Creative Coastal Images

Coasts, be they of the vast Pacific or other oceans, or large lakes, offer a unique and special habitat teeming with life both on shore, and in the tide pools, as well as calming beaches and rocky shores to explore.

Sprouting Beach Coconut, Tutuila, American Samoa

Tropical Coral Reef, Ofu, American Samoa, staghorn coral, acropora

Anemones in Tide Pool, Olympic National Park, Washington, Tidal Secrets, sea anemones, low tide, coast

Pebbles in Tafoni, Santa Cruz, California, coast

Pahoehoe Lava, Volcanoes National Park Coast, Hawaii

Palm Trees, Punalu'u, Hawaii, moon, stars,

Green and Pink Sand, Olympic National Park, Washington, Sand Art, Coast

Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington

Sunset, Chichagof Island, Southeast Alaska

Humpback Whale Breathing at Sunset, Beardslee Islands, Alaska

Elephant Seal Rookery at Sunset, Piedras Blancas, California, nursing

Elephant Seals Fighting in Rookery, Piedras Blancas, California, face off, Mirounga angustirostris, coast

Wilderness Coast, Olympic National Park, Washington

Sunset Rushing Tide, Laguna Beach, California, tides of color,

Corona del Mar Seascape, Los Angeles, California, ocean, long exposure, sea castle

Abstract Coast Sandstone, Palos Verdes, California, tidal designs, lines, barnacle, sea snail,

Sea Urchin in Tide Pool, Palos Verdes, California, urchin world, anemone, coast, waves, Anthopleura, Strongylocentrotus

Bioluminescence, San Juan Islands, Noctiluca scintillans, dinoflagellates, night, washington

Milky Way, Maui, Hawaii, beach

Bandon Beach Sea Stack, Oregon Coast, Oregon, morning, pink, morning zen

Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington

Storm on the Coast, Olympic National Park, Washington, Poseidon's Wrath, wave

Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Stars, Night

Harbor Seal, Johns Hopkins Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park

Second Beach, Mist, Olympic National Park

Ruby Beach Mists, Olympic National Park, Washington, mysterious mist, fog, summer, pacific northwest

Icebergs and Black Sand Beach, Johns Hopkins Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park

Are you looking for a specific coastline? You can find a list of locations including the California Coast, the beaches and shore of the Pacific Northwest, and more in my photo-index or through my image search below (seperate search terms with a comma).