Week 1: Joyful abandon

Shauna Carver of Massapequa, New York, wins the first week of The Islander’s 2023 Top Notch photo contest with this photograph taken May 2 from Bayfront Park in Anna Maria of Anthony and Addison Chieco at play in the waters of Tampa Bay. The photographer wins an Islander “More-than-a-mullet wrapper” T-shirt and entry into the finals, which offers a grand prize of $100 from The Islander and gift certificates from Islander advertisers.