9 photos that prove we still love summer in York (despite the weather!)

Do you love summer?

You may be wondering what kind of summer it is, as it continues to rain heavily throughout July.

We asked members of our Press Camera Club to post their favorite summer photos for our monthly competition and are sharing some of them today.

Thanks to the following members for their photos on the theme ‘Summer of Love 2024’:

* In the Monet-inspired garden behind the York Art Gallery by Christine Hainsworth

* Geese sunbathing at King’s Staith by Garry Hornby

* The Divided Earth Window in Minster Gates by Sue Gabbatiss

* Summer Smile by Annie Greenhouse

* Flower Forest at Huby by Emma Richardson

* Midsummer Festival by Lisa Young

* Summer of Love in York by Dave Allison

* Summer of love on the coast. Photo by Michelle Sorrell

And our winner – a summer rainbow in a threatening grey York sky by Rachel Kennedy.

Congratulations Rachel, you are the winner of our monthly prize of £50.

Would you like to see your photos in the press and online?

More than 2,500 readers have joined the Press Camera Club, which launched in June 2017 and brings together talented photographers from across York, North and East Yorkshire to share their work, exchange tips and enter monthly themed prize competitions.

To join the free club, just search for ‘The Press Camera Club’ on Facebook – we’d love to see what our region looks like through your lens.

We will regularly publish pictures of our camera club in the press and online.

If you like to see photos of York, follow us on Instagram @york.press.