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).