NJSGC held its annual Jersey Shore Photo Contest again this year. The contest always gets a lot of submissions, but this year we received an incredible amount and quality of images!
Twelve submissions won the contest and will be on display for NJSGC’s desktop calendar. The winning photos shown below were shot in familiar locations like Brigantine, Cape May, Seaside Heights, and many more. The 2025 desktop calendar with these dazzling nature photos will be available on njseagrant.org in a few months. But in the meantime, view the winners below (in no particular order). Congratulations to all of the winners!
Dawn’s Awakening, Edward Volpe
Mother Nature’s Artistry: No Filter Required, Laurie VanSant
Red Fox Enjoying a Day at the Jersey Shore, Scott M. Miller
Bachelor Party, Anthony G. Bagileo
Sunrise Surfer, Anthony Ferraina
Morning Light, Brian Lundy
Cape May Locals, Melissa Laurino
Brigantine Sticks, Robin Eisman
Humpback Whale Lunge Feeding Off Lavalette Beach, Karen Riley
The submissions have been collected and it is now time for YOU to decide the top photos to win the Jersey Shore Photo Contest. The winners will be featured in the NJSGC’s 2025 Desktop Calendar.
New Jersey boasts some of the most picturesque beaches along the East Coast. If you have a great shot that celebrates and embraces the natural elements of the Garden State’s beautiful coastline, submit the image to NJSGC’s “Favorite Beaches of the Jersey Shore” photo contest! Ultimately, the top twelve photos will be used to create New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium’s annual desktop calendar for 2025.
About the Contest:
New Jersey Sea Grant’s graphic design team will select 24 photos from all entries received up until Wednesday, June 21st (5 pm EST). Those finalists will then be posted on the NJSGC website where visitors can vote for their favorite throughout the month leading up to the July Fourth holiday.
New Jersey’s “Favorite Beaches” Photo Contest Submission Guidelines:
(If your submission does not meet the following guidelines, it will not be considered)
The email entry should include: name, email, photo location, and image title.
Stick to the contest theme: Natural Elements of New Jersey Beaches. We welcome both traditional and innovative approaches to this subject, but please no family portraits.
Photo files must be .JPG or .PNG format and a minimum of 300 DPI saved at a quality setting of “10” or higher and 8 ½” for the longest side.
Images should be horizontal (landscape).
Entries will be accepted until 5 pm (EST) on June 21st
Submit only your own original work.
Photos should be appropriate for a general audience. Explicit content is expressly prohibited.
Post-processing and digital manipulation is not allowed, but minor adjustments to contrast, filtration, subtle burning, and dodging are acceptable.
All entries become the property of NJSGC and may be used by the organization for other educational or marketing materials (the twelve finalists will receive an additional waiver for signature prior to publication of the calendar).
Do not include any logos or text on the photo.
By submitting your photo to this contest, you grant NJSGC permission to publicly display, reproduce, and use the photographs in all manner and media for any and all purposes, including related promotional purposes, in perpetuity. You also warrant that the photo is your original work and does not violate the copyright or any other personal or property right of any third party, and that you may be required to and can obtain any and all releases and permissions necessary for its use in the production of our calendar, including releases for any recognizable faces, unless they are incidental to a larger scene (e.g., a group of sunbathers on the beach).
Winners will be announced prior to the July Fourth holiday. These images will be used to create the 2025 NJSGC downloadable desktop calendar (https://njseagrant.org/desktop-calendars/), which will also feature useful coastal facts and information to help locals and visitors learn more about and appreciate the Jersey Shore.
NJSGC held its annual Jersey Shore Photo Contest again this year. The contest usually gets a lot of submissions, but the quality of photos we received this year was spectacular.
Twelve submissions won the contest and will be on display in our desktop calendar. The winning photos shown below were shot in familiar locations like Sandy Hook, Cape May, Seaside Heights, and many more. The 2024 desktop calendar with these dazzling nature photos will be available on njseagrant.org in a few months. But in the meantime, view the winners below (in no particular order). Congratulations to all of the winners!
