For decades, New Times Media Group has asked local photographers to send their best shots our way as part of the annual Winning Images contest. Covering categories from Animals and Landscape/Seascape to In Motion and People, the images capture the beauty and strangeness across the Central Coast and beyond. This year, our judges sifted through 374 images to narrow them down to the top three in eight categories. Inside, you’ll find the winners.
This article appears in June 18 – June 25, 2026.
