Top Notch’s Winners…
Purrfect portrait
Kathy Vitale of Holmes Beach is the winner of The Islander’s Top Notch pet photo contest for her image of a curious cat, Snowball, and a feathered visitor to her high-rise window ledge. Vitale wins a gift card from Pet’s Life Naturally in Palmetto.
Honorable mention
Wait for it... wait for it! This pup appears to be waiting the angler to hook a fish. Kathy Vitale of Holmes Beach entered multiple photos and her “Out for a Ride” image earns an honorable mention in The Islander’s Top Notch pet contest. Islander Courtesy Photo
Honorable mention
Lily McMorris of Holmes Beach wins an honorable mention in the Top Notch contest for this shot at Beer Can Island last November. “It was a well deserved day off with my hubby, hardly anyone around for a change, and we just let all those magnificent blues wash around and over us. Put us in an aqua daze.”
Honorable mention
Anna Maria resident Bill Shafer — a past winner — earned an honorable mention this year for his photograph of lightning in an evening storm. He took the photo in April at the Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria using a camera phone.
Winners…
Winners all. The photos submitted to The Islander Top Notch judging this year were fantastic. We’re grateful to have the opportunity to review so many great, candid photos from the lives of our readers going back to the days of the Kodak-sponsored contest for weekly newspapers. It’s all about capturing a moment, and you all do it so well.
— Bonner Joy
Shoot for 2021
Want to win prizes and get published?
Start shooting to enter the Top Notch 2021 contest next summer.
Entry details can be found at islander.org.
