


A black and white shows a moody scene of large sand dunes with a person standing in the distance.

Honorable Mention
Wandering the Oceano Dunes
Kathy McGaffigan


A close-up of a green Pacific chorus frog hanging onto a plant.

Honorable Mention
Pacific Chorus Frog Navigates the Elkorn Slough
Matthew McFaul


Two people riding horses on the beach during sunset. Morro Rock reflects in the water alongside them.

Honorable Mention
Riding Towards Sunset
Morro Bay
Mike Long


A white, orange, and red nudibranch underwater on green surfgrass.

Honorable Mention
Lost in Surfgrass
Price's Aeolid at Little Corona del Mar Beach
Milo Young