Untitled, Melissa Laurino
The Seagull Lifeguard Takes a Stand, Richard Pasquarella
Common Tern Adults and One Hungry Chick, Scott M. Miller
The submissions have been collected and it is now time to decide the top photos to win the Jersey Shore Photo Contest. The winners will be featured in the NJSGC’s 2024 Desktop Calendar.
New Jersey is not only home to 130 miles of beautiful coastline, but also millions of fantastic photographers who love documenting it. If you have a great shot that celebrates and embraces the natural elements of the Garden State’s beautiful coastline, submit the image to NJSGC’s “Favorite Beaches of the Jersey Shore” photo contest! Ultimately, the top twelve photos will be used to create New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium’s annual desktop calendar for 2024.
About the Contest:
New Jersey Sea Grant’s graphic design team will select photos from all entries received up until Thursday, June 8th by 5 pm EST. Those finalists will then be posted on the NJSGC website where visitors can vote for their favorite throughout the month leading up to the July Fourth holiday.
NJSGC’s “Jersey Shore” Photo Contest Submission Guidelines: (If your submission does not meet the following guidelines, it will not be considered)
The email entry should include: name, email, photo location, and image title.
Stick to the contest theme: Nature’s Beauty on New Jersey Beaches. We welcome both traditional and innovative approaches to this subject, but please no family portraits.
Photo files must be .JPG or .PNG format and a minimum of 300 DPI saved at a quality setting of “10” or higher and 8 ½” for the longest side.
Images should be horizontal (landscape).
Entries will be accepted until 5 pm (EST) on June 8th, 2023 on World Ocean Day.
Submit only your own original work.
Photos should be appropriate for a general audience. Explicit content is expressly prohibited.
Post-processing and digital manipulation is not allowed, but minor adjustments to contrast, filtration, subtle burning, and dodging are acceptable.
All entries become the property of NJSGC and may be used by the organization for other educational or marketing materials.
Do not include any logos or text on the photo.
By submitting your photo to this contest, you grant NJSGC permission to publicly display, reproduce, and use the photographs in all manner and media for any and all purposes, including related promotional purposes, in perpetuity. You also warrant that the photo is your original work and does not violate the copyright or any other personal or property right of any third party, and that you may be required to and can obtain any and all releases and permissions necessary for its use in the production of our calendar, including releases for any recognizable faces, unless they are incidental to a larger scene (e.g., a group of sunbathers on the beach).
Winners will be announced prior to the July Fourth holiday. These images will be used to create the 2024 NJSGC downloadable desktop calendar (https://njseagrant.org/desktop-calendars/), which will also feature useful coastal facts and information to help locals and visitors learn more about and appreciate the Jersey Shore.
The New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium held the annual Jersey Shore Photo Contest once again! This year we received many beautiful submissions showcasing the grandeur of the nature and sunsets we witness on the Jersey Shore.
Twelve submissions won the contest and will be on display in our desktop calendar. The winning photos shown below were shot in familiar locations like Sandy Hook, Bradley Beach, Seaside Heights, and many more. The 2023 desktop calendar with these dazzling nature photos will be available on njseagrant.org in a few months. But in the meantime, view the winners below!
Hats for Summer at the Jersey Shore, Mary Ellen Connelly
Pre-Dawn Sentinels, Gina Olkowski
After the Storm, William Dalton
Comet Neowise by the lighthouse, Mark Ceres
Tequila Sunrise, Mia Mutascio
Water Dance, Barbara Mele
Reflection, Jen Acolia
Least Tern Chick Makes Funny Faces When Mom Isn’t Watching, Scott M Miller
Enjoying the beach in January, Laura Weberlist
The Sun Between the Dune Grass, Richard Pasquarella
Fences and Footprints, Kate Booth
Sailors Be Warned, Lois L. Mullen
Thank you to everyone who submitted and voted! We hope to see you next year!
