Congratulations to grand prize winner Matthew Potenski and the many other winners of this year’s Nature’s Best Ocean Views Contest 2009!

Out of nearly 8,000 submitted photos, 26 images have been selected as winners. All winning images will be published in the next issue of Nature’s Best Photography magazine due out this summer. If you were not selected to as a winner in this year’s contest, we encourage you to continue with the great work!  We received so many excellent photos, which made our selection process very difficult!

Grand Prize Winner:
Matthew Potenski (Whale Shark and Sardines)

Winners (in alphabetical order):
Stephen Belcher (Adelie Penguin Jumping)
Gary Brennand (Cuttlefish, Pink Anemonefish, Green Turtle and Moon Jellyfish)
Linda Cline (Pygmy Seahorse)
David Hartley (Weddell Seal)
Richard Herrman (Blue Shark, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, and Research Sub)
George Jiri Karbus (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Marina Kochetova (Giant Pacific Octopus)
Steven Kovacs (Nudibranchs)
Rainer Mirau (Dustanburgh Castle, England)
Amos Nachoum (Sailfish )
Michael Patrick O’Neill (Checkerboard Wrasse)
Lazaro Ruda (Spotted Dolphin )
Alexander Safonov (Cape Gannet and Sardines)
Rogerio Silva (Whitetip Reef Shark)
Patrick Smith (Pfeiffer Beach State Park)
Victor Tabernero (Nosestripe Clownfish)
Carlos Virgili (Photographer/Canary Islands)
Darwin Wiggett (Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia)
Timothy Wolcott (Graveyard of the Icebergs)
Jeffrey Yonover (Diver and Golden Sweepers)
Kah Kit Yoong (Victoria Coast, Australia)