Our First Place Winner

Lindsey Martin

Sunrise on Broken Hill (Torrey Pines State Reserve)

Western Gull (Bolsa Chica)

Greeting cards with some of these 1999 winning images are available to you for purchase.

Use of Above Photographic Images on this Site from the Photo Contest

These images were submitted to the California Coastal Commission as entries in an amateur photography competition to commemorate the California Coastal Commission's 25th anniversary. These photos were selected as finalists in the contest because they reflect the importance that the coast has for California residents and the role that the California Coastal Commission has played in preserving coastal resources. The images displayed on this site are the property of the photographer and are being used by the California Coastal Commission with the photographer's permission. You may view or download any of the photo contest images for your personal educational use only. Users who wish to download these photographs for personal educational use must include the names of both the photographer and the California Coastal Commission. Any other use of these images, including but not limited to commercial use, is prohibited unless written permission has been obtained from the photographer and the executive director of the California Coastal Commission.