SoMAS Photo Competition 2022

Jul 29, 2022

The SoMAS photo competition is an annual event where students (graduate and undergraduate), faculty and staff share their pictures with the SoMAS community and the general public.

The categories represent our SoMAS diversity and showcase the representation of our three divisions. The Photo Competition is divided into four categories with a single winner in each category:

Marine: Any photos taken while performing research associated with the SoMAS Division of Marine Science or related to Marine science

Atmospheric: Any photos taken while performing research associated with the SoMAS Division of Atmospheric Science or related to Atmospheric Science.

Sustainability: Any photos taken while performing research associated with the SoMAS Division of Sustainability or related to Sustainability Science.

SoMAS spirit: Freestyle photos. Anything that embodies the spirit of SoMAS will be eligible under this category. It can include photos of SoMAS events, SoMAS personnel, campus/equipment, marine fauna/flora, seascapes, sunsets on the ocean…your choice!

The results of the 2022 SoMAS Photo Competition are in! Event organizer and SoMAS Alum Sara Cernadas-Martin announced the finalists and the winners for this year’s contest!

Siobhan Keeling Photo of two Blue Tangs (Acanthurus coeruleus) near some saucer leaf algae (Turbinaria turbinata) taken on 1/9/2019 near the reef crest

Marine winner: Siobhan Keeling​

Marine finalists: Baoshan Chen, Paul Mooney (2 photos) and Siobhan Keeling

All Marine photos are available on Google Photos.

Winning photos in the Marine category
Kristian Hajny & Aaron Wang The northern lights over the town, taken from a ground study site a fair ways South of town.

Atmospheric winner: Kristian Hajny + Aaron Wang

Atmospheric finalists: Jessica Liew, Kristian Hajny + Robert Kaeser, Kristian Hajny + Chris Rodgers, and Kristofer Tuftedal

All Atmospheric photos are available on Google Photos.

Winning photos in the Atmospheric category
Demetrios Caroussos photo of seeding hard clams for restoration for the Shinnecock Bay Restoration Program.

Sustainability winner: Demetrios Caroussos

Sustainability finalists: Abigail Costigan, Kellianne Ticcony, Jessica Liew and Justin Holman

All Sustainability photos are available on Google Photos.

Winning photos in the Sustainability category
Stephen Schwartz's photo Avian Harassment.

Spirit winner: Stephen Schwartz

Spirit finalists: John Bohorquez, Julia Kaplan, Madison Muehl, and Matthew Dean

All Spirit photos are available on Google Photos.

Winning photos in the Spirit category

Congratulations to our finalists and winners and big thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s edition of the SoMAS Photo Competition as well as to our judges Paul Shepson, Gordon Taylor, Ping Liu, Katherine Aubrecht and Carl Safina!

The winning photos of each category will be printed in canvas and permanently exhibited at SoMAS! The category winners will receive a $100.00 cash prize!

Time to start taking photos and getting ready for next year’s contest!

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