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Photo courtesy of Mark Dunn
Summer photo winner 2016
Summer photo contest winner: Four-month-old Cooper Dunn chills out under an umbrella on the beach at Gulf Shores, Alabama.
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Photo courtesy of Mellisa Minich
Summer photo runner-up 1 2016
Summer photo contest first runner-up: Laine Minich jumps along the shore at Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
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Photo courtesy of Brian Kubas
Summer photo runner-up 2 2016
Summer photo contest second runner-up: Xander and Kyle Kubas take a seat 103 floors above Chicago on the Ledge, a glass box that extends out from the side of the Willis Tower.
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Photo courtesy of Merrick Wilson.
Summer photo runner-up 3 2016
Summer photo contest third runner-up: Friends Colten and Jude discover that unlimited jumps in the pool make a great Alabama summer.
We asked for them, and you sent them.
Thirty-eight photos were submitted for our summer photo contest.
Mark Dunn was selected as the winner for a picture of 4-month-old Cooper Dunn chilling out under an umbrella on the beach at Gulf Shores.
There were three photos chosen as runners-up. They are included in the gallery above.
Thanks to all who participated.