9th Annual Member Photo Contest

Our photo contest is currently closed. Thank you to all who entered! 

A panel of judges will vote to decide the winners. CHEC will announce the winners in the April 2023 Carolina Country magazine.  All entries will be featured on the Cooperative’s website for the duration of the contest. 

2022-2023 Contest Entries:

Gray Eagle over Hatteras Village
"Soaring Over Gray Eagle" by Karen Rhatigan, Hatteras
Pamlico Sound at Avon Harbor
"Mirror Image" by Lisa Groetsch, Avon
sunrise at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"The Dragon Awakens over Mirlo Beach" by Elizabeth Vannoy, Rodanthe
Sunrise in Avon NC Hatteras Island
"Rise Above the Day!" by Ocean Payne, Avon
Scottish Terrier on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Beach Girl" by Bill Prather, Salvo
Albatross Charter Boat Hatteras Village NC
"Father and twin sons arrive at the beautiful Hatteras dock on the Albatross with a full box" by Deborah Hoyt, Hatteras
Heron in Pamlico Sound Hatteras NC
"A Bird Retreat" by Terry Cartwright, Hatteras
Sunrise over Hatteras Island NC
"Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Sunrise" by Nancy Scarborough, Hatteras
Pamlico Sound Hatteras Island
"Reflecting on the New Year" by Elizabeth Browning Fox, Buxton
Avon Harbor Hatteras Island
"After the summer crowds have left. Avon Harbor late in the day" by Jim Stokes, Avon
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in the Snow
"Snowy Days" by Laura Everett, Buxton
First Jetty Buxton NC Hatteras Island
"First Jetty" by Joanna Otten, Buxton
Space X Rocket Launch over Hatteras Island
"Starry Nights and Rocket Flights" by Lisa Dexter, Salvo
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Buxton NC
"A Winter Day" by Lisa Cronrath, Buxton
Bioluminescence on Cape Hatteras NC Hatteras Island
"Nature's Lightshow" by Eric Alter, Rodanthe
Sunrise over Cape Hatteras Hatteras Island NC
"Clouds over the Gulf Stream" by Pamela Sumner Craven, Avon
Boat anchored at Clamshoal in Pamlico Sound Hatteras Island
"Clam Shoalin" by Jeff France, Jr., Buxton
Sunrise over Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Walking at Sunrise" by Tracy Biller, Avon
Sunrise at Waves Hatteras Island NC
"Serenity" by Caitlyn Gray, Waves
Sunset over the Pamlico Sound Hatteras Island
"Sunset" by Jack Gray, Buxton
Pamlico Sound Fishing Hatteras Island
"Sunset Fishing on the Sound" by Grace Stapleton, Salvo
Pamlico Sound Hatteras Island
"Pamlico Sound Beauty" by Charlene Kina, Avon
Mermaid on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Hatteras Island
"Beach Treasure" by Megan Wasilewski, Hatteras
Dolphin jumping in the Pamlico Sound off of Hatteras Island
"Inlet Encounter" by Julia Everheart, Hatteras
Deer on the beach at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Enjoy your walk, deer?" by Jan Dawson, Frisco
Butterfly on Hatteras Island
"Monarch enjoying a Jobellflower" by Karen Malina Scroggin, Frisco
NCDOT Ferry at Hatteras Village Outer Banks
"Ferries at the Dock" by Craig Ingram, Hatteras
Pelican at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Pelican Post" by Pete Coady, Frisco
Sunrise over Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Avon Sunrise" by Michael Breden, Avon
Moon over ocean at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Outer Banks Moon Kiss" Desiree Collins, Avon
White Heron by Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
"Lighthouse Keeper" by Roberta McCrory, Buxton
G.A. Kohler Shipwreck at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"G.A. Kohler revisited" by Richard Shoaf, Hatteras
Space X Launch over Hatteras Island
"Space-X Launch over Hatteras" by Carl Berg, Frisco
