Seas & Scenes: Love the Caribbean Photo Contest 2025 is a region-wide celebration of the places, people, wildlife, and cultural spirit that make the Caribbean extraordinary. Hosted by EPIC in partnership with Caribbean Compass magazine, the contest invited photographers of all backgrounds — residents, visitors, sailors, students, and nature lovers — to share their vision of what makes the Caribbean worth protecting.
Across August 2025, the contest received 315 photo submissions representing 31 islands and territories, along with 2,824 audience votes from around the globe. Images captured everything from soaring frigatebirds and hidden mangroves to coral reefs, village life, island adventures, and quiet moments that define life in the Caribbean.
Entries were judged across three categories — Sailing & Yachting Adventures, Caribbean Nature & the People Who Love It, and the global-vote-driven Audience Choice Award. The result is a vibrant collection of stories and perspectives that showcase not just beauty, but connection: to place, to environment, and to community.
The contest supports EPIC’s mission to inspire environmental stewardship through art, storytelling, and public engagement. Many of the winning images are featured in EPIC and Caribbean Compass magazine’s communications, helping raise awareness and celebrate the Caribbean environment we are committed to protecting.
This project is more than a contest. It is a love letter to the islands — a reminder of why conservation matters and a celebration of the creativity and passion that live across the Caribbean.
Barbuda’s major tourist attraction is the Western Hemisphere’s largest nesting colony of which seabird?
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What four inch animal, found only on Barbados, is the smallest of its kind?
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In 1995, Dominica’s Trois Piton National Park was the first Caribbean location listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Why is it so special?
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Has it ever snowed in the Dominican Republic?
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Why is Guadeloupe known as the butterfly island?
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An uprising against French colonists, lasting over a decade, ended in 1804 with what result?
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Which one of the world’s largest insects are found on Jamaica?
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What famous French painter spent four months painting tropical landscapes on Martinique in 1887?
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What devastating event in 1995, closed the southern half of Montserrat?
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Sint Maarten is one of four countries that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. What other two Caribbean islands are in this group?
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How many stop lights and fast-food restaurants can be found on St. Barts?
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How much of St. John is protected within the boundaries of the Virgin Islands National Park?
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For over 30 years, what world famous race ends in Saint Lucia?
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Sint Maarten/Saint Martin (Dutch/French) is one of only two Caribbean islands shared by two sovereign states. What is the other one?
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The US Virgin Islands includes three main islands (St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John). How many other islands/cays are in the territory?
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Near the capital of Kingstown is a plant-friendly place, considered the oldest one in the Western Hemisphere. What is it?
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Considered the wealthiest Caribbean nation due to its abundance of what natural resource?
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What famous song, often sung in churches and at funerals, was written by a former slave ship captain just offshore of St. Kitts and Nevis?
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What rare blue object can be found in the oceans of St. Eustatius, also known as Statia?
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Upon arrival, Saba visitors are often surprised by the world’s shortest what?
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