Member Photo Contest winner Hatteras Harbor Marina Fleet
"Very Vivid Vessels" by Ken Newman, Hatteras NC

We invite you to participate in our 7th Annual Member Photo Contest!

Prizes will be awarded for the top three winners: 1st place wins a $100 bill credit and will be featured on the cover of our Annual Report, 2nd place wins a $50 bill credit, and 3rd place wins a $25 bill credit.  In addition to the top three, nine photo submissions will be featured in the 2022 Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative Member Calendar.

The subject of your photo can be scenery, interesting buildings or structures, power line equipment, or anything else that you find beautiful about Hatteras Island.  All entries must be submitted by February 1, 2021.  

A panel of judges will vote to decide the winners. CHEC will announce the winners in the April 2021 Carolina Country magazine.  All entries will be featured on the Cooperative’s website for the duration of the contest. For a full list of rules, visit chec.coop.  If you have questions about the contest call (252)995-5616.

Photo Contest Rules:

  1. Only one entry per member.
  2. The photo must have been taken by a CHEC member.
  3. The photo must be taken on Hatteras Island.
  4. The photo should be submitted electronically to photo@chec.coop by February 1, 2021. 
  5. When submitting a photo, you must include where the photo was taken, a brief description of the subject, who took the photo, and a title for the photo.
  6. Employees and directors of CHEC, along with members of their immediate families, are ineligible.
  7. The prizes will appear as credit on the winner’s electricity bill and may not be redeemed for cash.

By submitting a photo entry to this contest, you are granting CHEC permission to use the image in any and all of its publications, including internal and external newsletters and website entries, without payment.  However, photo credit will be given.  CHEC reserves the right to disqualify any photo deemed inappropriate or offensive.

2020 - 2021 Contest Entries

 

Ocean Overwash in Avon NC
"Overwash" by Teresa Surratt, Avon NC
snowy dunes at Salvo NC
"Snow Dune" by Paul E. Jones, Salvo NC
Lightning over the Pamlico Sound
"Cape Hatteras Electric Un-Cooperative" by Elizabeth Browning Fox, Buxton NC
Log on the beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"A Different Perspective" by Charlene Kina, Buxton NC
Glass insulator found on Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Crystal" by Roberta McCrory, Frisco NC
Two girls jumping for joy at the beach Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Jump for Joy" by Richard Shoaf, Salvo NC
Sunrise over Hatteras Village NC
"Let your Light Shine" by Martha Monser, Hatteras NC
Sunrise over Salvo NC
"Sunrise over Salvo" by Ann Steeley, Salvo NC
Boys playing the surf at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"My Heart" by Diane Thompson, Frisco, NC
Compilation of stars over Avon NC
"Circles of Light" by Rodney Haun, Avon NC
Starfish on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Make a Wish" by Conni Leigh James, Avon NC
Dog on the beach with sunrise in the background
"Bam Bam Kin of the morning sunrise" by Helene Bravos, Rodanthe NC
Sunset over Avon Harbro NC
"Sunset at Avon Harbor" by Linda Hooper, Avon NC
Cape Point Cape Hatteras National Seashore NC
"Winter at the Point" by Laura Brogley, Buxton NC
Fishermen at sunset, Avon Harbor NC
"Local fisherman returning to Avon Harbor after sunset" by Jim Stokes, Avon NC
Christmas tree on a dock by the Pamlico Sound
"Christmas Dock" by Catherine T James, Frisco NC
Duck Decoys in the Pamlico Sound
"The Reef" by Austin Fullerton, Hatteras NC
Owl on Hatteras Island
"Adult Male Osprey" by Haley Rosell, Hatteras NC
Sunset over the Hatteras Landing Marina
"Hatteras Landing Sunset" by Laura Fealtman, Hatteras, NC
"God is Good" by Carla Argo, Hatteras NC
"God is Good" by Carla Argo, Hatteras NC
Life Saving Station at Oregon Inlet NC
"Pea Island Life Saving" by Judy Guzy, Oregon Inlet NC
Hatteras Ocracoke Ferry
"Chance of Showers" by Ann Sommers, Hatteras NC
Family strains gby door of Cape Hatteras lighthouse Buxton NC
"Please Open" by Gerry Lindner, Buxton NC
Fishing at the Point at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Fishing at the Point" Brandon Owen, Buxton NC
Sunset over the Avon Harbor NC
"Evening, 2009" by George Griffith, Avon NC
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton NC
"The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse viewed from the Principal Keeper's Quarters" by Sandy Liu, Buxton NC
Cape Hatteras National Seashore beach access ramp looking toward the ocean
"Ramp to Relaxation" by Sue Thomas, Waves NC
Deer overlooking sunrise at Cape Hatteras
"Sunrise Deer" by Trish Turner, Hatteras Island, NC
Sunset over Pamlico Sound Brigands Bay Frisco
"Sounds Perfect Sunset" by Cheryl Saher, Brigand's Bay, Frisco, NC
Drone view of Avon Pier Cape Hatteras
"Nighttime Bird's Eye View" by James DeBuchananne Avon Pier 
Power lines with sunset in the background Cape Hatteras
"Hatteras Island Power" by Marie Carey, Frisco NC
two surfers at Frisco beach on Cape Hatteras
"Endless Summer" by Jan Dawson, Sandy Bay, Frisco, NC
Man sitting on the beach at Cape Hatteras looking at a commercial fishing vessel
"Ship's Ahoy!" by Thomas Patience, Rodanthe NC
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Beach in Waves NC
"Toes in the Sand" by John M. Ritz, Waves NC
Charter Boats in Hatteras Village
"Hatteras Fleet" by Barry Crum, Hatteras NC
Storm clouds over the atlantic ocean
"Rolling Thunder" by Stephanie Scarce, Salvo, NC
CHEC Lineman in Bucket fixing transformer
"Outage Restoration" by Charles Murray at Rodanthe, NC
Hatteras Ocracoke Ferry
"Red Sky in the Morning, Sailors Take Warning" by Matthew Nuckles at the Hatteras/Ocracoke Ferry
Sunset and Rainbow over the Pamlico Sound in Brigands Bay Frisco
"God's Promise" by Morgan Haddad at Brigand's Bay in Frisco
Alge Balls at Cape Point Buxton
"Hatteras Alien Hair Balls" by Debbie Blackmon at Cape Point in Buxton
Sunset over the Pamlico Sound
"Sunset at Hatteras Landing" by Elizabeth Eckert in Hatteras Village
Milky Way Over Hatteras
"Milky Way Over Hatteras" by Pete Coady in Brigand's Bay, Frisco​​​​​