‘Summer Memories Photo Contest’ Winners and Honorable Mentions

Scenic summer vacations, fun family poses, and high resolution cameras were all a part of Learning Liftoff’s Summer Memories Photo Contest this year. We received more than 100 entries, from fun footprints in the sand to kids looking skyward at the eclipse and everything in between! Our readers made the most of summer and captured many Instagram-worthy images!

See below for the two winning entries and keep scrolling for some impressive, funny, cute, and touching honorable mentions that we loved!

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First Prize Winner of the GoPro HERO5 Black^® Camera Bundle

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Second Prize Winner of a
$50 Gift Card

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Honorable Mentions

[divider]Best Educational Photo[/divider]

 

[divider]Best Beach Photo[/divider]

 

[divider]Best Pet Photo[/divider]

 

[divider]Best Sense of Summer[/divider]

 

[divider]Best Nature Photo[/divider]

 

[divider]Best Expressions[/divider]

 

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[divider]Best Location Image[/divider]

 

[divider]Coolest Animal Photo[/divider]

 

[divider]Best Eclipse Viewing Images[/divider]

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[divider]Most Heartwarming[/divider]

 

Although six-year-old Joshua enjoyed a number of summer activities, including riding his bike, visiting the zoo, and splashing down the hill on his Slip’N Slide, it was this special day in June that he says was his “most favorite memory of all.” This photo captures the moment that Joshua’s mom and dad officially adopted him and he changed his last name to theirs. “I’ve never had a family before,” he tells us, “but now I have a mommy and daddy [who] love me very much.”