National Estuaries Week Photo Contest 2023
In celebration of National Estuaries Week, NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management is hosting a photo contest. Send your best photos from the National Estuarine Research Reserves that display the beauty of the reserves, critters that live there, and the people who work and play there. We want to see them all!
Winners will be chosen by a panel of judges and will be featured in our social media campaign during National Estuaries Week. Submit your photos under the following categories:
- Learn
- Play
- Vistas
- Smiles
- Work
To Enter: Submit your images (minimum of 1200 pixels wide, no more than 10 photos) to us at OCM.NERRS.PhotoContest@noaa.gov. All images MUST include the following information: photographer’s name, Copyright License to NOAA document and Likeness and Profile Release documents, both signed by the photographer; short description of when and where the photo was taken; and which category your photo is representing.
Deadline: Photos must be submitted by Tuesday, August 31, 2023 to be eligible for the contest.
For additional contest rules, click here.
About National Estuaries Week
National Estuaries Day began in 1988 to promote the importance of estuaries and the need to protect them. In partnership with the National Estuaries Program, National Estuarine Research Reserve Association, Restore America’s Estuaries, and many other organizations, we have extended the festivities to a whole week. National Estuaries Week is an annual celebration and campaign to increase public awareness of estuaries and to encourage people to become involved in the protection of these important natural resources.