First Place
‘Where Knelt The Vanquished Foe’
Kimmel Lane
USS Constitution in Boston, August 2023
Second Place
Between Sea and Ship
CDT Gabriel Niles, USCG
On board the USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) in the Caribbean
Third Place
View of Dakar
LT Jacob Crnkovich, USN
Traditional pirogues (foreground) have been used by Senegalese fishermen for hundreds of years; the Karmol power ship in the background arrived recently and provides electrical power to Dakar. Île de Gorée, Senegal, August 2023.
Honorable Mention
Nueva Venecia
CAPT Javier Arcenillas, Spanish Marine Infantry (Ret.)
A child prepares to go to school in the Palafito town of Nueva Venecia, Colombia.
The Fisherman
CAPT Javier Arcenillas, Spanish Marine Infantry (Ret.)
Fisherman in Nueva Venecia, Colombia, works on a net.
Almeria
CAPT Javier Arcenillas, Spanish Marine Infantry (Ret.)
An old boat in a field at Cabo de Gata in Almeria, Spain.
Reflections
PO1 Steve Collins, USN (Ret.)
Boats rest at Denny Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Catch of the Day
PO1 Steve Collins, USN (Ret.)
A fisherman reels in a fish at Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada.
Huatulco Dock
ENS Ray Corniel, USCG
Fishing dock in Huatulco, Mexico , August 2023.
Calm Before The Storm
Olga Curnen
The lighthouse at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, stands ready for duty in 2017.
Big Wisky—Still Frosty
Jeffrey Dao
The museum ship Wisconsin (BB-64), berthed in Norfolk, Virginia, November 2021.
Incessant activity
Stephane de Rouville
Schooners from all over the west coast of Madagascar meet at the port of Morondava to load and unload goods. The photographer was part of the crew on board one of these schooners for 17 days in December 2015.
Inside the Dhow
Stephane de Rouville
The dhows are hand made, mostly without electricity, a 400-year tradition. It takes at least nine months to finish a vessel. Mandvi, Gujarat, India, October 2019.
Next Generation
SSgt Dustin Dooley, USMC
Night land navigation during the Reconnaissance Training Assessment Program.
Ulsteinvik
Donald Gillikin, USMC Veteran
A beautiful day in Ulsteinvik, Norway, 2018.
Kidd at Sunset
CDR David Glazier, USN (Ret.)
The restored USS Kidd (DD-661) at her mooring in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 2023
Morning Mist
William Hampton, USN Veteran
The replica Kalmar Nyckel in early morning at Bristol Wharf, Pennsylvania, September 2023.
Normandy Sojourns
ENS Jacqueline Hayre-Perez, USN
The USS Normandy (CG-60) while deployed as part of Sixth Fleet, summer 2023.
Corfu Nights
LT Nathan Heltzel, USCG
The sun sets at Gouvia Marina in Corfu, Greece.
Victory At Sea
LCDR Matthew Hipple, USN
NASSCO at dusk, seen from Naval Base San Diego, February 2023
Returning Home
Libby Jones
A veteran visits the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial, Camden, New Jersey, May 2023
Sunrise Over Cat 1
LCDR Brian Karlo, USN
Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean on return from final deployment on board the USS Enterprise’s (CVN-65) in 2012.
Mirrored Dinghies
LCDR Sarah Kuehl, USNR
A beautiful marina in Auckland, New Zealand, May 2023.
Clearing Hurdles
David Lau
U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet Michelle Kwafo broke two Academy records in two individual events and one relay, May 2023.
Abandoned boat
Marwen Louafi
An abandoned boat in the lake at sunset, Menzel Jemil, Tunisia.
Goodbye Sea, See You Soon
CDR Noah McBurnett, USN
Taken on the photographer’s last officer of the deck, on board the USS Houston (SSN-713) in the Indo-Pacific.
In Dry Dock
LT(JG) Jacob Skimmons, USCG
The USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) on the blocks during her annual dry dock period.
Submerge
Ivan Skvaril
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 conduct a body recovery exercise on Naval Base Guam, March 2023.
Sledgehammer
Sierra Walker
Paying respects to Eugene Sledge, Mobile, Alabama 2022.
