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Our third annual Travel Etc. magazine reader photo contest prompted a flurry of colorful entries from across Canada and the U.S.

The winner? Holly Drader of Tangent, Alberta, who captured her toddler son in mid-air as he was being tossed up and down by his dad at a nearby lake last summer.

The runners-up are Jacquie Sieben of Mackenzie, B.C., whose adorable swimmer in goggles caught our eye, and Denise Soroka of Manning, Alberta. That's Denise, in the purple shirt and white hat, exploring some old-growth rainforest with her sons on the Queen Charlotte Islands off the central B.C. coast.

Our thanks to everyone who entered their favorite summer holiday photos. Whether you kissed stingrays on your Caribbean cruise, cycled across Europe or took your grandkids to a fishing hole, it was obvious to us that some talented amateur photographers were also there to catch the moment. Holly Drader wins airfare for two from the nearest gateway to Orlando, Florida, courtesy Uniglobe Travel. Plus three nights accommodation courtesy the beautiful, 714-room Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld. Send us a postcard, Holly!