NJSGC’s Jersey Shore photo contest featuring all of our state’s beauty, has closed. Of the 78 photos entered, 28 finalists were selected. Thanks to all the amazing photographers who entered. Selecting the top 28 was not easy.
Now it’s time to vote for the 12 that will create our 2023 desktop calendars.
New Jersey boasts some of the most picturesque beaches along the East Coast. If you have a great shot that celebrates and embraces the natural elements of the Garden State’s beautiful coastline, submit the image to NJSGC’s revamped “Favorite Beaches of the Jersey Shore” photo contest! Ultimately, the top twelve photos will be used to create New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium’s annual desktop calendar for 2022.
About the Contest:
New Jersey Sea Grant’s graphic design team will select 24 photos from all entries received up until Wednesday, June 8th (5 pm EST). Those finalists will then be posted on the NJSGC website where visitors can vote for their favorite throughout the month leading up to the July Fourth holiday.
New Jersey’s “Favorite Beaches” Photo Contest Submission Guidelines:
(If your submission does not meet the following guidelines, it will not be considered)
The email entry should include: name, email, photo location, and image title.
Stick to the contest theme: Natural Elements of New Jersey Beaches. We welcome both traditional and innovative approaches to this subject, but please no family portraits.
Photo files must be .JPG or .PNG format and a minimum of 300 DPI saved at a quality setting of “10” or higher and 8 ½” for the longest side.
Images should be horizontal (landscape).
Entries will be accepted until 5 pm (EST) on June 8th, 2022 on World Ocean Day.
Submit only your own original work.
Photos should be appropriate for a general audience. Explicit content is expressly prohibited.
Post-processing and digital manipulation is not allowed, but minor adjustments to contrast, filtration, subtle burning, and dodging are acceptable.
All entries become the property of NJSGC and may be used by the organization for other educational or marketing materials (the twelve finalists will receive an additional waiver for signature prior to publication of the calendar).
Do not include any logos or text on the photo.
By submitting your photo to this contest, you grant NJSGC permission to publicly display, reproduce, and use the photographs in all manner and media for any and all purposes, including related promotional purposes, in perpetuity. You also warrant that the photo is your original work and does not violate the copyright or any other personal or property right of any third party, and that you may be required to and can obtain any and all releases and permissions necessary for its use in the production of our calendar, including releases for any recognizable faces, unless they are incidental to a larger scene (e.g., a group of sunbathers on the beach).
Winners will be announced prior to the July Fourth holiday. These images will be used to create the 2023 NJSGC downloadable desktop calendar (https://njseagrant.org/desktop-calendars/), which will also feature useful coastal facts and information to help locals and visitors learn more about and appreciate the Jersey Shore.
NJSGC held its annual Jersey Shore Photo Contest again this year. The contest always gets a lot of submissions, but this year we received an incredible amount and quality of images!
Twelve submissions won the contest and will be on display for NJSGC’s desktop calendar. The winning photos shown below were shot in familiar locations like Brigantine, Cape May, Seaside Heights, and many more. The 2025 desktop calendar with these dazzling nature photos will be available on njseagrant.org in a few months. But in the meantime, view the winners below (in no particular order). Congratulations to all of the winners!
Sunrise Surfer, Anthony Ferraina
Dawn’s Awakening, Edward Volpe
Mother Nature’s Artistry: No Filter Required, Laurie VanSant
Red Fox Enjoying a Day at the Jersey Shore, Scott M. Miller
Bachelor Party, Anthony G. Bagileo
Beachway to Heaven, Richard Pasquarella
Mother Nature’s Artistry: No Filter Required, Laurie VanSant
Brigantine Sticks, Robin Eisman
Cape May Locals, Melissa Laurino
Entrance to Paradise, Connie Pyatt
Humpback Whale Lunge Feeding Off Lavalette Beach, Karen Riley
