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National Estuaries Week – Photo Contest 2023

Congratulations to the 2023 National Estuaries Week photo contest winners. A panel of judges anonymously selected winning photos from more than 150 submissions. Thank you to all the photographers who participated.

Learn

Three people wearing chest waders pull a net over water.

Chris Bowser, Hudson River Reserve, New York

Play

Aerial view of a person walking on the beach, near the ocean.

Julio Aguilar, Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve, Florida

Aerial view of a surfer walking on the beach, towards the waves.

Julio Aguilar, Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve, Florida

Smiles

Two people wearing chest waders while holding plants and a bucket.

Chris Bowser, Hudson River Reserve, New York

Vista

Aerial view of the beach and ocean.

Julio Aguilar, Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve, Florida

Aerial view of a bridge going over coastal waterway.

Julio Aguilar, Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve, Florida

Two blue and white birds sit on a wooden structure. One faces the camera and one has it’s beak open looking at the other bird.

Aerial view of an island and waterway.

Work

Person collecting samples with a cooler on the ground at their feet.

Taylor Cockrell, South Slough Reserve, Oregon

Honorable Mentions

An egret in flight.

Terry Lumb, Rookery Bay Reserve, Florida

A person kayaking under a clear-blue sky with land in the distance.

Tom Atkinson, North Carolina Reserve, North Carolina

A person standing on the beach, holding a crab.

Chris Bowser, Hudson River Reserve, New York

Sun setting in the disctance over a grassy field.

Amanda Archer, Jacques Cousteau Reserve, New Jersey

Aerial view of a bridge going over coastal waterway.

Julio Aguilar, Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve, Florida

Sun setting in the distance behind a crab on the beach.

Alexis Longmire, North Carolina Reserve, North Carolina

A bird in flight with trees in the background.

Rosemary Kovacs, Old Woman Creek Reserve, Ohio

Eight people wearing chest waders holding fish above their heads.

Chris Bowser, Hudson River Reserve, New York

Three people meandering through marsh grass.

Taylor Cockrell, South Slough Reserve, Oregon

A person wearing chest waders with a crab trap and two buckets at their feet.

Taylor Cockrell, South Slough Reserve, Oregon