California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest: Seeing our Watery World Through a Lens

Over 1,400 photos were submitted to the 13th Annual California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest, sponsored by the Thank You Ocean campaign, the California Coastal Commission, and Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of California! Brian Friedman, the Judges' First Place Winner, recalls the moment he snapped the winning photograph "Coming Through" at Catalina. Enjoy the three judges' choice winners and 13 honorable mentions that were selected by a panel of professional photographers, naturalists, and Coastal Commission and Thank You Ocean staff and the viewers' choice winner selected by online voters.

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• thank you ocean
• california coastal commission
• fairmont hotels
• brian friedman
• ocean photography
• nature photography