The story behind the shot: 2025 winners share tips before the next contest begins
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<div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">The story behind the shot: 2025 winners share tips before the next contest begins</div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><figure> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-media-image c-field--type-image c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img alt="Woman viewing telescope with old bridge and Milky Way in the background" height="717" src="https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2026-07/2025-giys-recreation-fknms-telescopemilkyway-daniel-eidsmoe-1000.jpg?h=8c2892df&itok=9Bf1mobB" title="Woman viewing telescope with old bridge and Milky Way in the background (Image credit: Daniel Eidsmoe)" width="1275" /> </div></div></div> <figcaption> <div> <div class="caption-credit"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-file-caption-formatted c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><p>Stargazing near the Old Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary <span class="credit">(Image credit: Daniel Eidsmoe)</span></p></div></div></div> </div> <div class="image-download"><a class="image-download-link" href="https://www.noaa.gov/media/image_download/f1d6578c-0ee2-4e7d-9037-dd537aa0ed57">Download Image</a></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-publication-date c-field--type-datetime c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><time datetime="2026-05-19T12:00:00Z">May 19, 2026</time> </div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body c-field--type-entity-reference-revisions c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-rich-text paragraph--display-mode-default paragraph--width-body-indent-none"> <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-49996"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><p>Each year, the Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest invites photographers to capture the beauty, biodiversity, and recreational experiences found across national marine sanctuaries and beyond. From quiet intertidal moments along the Olympic Coast to swirling shoals of squid in the Florida Keys and starlit skies over historic bridges, the 2025 winners reveal the many ways people connect with these special places.</p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </section> </div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-node-focus-area c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/education">Education</a> </div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-sidebar-next-to-intro c-field--type-boolean c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">0</div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-updates c-field--type-entity-reference-revisions c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"></div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-suppress-hero-image c-field--type-boolean c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">Off</div></div></div>