Thank you to all the photographers that shared their best photos showing waves, the ocean or people surfing in theĀ Surf And The Ocean Photo Contest with chances to have the winning photo in a Southern California Gallery and more!

A special thanks to the photographers that helped us find the following finalistsĀ and some of the most popular photos by voting for their favorite submissions. Stay tuned for more cool photo contestsĀ coming soon and the winners announcement coming soon.

Congratulations Grand Jury Winner "Golden Curl" by KanaPhotography

Congratulations Amateur Winner "Together" by lukakwiatkowsky

Congratulations Honorary Mention "Sunrise Rays" by c3p1

Congratulations Runner Up "Surfers Peru" by GeraintRowlandPhotography

Congratulations Runner Up "Sea sunset" by FedorLashkov

Congratulations Runner Up "Golden Flare" by brettallenphoto

Congratulations Runner Up "Matterhorn" by Daniel_Grebe

Congratulations Runner Up "Among the Madding Crowd" by emxsee

Congratulations People's Choice "Frozen wave" by marregurra

"Between the Peaks" by paulbiasco

"Driftwood" by mynameisdodge

"Rough Waters- March 16, 2016" by Jeta1websandpix

"Leading lines" by jaybirmingham

"Lahaina Beach" by Van_Dommelen_Images

"An-Awesome-Wave" by FrankSomma

"Though the Tides May Turn" by lauriesearch

"When the sky broke into sunset... and the water caught fire. " by Jitu

"Lesson learned" by NicoFroehberg

"Surf's 'not' Up!" by wazza

"Backwash" by jharphoto

"Soul Arch" by Hanger18

"Softly, Softly" by nadiapaul

"_DSC0244 Tranquility " by tracyburroughsbrown

"PORTHCAWL WAVE" by Gray3378

"Tunnels Beach Kauai" by PierreLeclercPhotography

"parkbeach asmania" by andrewklapton

"tugboatSS" by phillip_brossette

"Porth Nanven, Cornwall, UK" by LeePengelly

"Ulu patu" by ScottELB

"Paddle Pop Sunset" by lisafox_2723

"Sunset Surf in Huntington Beach" by laurahill_1531

"Kilauea Volcano lava flow" by danjusta

"Rust In Peace" by MikeW

"Tidal Abstract" by tra rader

"Ventura Pier" by jasongerard

"wave16_pano" by pauljackson_4080

"Blue inside" by KellyHeadrick

"The Roaring Sea" by The-Art-of-Darkness

"OCEAN FLAMES" by stevewyper

"DSC_1315" by simalg05

"Billabong Surfer on the high waves" by leonhugo

"Elements" by francescogola

"Puka Up" by ShabdroPhoto

"Silent Killer" by harryyoungimages

"The Big Wave" by Luka180

"Surfing" by chad_clark

"Over calm waters" by sudhirgotmare

"Canoe beach" by ShadowfoxCreative

"Knee Deep (Aurora HDR edit)" by jpnjoe

"hhj" by danny42

"Surfing girl" by Eddy22

"Frozen in time" by PaulGJohnson

"Into the Blue" by JRWPhotography

"hand_of_neptune" by tracyanderson_3830

"Sheringham Defences" by joshuacharnock

"Rock Shore Sunrise" by petertang

"Mini Perfection" by reecekeirphoto

"Sunset Over SoCal" by JohnWaldronImages

"Christmas-Sky-at-MB" by robmin

"Sunset at the Pier" by Ayersphotography

"In to The Light" by raven-black

"Hurricane Hermine" by missd80

"RIding the wave" by andreaspallanzani

"Angry Thor" by jonkula

"Surfin Lake Michigan " by Maddhatter

"Dodging gems" by dnphoto

"Front row seats at Pipeline" by krystaldahms

"sunset surfing" by jeannietrasolini

"Stormy waters" by char3105

"Night Time Lights" by gbyers

"PACIFIC WHIP" by marksteffen

"LihueBeach" by branningskylerhawken

"Sunset Surf ..." by didierciambra

"Golden hour" by arambecker

"Hurricane warning" by greghadel

"wave beauty" by gabriel_parsons_3363

"Slow waves 2" by Cokies004

"Samarra" by anaritaferreira

"Ice Crush" by moharrim

"Praia Brava IV" by rodrigoluft

"Ocean's Fury" by DonnaTurner

"Determined" by AlexArigfoto

"turning around on a wave " by HarrieMuis

"Reynisdrangar" by madspeteriversen

"Dolphins at Play" by PeterEvans23

"sun, sun, sun here it comes" by dKi_Photography

"Boscombe digi" by Holister

"Stormy Beach" by Dilleo22

"sea n sky" by lukasbudimaier

"untitled" by JMenggolo

"Helpless to the Tide" by WendyHudnall

"Sunset on the sea" by JonahDocter-Loeb

"Black & White Wave" by JonDavatzPhotography

"Rocker " by kennylerosejr

"The Ominous Pier" by LRock

"Pastel Sunrise" by NatashaHaggard

"Lady of the light" by linettesimoesphotography

"connection" by PatCliffordPhoto

"chaos and beauty" by Feeko77

"durdledoor at its best" by robertrousell

"Water Ballet" by denglish

"Catch A Wave" by SLSPhotography

"Heavy Roller" by Mark-Dobson

"Fast and Furious 2 in the big water" by brentmorris

"Eruption" by JackNoelDavis

"Hornsea Groynes" by phillg

"Wave1" by pansybrandtwinters

"Lands End" by martinwest

"Luke Cheadle - Western Australia" by Benny

"Green eyed Monster" by Rhino300

"IMG_9640" by littler

"Wharariki Dawn" by RobJDickinson

"Liquid Motion" by DrewHopper

"Pearl Coast" by michellemckoy

"Waves and Ice" by AMills

"Grey skies" by LeanneMWilliams

"Golden Gate Waterlines " by flomotionfotografie

"Freshmint" by davidfieldphoto

"Nas Ondas de Noronha" by carlosgrillo

"Soft wave" by raminata

"Sunrise Swirls" by Mbeiter

"Dyrholaey " by PF-pics

"TeardropsOnFire" by kurioko

"The Bluewater" by DrewHopper

"golden surfer" by phillticehurst

"Shoreline Sunset" by TParkerM

"Turmoil" by Jellyfire

"Sunset Crest" by billyjames

"the wave" by emmafleetwood

"Blue Breaker" by jpfotos

"Foamtastic (2)" by Athena_B

"A great day for some Surf" by HaliSowle

"Night Jam" by CreativeArtView

"A very real story in my imagination" by odedios

"Surfing Buddies" by TwoCatsPhotography

"Powerful wave" by marcocalandra89

"Wooden Pier B&W" by jreid13

"Shore break" by manny212

"Free to ride" by robertpuig

"El ataque de PoseidĆ³n" by ulisessandoval