© Gillian Laub / Courtesy Bonni Benrubi gallery, “grandpa eating lunch”.

Summer officially starts today, and to mark the occasion, we invited some readers to submit images that evoke the feeling and spirit of the season. Featured here is a selection of the images we received. The photographers include Gillian Laub, Gabriela Herman, Wayne Lawrence, Isa Leshko, Markel Redondo, Jennifer Loeber, Ryan Heffernan, Noah Webb, Inga Hendrickson, and Pascal Shirley.

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© Nick LaVecchia.

“Winter is an exciting time to be a surf photographer in Maine. You never know when you may wake up to a blanket of snow on the beach, waves peeling through a heavy coastal squall, and beautiful lighthouses glowing with the spirit of Christmas.”

After a stultifying stint in a graphic design mill, Nick threw over his cubicle for a carriage house on a sea cliff in York, Maine. It’s from there that Nick travels the world photographing the unique people and places that are the focus of his interest. To see more of his work click here.

All photos © Ross Mantle.

Open swim, Camp Hill, Pa.

Yvonne Finney makes her way across the Camp Hill pool after finding her granddaughter Madison, 8 (left).  Finney has been going to the pool for over 40 years.  “My son grew up here,” she said.

Ross Mantle is a freelance photographer working in Brooklyn, NY and Pittsburgh PA. To see more of his work go here.

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