11th Annual Member Photo Contest

It is time for our 11th 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. Photos must be taken on Hatteras Island and be submitted by February 1, 2026. 

A panel of judges will vote to decide the winners. CHEC will announce the winners in the April 2026 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/photocontest. 

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, 2026.
  5. When submitting a photo, you must include the location, a brief description, the photographer’s name 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 a 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. 

Contest Entries:

Ramp 43 beach in Buxton NC Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Hatteras Island Ramp 43 at sunrise" by Deb Hoyt of Buxton
Roofers working on house with kiteboarder in the background, Hatteras Island Cape Hatteras National Seashore Salvo NC
"Roofers and Kiteboarders: Just Another Day in Salvo" by Aida Havel of Salvo
Location is on Ramp 48 at sunset on September 12th this year. My name Jennifer Gsell “Serenity”
“Serenity” by Jennifer Gsell, Ramp 48
Avon Harbor Sunset with orange and red skies
"Avon Harbor Sunset" by Kristen Rowe Chenault
Sunrise over the Pamlico Sound in Frisco NC
"Morning Pamlico Sunrise" by Brian Wharton, Frisco
Slick clam Pamlico Sound
"Slick Clam" by Jan Dawson, Kite Point
Sunset by Cape Point Campground in Buxton NC
"Glow Big or Go Home" by Taylor Horney, Cape Point Campground
Lightning storm over the Pamlico Sound in Frisco NC
"Lighting it up" by Pete Coady, Frisco
Buxton NC downtown and sunset
"Buxton Night Life" by Danielle Heinz
Male Deer standing on top of dune in Buxton NC Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Cape Point Buck checks out the ocean from the dunes" by Nancy Scarborough, Buxton
Sunset by the Salvo day use area over the Pamlico Sound on Hatteras Island NC
"Sunset over Live Oaks" by Grace Stapleton, Salvo Day Use 
Orange sunrise over Frisco NC beach Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Amber Sky" by Carl Cox, Ramp 29 Frisco
Aurora Borealis over Pamlico Sound Hatteras Island NC
"Veteran's Day Aurora across Pamlico Sound" by Elizabeth Browning Fox, Buxton
numerous egrets and heron feeding and roosting at Hatteras Village Nature Trail
"Reflections" by Tom Long, Hatteras Village Nature Trail
Sunset over the Canadian Hole near Avon NC Pamlico Sound
"Sunset" by Bonnie Gray, Canadian Hole
Black and white pelican
"Locals of Hatteras" by Damon Harkey, Hatteras
Woman holding sunset on the beach
"Catching Rays" by Michele Kincaid, Ramp 38
Avon Sunset over Pamlico Sound
"Avon Harbor Sunset" by Kimberly Long, Avon
Child fishing on the beach with adult during sunrise at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Rodanthe NC
"Where Traditions Begin - Rodanthe at Sunrise" by Diane Renn
Blue crab pinching a finger in Rodanthe NC on the beach
"Finger Lickin' Good!" by Jennifer Corwin, Rodanthe
Fishermen on the beach at Cape Point Hatteras Island NC
"Cape Point Sunrise" by Kevin McCabe, Buxton
Northen Lights over Hatteras Island rental home at night
"A Magical Appearance on the Island" by Molly Thompson, Avon
Sunset on the beach in Buxton NC Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Buxton Beach" by Dana Waterfield
tricolored heron in Hatteras Village NC
"Tricolored Heron" by Gerry Lindner, Hatteras
Seagull in mid-flight at the Cape Hatteras National Seahorse
"A Smiling Gull" by Karen Scroggin, Frisco
Sunset at Brigands Bay Frisco NC
"Sunset at Brigand's Bay" by Pat Butler, Frisco
Sunset over the Pamlico Sound near Avon NC
"Sunset at Canadian Hole" by Harold Blakney
Full moon over the Pamlico Sound at night
"Marvelous Moon Dance" by Jeffrey Leps, Frisco
white clouds reflecting off of the Pamlico Sound on a calm day
"Angelic 'Wispering' Wings Envelope You, Buxton" by Catherine Fortune, Frisco
Sunset in Rodanthe NC over the pamlico sound
"Sunrise in Rodanthe" by Sara Traber
Sunset between Avon and Buxton over the Pamlico Sound
Day one, 364 to go" by Kathy Albright, Avon
Golden Retriever in the dunes at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"Dog Days of Summer" by Donna Crawford, Avon
Toddler walking down the beach with sister and mom in tow
"Skylar Leads the Parade" by Donna Thomas, Frisco
Rainbow over the beach and ocean at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
"After the Rain" by Kristin Breslin, Ramp 43 Buxton
Wooded walking trail in the Buxton maritime forest.
"Peaceful Walk" by Lat Williams, Buxton
grey shelf cloud over Rodanthe, NC
"Whale's Mouth over Mirlo Beach" by Elizabeth Vannoy