© 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.

© Gabriela Herman.

© Wayne Lawrence/INSTITUTE.  Sharna, Chris, Kyla.

© Isa Leshko. Coaster at Dusk, Hershey Park, PA from Thrills and Chills.

© Markel Redondo. Two young tourists rest during a hot day in No.1 Bathing Beach in Qingdao, China. Qingdao is a very popular place where Chinese tourists flock in the summer months.

© Jennifer Loeber. From the series, “Cruel Story of Youth”.

© Ryan Heffernan. Tubing down the Rio Chama river in New Mexico.

© Noah Webb.

© Inga Hendrickson

© Pascal Shirley.