Fisherman in Pamlico Sound Hatteras Island
"Unnamed Fisherman at Dusk" by Shaluka Perera, Frisco
Birds at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Feeding Time" by Mirella Cooksey, Avon
Sunset over Pamlico Sound
"Sunset at recycle center" by Debbie Owens, Rodanthe
Moon over Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Magical Moonshine" by Marie Carey, Frisco
Girl at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Meadow's Beach Magic" by Glee Dunbar, Frisco
Beach and ocean at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Carolina Blue" by William Keenan, Salvo
Girl by the Hatteras Ferry over Pamlico Sound
"Mermaid Silhouette" by Buddy Kitchen, Hatteras
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White pelicans at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on Hatteras Island
"Pea Island" by Connie Meekins
Rainbow over Hatteras Village on Hatteras Island
"Rainbows End in Hatteras" by Kathy Northrop
Blue heron on Hatteras Island Avon
"Blue Heron at Sunset" by Missy Lankford, Avon
Avon Pier Hatteras Island
"Pier Sunrise" by Rick Weber, Avon
Surfer at Buxton Beach Hatteras Island
"Sunrise Surf Session" by Gerry Lindner, Buxton
Sunset over Hatteras Island
"Hatteras Sunset" by Leanne Foye, Hatteras
Beach house in Buxton on Hatteras Island
"Still Standing" by Lat Williams, Buxton
Ghost Crab on Hatteras Island
"Crab Vibes" by Michelle Galleo, Frisco
Sunrise over Hatteras Island
"Sunrise in Rodanthe" by Allyson Pittman
Old Lighthouse beach in Buxton Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Gulf Stream" by Jack Tinneny, Buxton
Sunrise over Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Askins Creek Sunrise" by Mike Regnier, Avon
August 2022 Super moon over Hatteras Island NC
"August Super Moon" by Melba Milak, Hatteras
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse steps in the snow Buxton NC
"Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Snow Swept Steps" by Cassandra Vaughn, Buxton
Super Moon over Hatteras Island NC
"Supermoon over Buxton" by H. David Black, Buxton
British Cemetery Buxton NC
"Paying Respects" by Leigh Broadhurst, Buxton
Sunset over Rodanthe Pier Hatteras Island
"Nights in Rodanthe" by Hilary Graf, Rodanthe Pier
Falcon Rocket Lauch over Hatteras Island NC
"Falcon rocket launch" by Shirley Wicker, Hatteras
Boat on the Pamlico Sound Hatteras Island
"Off to Work" by Martha Monser, Hatteras
Seashells on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Lucky Find" by Judy Guzy, Buxton
Sunset on the Pamlico Sound
"Sunset on the Pamlico Sound" by Michele Borgarelli, Hatteras
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Buxton NC
"The Light" by Michael Tripp, Buxton
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Buxton NC
"Lighthouse Flight" by Mary Lou Mortimer, Buxton
Surf fishing at Cape Point Buxton Cape Hatteras
"Nothing Could be Finer than Fishing in Carolina" by Teresa Surratt, Cape Point
Hatteras Fishhouse
"Fish House" by James Debuchananne, Hatteras
Rodanthe Pier Hatteras Island
"Serenity and Solitude on the Pier" by Kevin Moore, Rodanthe
Juvenile Green Heron Hatteras Island
"Green Heron" by Haley Rosell, Hatteras
Hatteras Inlet at sunset
"Inlet Sunset" by Linda Meyer Browning, Hatteras
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
"Heavenly Lights" by Ken Newman, Buxton
Buxton Cape Hatteras Sunrise
"Buxton Beach Bingo" by Cindy Lou Morgan
Sunrise Avon NC
"Kinnakeet Reflection" by Rebecca Cote, Avon
Wave in Buxton Cape Hatteras NC
"Sea Eye" by Deborah Bennett, Hatteras
Ice on Canadian Hole Rails Hatteras Island NC
"Haulover Day Use Area, sometimes called Canadian Hole" by Dave Coe, Avon