2025 Carolina Beach & Kure Beach Photo Contest

We’re excited to welcome you to the 2025 Carolina Beach Realty Photo Contest—a celebration of the NC coast we love, your unforgettable beach vacations, and the special moments you’ve captured in Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or simply caught the perfect boardwalk sunset or sandcastle moment, we’d love to see your favorite photo from your time here on Pleasure Island. 

This isn’t just a contest—it’s your chance to show off the beauty of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach: ocean sunrises, pier strolls, beach days, family fun, fireworks, surf scenes, and everything in between. 

📅 Contest Dates 

Now – September 30, 2025 

📍 Who Can Enter? 

Everyone! Whether you're a visitor, local, or a past guest of Carolina Beach Realty—if you’ve snapped a great photo in Carolina Beach or Kure Beach, we want to see it. 

🎁 Prize 

Grand Prize: $300 off a future stay with Carolina Beach Realty 

📱 Stay Connected 

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram—we’ll announce the winner and feature your favorite submissions throughout the contest. 

Contest Rules: 

  1. By submitting your photos, you agree to the Rules stated below: 
  2. Photos must have been taken in Kure Beach or Carolina Beach. 
  3. Please submit photos in a High-Resolution JPG format. 
  4. Entries will be judged on the subject matter, quality of image, and composition. So, pick your best photos for entry. 
  5. You may enter as many photos as you like. 
  6. Enter only photos taken by you or a family member and with permission of the family or other recognizable individuals in the photo. 
  7. By submitting your photos, you grant Carolina Beach Realty permission to use your photo submission(s) for use in any of its marketing, advertising, or promotional materials at its discretion without payment or any other consideration. 
  8. Taxes are the responsibility of the winner. 
  9. Please do not submit any photos that have timestamps or text added. 
  10. By submitting an entry you agree to receive email communications from Carolina Beach Realty. You may opt-out at any time. 

📌 Ready to Enter? Choose your best high-resolution photo taken in Carolina Beach or Kure Beach and submit it for a chance to win—and be featured. We can’t wait to see Pleasure Island through your lens.