Chip Litherland, an award-winning photographer based in Sarasota, FL blogs about Spring Break in Siesta Key, FL.

Sarasota is not really known for the Spring Break vacation destination as much as places like Daytona are, but it sure came through last night. Siesta Key normally draws in (older, richer, familier (?!)) tourists or students crashing at their grandparent’s condo, but for a few months now it can actually rival the beach towns on the east coast of Florida. I decided to set out to make a Spring Break kick-off photo and ended up deciding to cover two bikini contests at Gilligan’s Island Bar & Grill and The Beach Club in Siesta Key one right after another. Pretty insane.

Continue reading and see more photos on Chip’s blog.