Coastal

For Immediate Release

Date: February 15, 2023

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Lucy Perkins, NHDES Coastal Program
(603) 559-9101

Announcing the Winners of the 2023 New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup Rising Tides Photo Contest

Portsmouth, NH - After receiving 70 entries, the New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup is excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Rising Tides Photo Contest. This year, 29 photographers captured images in 11 coastal watershed communities.

Members of the public were invited to vote online for the photos in each of the four contest categories that best showcase the changes caused by high tide flooding and the resilience of communities, infrastructure, and ecosystems in New Hampshire. The following submissions received the most votes in each category and are hereby declared the winners of the 2023 Rising Tides Photo Contest.

PICTURING CHANGE – ATLANTIC COAST

Photos of changes related to or caused by high tide flooding in New Hampshire’s Atlantic Coast communities:
Hampton, Hampton Falls, New Castle, North Hampton, Portsmouth, Rye, and Seabrook

beach homes surrounded by water — “These homes on Hobson Ave in Hampton are 'reflecting' on their future.” Credit: Rick Cliche

PICTURING CHANGE – GREAT BAY

Photos of changes related to or caused by high tide flooding in New Hampshire’s Great Bay communities:
Dover, Durham, Exeter, Greenland, Madbury, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Rollinsford, and Stratham

bench submerged in water — "‘No place to sit!’ Public bench during King Tide at Durham's Town Landing.” Credit: Todd Selig

PICTURING RESILIENCE – ATLANTIC COAST

Photos showcasing what is compelling about a community that is resilient in the face of high tide flooding in New Hampshire’s Atlantic Coast communities:
Hampton Falls, New Castle, North Hampton, Portsmouth, Rye and Seabrook

house bei — “This house is being built on high stilts in order to prevent the new home from being ruined by the rising tides.” Credit: Jennifer Dubois

PICTURING RESILIENCE – GREAT BAY

Photos showcasing what is compelling about a community that is resilient in the face of high tide flooding in New Hampshire’s Great Bay communities:
Dover, Durham, Exeter, Greenland, Madbury, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Rollinsford, and Stratham

a snow covered boardwalk leads to the bay — “Boardwalk at Flood Tide, Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, 1/24/23.” Credit: Trina Ingelfinger

Contest winners have been notified and will receive a $50 gift card to a local restaurant of their choosing.

For questions, please contact Lucy Perkins with the NHDES Coastal Program at lucy.l.perkins@des.nh.gov or at (603) 559-9101.

The New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup is a collaboration of 30+ organizations, including the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, working to ensure that New Hampshire's coastal watershed communities are resourceful, ready, and resilient to extreme weather and long-term climate change.