The photo gallery below includes the best images submitted for our annual reader photo contest
Pelican - Ryan Santmyer - MarshWalk, Murrells Inlet
Morning Walk in Paradise - Donald Hovis - 81st Avenue North Beach Access, Myrtle Beach
Blue Hour at the Beach - Jonathan Hylton - Pawleys Island
Shrimpers at Dock - Charles Lawhon - Georgetown
Cherry Grove Surfer at Sunset - Cherie Barrett - Cherry Grove Pier
Underwater - Ed Weiner - Conway
Pelican With Reflection - George DeCamp - Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet
Fairytale Sunset - Jason Rosenberg - Waccamaw River, Pawleys Island
Fetch the Stick - Patricia Warren - Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet
Old Glory Above the Strand - Robbie Bischoff - Downtown Myrtle Beach
Harbor Seal - Eric Henson - Myrtle Beach
A Bike and Sunset - Mark D. Head - 40th Street, Sunset Beach
Self-Reliance - Amy Vincent - Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet
Beauty and the Beast - Bronnie Fisher - Waccatee Zoo, Myrtle Beach
Milky Way Night - Vicky Stroupe - Pawleys Island
Mama and Baby Egret - Nancy Job - Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet
Shrimp - Jacqueline Ginther - Murrells Inlet
Readers’ Choice Winner - Ocean Cathedral - Judy Q. Sharon - Cherry Grove Pier
Egret Mates - Paulette Thomas - Waccatee Zoo, Myrtle Beach
Pawleys Island Sunset - Austin Bond - Pawleys Island
Flight of the Woodstorks - Christine Lizzul - Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet
Early Morning Party - TJ Baccari - Murrells Inlet
A Skywheel Myrtle Beach Sunset - Jon Snyder - Myrtle Beach
Beautiful Nights - Jason Plyler - Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet
Memories - Matthew Trudeau - Family Kingdom Amusement Park, Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach State Park - Kathaleen Baccari - Myrtle Beach State Park
Eclipsed Blood Moon - Gene Berkenbile - Conway