Sebastian Privitera of Methuen, Mass., fine-tunes his sculpture of a sun and moon. He tries to create sand sculptures whenever he can. "It's like therapy," he said.
Jim Mancuso of Niskayuna, N.Y., works on a giant map. He specializes in large, freehand maps of the United States, and often does educational programs at schools based on them.
Jeff Santacruce of Concord, N.H., perfects the drips on the sandcastle he and his wife, Christine, were working on.
Susan Lally, left, Priscilla Botsford, Mia Lally, 6, and her sister Even Lally, 13, all of Ogunquit, work on their creation.
Jake Schoen, 7, of Arlington, Mass., left, and his cousin Mason Price, 4, of Chicago, decide where to put their next buckets of sand.
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