Enjoy a gallery of the best images submitted for our annual reader photo contest
Lightning Over The Pawleys Pier (Pre Ian) - Travis Huffstetler Pawleys Island
A Brightness In The Fog - CJ Uricks Myrtle Beach State Park
Sunset Serenity - Susan McNeill Mungo Sunset Beach, N.C., looking toward Bird Island Preserve
Listen to Me, Turtles - Bobbi Gasper Avenger Path Market Common
Gator With Flounder Dinner - George DeCamp Huntington Beach State Park
Coquina Harbour - Rick Schwend Coquina Harbour, Little River
Brown Pelican - Jacque Weir-Aldridge Veterans Pier, Murrells Inlet
Towering Milky Way Over Cherry Grove Beach - Rick Farrell Cherry Grove Beach
Winter Wonderland - Lisa Owens Myrtle Beach
Patriotic Fox - Travis Huffstetler Garden City -- READERS CHOICE WINNER!
Duck Party - Rendi Ray Annandale Plantation, Georgetown
Early Bird - Shutter Up Photography by Jayne Pawleys Island
The Point - Andrea Coleman Cherry Grove Beach
A Star Filled Sky Over Wacca Wache Marina - Jim Arnold Wacca Wache Marina in Murrells Inlet
On The Ride Out - Jason Rosenberg Murrells Inlet jetties on the PainKiller
Whistlin Dixie-Oak Island - Mogens Hermansen Oak Island, N.C.
Tranquility - Kaila Parmalee Myrtle Beach State Park
Fishing Pier View At Sunrise - Mary Ellen Rosen Myrtle Beach 2nd Avenue Pier
A Lunar Day At The Beach - Jon Snyder From Myrtle Beach looking toward the Apache Pier and Cherry Grove Beach
Look At Me Ladies - Mark Edwards Huntington Beach State Park
Capt. CL Holden - Michelle Tinger Under the Sunset Beach Bridge
Mesmerizing Skies Over Cherry Grove Beach - Rick Farrell Cherry Grove Beach
A Breathtaking Sunset - Mark Moore Sunset Beach facing Bird Island
Beautiful Azaleas - Debbie Matter Brookgreen Gardens
Pawleys Island Pier - Kathy Dowling Pawleys Island
Join Me For A Sunrise - Jon Snyder Cherry Grove Beach
An Inlet Christmas - Jim Arnold Veterans Pier in Murrells Inlet