SoMAS Photo Competition 2023-2024

Feb 15, 2024

SoMAS Photo Competition 2023-2024 All Photos

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 2023-2024 SoMAS Photo Competition are in! Event organizer and SoMAS Alum Sara Cernadas-Martin announced the finalists and the winners for this year’s contest!

Michael Fogg M21 Shortfin Mako

Marine winner: Michael Fogg (Shortfin Mako)​

Marine finalists: Sierra Andujar, Delaney Costante, Roy Price and Thomas Wilson

All Marine photos are available on Google Photos.

SoMAS Photo Competition 2023-2024 Marine photos
Richard Murdocco A4 A choking smoky haze lingers over Long Island on the evening of June 7th, 2023 - the image was captured in Western Suffolk County via a DJI Mini 2 Drone, roughly 800 ft above sea level, facing westward. The image is unedited and not enhanced. Conditions vividly deteriorated that day as smoke plumes from a series of active Canadian wildfires rode the jet stream south and blanketed the New York Metro Region. For a time, the area had the dubious distinction of having the worst air quality in the world.

Atmospheric winner: Richard Murdocco (Smoky haze over Long Island)

Atmospheric finalists: Stephen Schwartz (3 photos) and Arthur Mabaka

All Atmospheric photos are available on Google Photos.

SoMAS Photo Competition 2023-2024 Atmospheric photos
Tara Rider Su1 Location: Tanzania - Serengeti National Park. Subject: Leaping Leopold. Other Information: Was taken as part of the International Study Abroad Program to Tanzania where students were studying the relationships between humans, environment, and health.

Sustainability winner: Tara Rider (Serengeti National Park)

Sustainability finalists: Tara Rider

All Sustainability photos are available on Google Photos.

Jessica Esposito S1 Taken July 2023 near Montauk, NY, featuring two NYS endangered roseate terns by the Atlantic Ocean exchanging fish as a part of a courtship behavior.

Spirit winner: Jessica Esposito (Roseate Terns)

Spirit finalists: Rebecca Rogers, Julia Kaplan, Alyson Lowell and Michael Fogg

All Spirit photos are available on Google Photos.

SoMAS Photo Competition 2023-2024 Spirit photos

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!

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

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