Top Notch Week 1: Summer sparks

Morgan Bryant of Anna Maria wins the first week of The Islander’s 2025 Top Notch photo contest with this photograph, taken July 4 on the beach near the 74th Street access in Holmes Beach. 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. Islander Contest Photo