Last April, we held a Cover Photo Challenge for the month of May. We asked you to show us some breathtaking Seascapes. And wow, did you deliver—there were 1,900 entries.

You might’ve already noticed the winning photo, “The Sacred Gate” by Yoshihiko Wada as our new cover photo on our Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ pages. Congrats, Yoshihiko—and thanks to everyone who submitted their photos.

Photograph THE SACRED GATE by Yoshihiko Wada on 500px

THE SACRED GATE by Yoshihiko Wada on 500px

We still can’t help but fall in love with 20+ more spectacular seascapes in our contest gallery. Scroll down for the runner-up photos that took our breath away:

Photograph Rough sea 23 by Giovanni Allievi on 500px

Rough sea 23 by Giovanni Allievi on 500px

Photograph Oregon Coast by Ums99 on 500px

Oregon Coast by Ums99 on 500px

Photograph Ancient workers 2 by Cludes Tomato on 500px

Ancient workers 2 by Cludes Tomato on 500px

Photograph Rainbow Umbrellas by Alexis Ntounas on 500px

Rainbow Umbrellas by Alexis Ntounas on 500px

Photograph Ploumanac'h by Lubomir Letko on 500px

Ploumanac'h by Lubomir Letko on 500px

Photograph Untitled by blake randall on 500px

Untitled by blake randall on 500px

Photograph Dancing Spray & Setting Sun by Jorge Coromina on 500px

Dancing Spray & Setting Sun by Jorge Coromina on 500px

Photograph Saline di Marsala by Giovanni Genna on 500px

Saline di Marsala by Giovanni Genna on 500px

Photograph Rough sea No. 15 by Giovanni Allievi on 500px

Rough sea No. 15 by Giovanni Allievi on 500px

Photograph something’s coming to you by Alper Doruk on 500px

something’s coming to you by Alper Doruk on 500px

Photograph Treacherous Tranquility by T Dingle on 500px

Treacherous Tranquility by T Dingle on 500px

Photograph M??, ??????????? & Alexander von Humboldt II by Alexandre Minard on 500px

M??, ??????????? & Alexander von Humboldt II by Alexandre Minard on 500px

Photograph Breaking Dawn by Yoshihiko Wada on 500px

Breaking Dawn by Yoshihiko Wada on 500px

Photograph Twilight Colors by Ann on 500px

Twilight Colors by Ann on 500px

Photograph Sunset on Apolyont by Alperen Ar?can on 500px

Sunset on Apolyont by Alperen Ar?can on 500px

Photograph Gaztelugatxe by Pedro Jarque Krebs on 500px

Gaztelugatxe by Pedro Jarque Krebs on 500px

Photograph Vancouver by Yannis BZH on 500px

Vancouver by Yannis BZH on 500px

Photograph Paint me a Sunset by Jenny Haritou on 500px

Paint me a Sunset by Jenny Haritou on 500px

Photograph MonoLakeMirror by Wolfgang Moritzer on 500px

MonoLakeMirror by Wolfgang Moritzer on 500px

Photograph Anonymous Paradise by André Farinha on 500px

Anonymous Paradise by André Farinha on 500px

Photograph Promise of a Tomorrow by Dré Grech on 500px

Promise of a Tomorrow by Dré Grech on 500px

Photograph Point break by Tatiana Avdjiev on 500px

Point break by Tatiana Avdjiev on 500px

Photograph abandoned shipwrecked by zaldz cayanan on 500px

abandoned shipwrecked by zaldz cayanan on 500px

Photograph Sunset rocks by Giovanni Allievi on 500px

Sunset rocks by Giovanni Allievi on 500px

Photograph Icecold by Lex Schulte on 500px

Icecold by Lex Schulte on 500px

Photograph Endless, nameless by Tatiana Avdjiev on 500px

Endless, nameless by Tatiana Avdjiev on 500px

Photograph The Shore break by Kelly Headrick on 500px

The Shore break by Kelly Headrick on 500px

Photograph V by Frank Jensen on 500px

V by Frank Jensen on 500px

Photograph Palm Jumeirah by Saki Naveed on 500px

Palm Jumeirah by Saki Naveed on 500px

Photograph Heavenly Goðafoss by Derek Kind on 500px

Heavenly Goðafoss by Derek Kind on 500px

Photograph ColorLake by Wolfgang Moritzer on 500px

ColorLake by Wolfgang Moritzer on 500px

Photograph Silence beauty by George Papapostolou on 500px

Silence beauty by George Papapostolou on 500px

Photograph Lighthouse on the pier by Martijn Kort on 500px

Lighthouse on the pier by Martijn Kort on 500px

Photograph Rocks at Marina 2 by Uday Bhaskar Sharma on 500px

Rocks at Marina 2 by Uday Bhaskar Sharma on 500px

Photograph Les Oursinières by Alexandre Minard on 500px

Les Oursinières by Alexandre Minard on 500px

Photograph Limestones way by Long Nguy?n on 500px

Limestones way by Long Nguy?n on 500px

Photograph At Play by Richard Steinberger on 500px

At Play by Richard Steinberger on 500px

Photograph The Mirror by Saki Naveed on 500px

The Mirror by Saki Naveed on 500px

Photograph King Of The World by Martin Warn on 500px

King Of The World by Martin Warn on 500px

Photograph * by Alexandre Minard on 500px

* by Alexandre Minard on 500px

Photograph Reflection by Aleksandar Dimitrijevi? on 500px

Reflection by Aleksandar Dimitrijevi? on 500px

Photograph Reynisdrangar by Derek Kind on 500px

Reynisdrangar by Derek Kind on 500px

Photograph Irish Dawn by Roger Sharp on 500px

Irish Dawn by Roger Sharp on 500px

Photograph Bird Rock by Jason Drury on 500px

Bird Rock by Jason Drury on 500px

Photograph Touch the Sun by Valerio Benincasa on 500px

Touch the Sun by Valerio Benincasa on 500px

Photograph Nordic Summer Nights by Niels Christian Wulff on 500px

Nordic Summer Nights by Niels Christian Wulff on 500px

Photograph Boneyard II by Adrian De Vittor on 500px

Boneyard II by Adrian De Vittor on 500px

It was seriously a challenge to pick out just a few to feature. Got more time to kill? Browse more spectacular Seascapes from the contest gallery.

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