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Honest Selfie

January 2015

John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal

University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate Sarah Dreifke takes a self-portrait atop a statue of Abraham Lincoln, continuing an annual post-commencement tradition of posing for pictures at the memorial on the campus.

Honest Selfie
January 2015
John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal

University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate Sarah Dreifke takes a self-portrait atop a statue of Abraham Lincoln, continuing an annual post-commencement tradition of posing for pictures at the memorial on the campus.
Impactful Advertising
December 2014
Doug Finger/Gainesville (Fla.) Sun

Emergency crews in Gainesville, Fla. tend to an accident scene involving a bus and a Ford Explorer. The Gainesville Sun reported that the victim pictured here sustained non-life-threatening injuries. No word if he contacted the attorney.
Big Air
November 2014
Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman

BMX freestyler Kevin Robinson takes flight off the vert ramp during the June X Games in Austin, Texas
Dividing Line
October 2014
David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Polaris

St. Louis County sheriffs officers meet a crowd of protestors on the first night of unrest in Ferguson, Mo. following the police-involved shooting death of Michael Brown in August.
Over the Rainbow
September 2014
Michael Ciaglo | The Colorado Springs Gazette

A rainbow lights up a field outside Hartsel, Colo. as a spring storm passes through the area on May 22, 2014.
Need a Lift?
August 2014
Tom Dodge | Columbus Dispatch

David Jackson, with Smoot Construction, backs his truck to load a Tyrannosaurus Rex behind the Manatee Coast at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Copyright: Dispatch Printing Company
Clean Hit
July 2014
Doug Duran | Bay Area News Group

While trying to protect a bull rider, bullfighter Eric Layton is launched into the air by a bull named "Crystal Clean" during the Livermore Rodeo in Livermore, Calif., on Sunday, June 9, 2013.
Submerged
June 2014
John Kim | Chicago Tribune

Ashley McMillan, 22, gets immersed into the water during the New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge at North Avenue Beach, Jan. 1, 2014, in Chicago.
Storm Chasers
May 2014
Matt Detrich | The Indianapolis Star

Members of the M.E.S.O. Storm Chase team perch themselves on the peak of a country road to get the best vantage point to hopefully watch a tornado form out of the gigantic clouds that surround them in Iowa on May 12, 2013.
Polar Vortex
April 2014
James Neiss | Niagara (N.Y.) Gazette

Prospect Point at Niagara Falls State Park is a winter wonderland as a result of the frigid temperatures this past January.
Cramped Quarters
March 2014
Michael Robinson Chavez | Los Angeles Times

This photo, taken on Oct. 25, 2013, shows the Pavaozinho favela, or slum, sitting above two of the most expensive and desirable neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro: Copocabana and Ipanema. Rios police force has pacified all of the favelas in this wealthy and tourist-filled area by forcing the drug lords out.
Electrical Storm
February 2014
Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Wash.)

Storm watchers look at lightning strikes from Bachmann Park in Manette, Wash., early on Aug. 10, 2013.
Star-Spangled Banner
January 2014
K.C. Alfred | U-T San Diego

Army soldiers unfurl a giant flag during the national anthem prior to an NFL Monday Night Football game on Sept. 9, 2013 between the San Diego Chargers and Houston Texans at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
FROM THE SKY
December 2013
Marc Lester | Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News

Staff Sgt. Otis Lee watches from the grounds as other Army paratroopers come down onto the Malemute Drop Zone. Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Airborne) conducted a mass tactical training exercise at the Malemute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on June 4, 2013. About 550 paratroopers jumped from C-17 aircraft during the exercise.
Fragile World
November 2013
Michael Chow | The Arizona Republic

Lizzy Hendrickson hangs on a fence while playing during recess at Prince of Peace Preschool in Phoenix, Ariz. The four-year-old suffers from Epidermolysis Bullosa, a rare genetic skin disease that causes the skin to be so fragile that the slightest friction can cause severe blistering. There is no cure.
Window Washing Hero
October 2013
Cherie Diez | Tampa Bay Times

Sao Doan,5, right, watches as her mom, Tiffany Ringer, snaps a photo of Spider-Man (aka Merrill Hunt) as he washes her window at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Jan. 10, 2013.
A Snack to Go
September 2013
Christine Hochkeppel | Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, Mass.)

Grace Nelson, 7, watches as a seagull snatches a piece of bread right from her hand at the Falmouth Heights Beach parking lot on Feb. 6, 2013.
Up in the Air
August 2013
Michael McCollum | The (Stockton, Calif.) Record

Ross and Snow and Canada Geese take flight at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge northeast of Vernalis, Calif. There were thousands taking a break in the stubblefield off of Beckwith Road, north on Highway 132, east of Highway 5.
Memorial Tribute
July 2013
Robin Scholz / News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)

Hunter Fazio (front) tries to clean off a grave marker as his brother Talon (left) talks with Trent Boppart, as Cub Scout Pack 121 helped members of the American Legion Post 24 install flags on all of the veterans grave sites at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Champaign, Ill., on May 25, 2013.
Face Time
June 2013
Francis Gardler / Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star

Florida State batter James Ramsey grimaces as he foul tips a pitch off his face during the Stony Brook game at the NCAA College World Series on Sunday, June 17, 2012, at TD Ameritrade Park.
Happy Day
May 2013
Lisa DeJong/The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer

On a frigid, snowy February day, a 4-month-old Labrador puppy appropriately named Happy forges ahead of his owner, 11-year-old Tommy Baker. Baker was happy himself, celebrating a day off school with a snow day. The National Weather Service had issued a snow warning for most of the county. Baker said Happy loves the snow and couldnt care less that the temperature was 15 degrees.
Capacity Crowd
April 2013
Guy Rhodes / Sun-Times Media

Spectators fill Chicagos North Avenue Beach as seen from an aerial view during the annual Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 18, 2012. The image was shot with a 400mm lens from the back door of the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Teams Fokker C-31A aircraft. The plane was climbing to an altitude of 12,500 feet above the beach in preparation for the teams jump.
Into the Wild
March 2013
Alan Berner | The Seattle Times

Rescued on Capitol Hill in mid-November 2012, a snowy owl is released in Volunteer Park by Sarvey Wildlife Care Center. The owl, with a wingspan of more than 3 feet, left its crate a second after the door was opened. A crowd watched as the owl flew away silently.
Scorched Earth
February 2013
Terry Pierson | The Press-Enterprise

A Los Angeles fire department truck makes its way through burnt valley brush during the more than 3,000-acre Buck Fire in Riverside County, Calif., on Aug. 15, 2012. More than 400 firefighters were called in from around the state to help battle the blaze in the rocky foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains. One resident and two firefighters were injured the first day of the fire.
Taste of Victory
January 2013
Steve Russell/Toronto Star

As time winds down, Toronto Argonauts head coach Scott Milanovich has Gatorade dumped on him in celebration as the Argonauts defeat the Calgary Stampeders 35 to 22 to win the Canadian Football Leagues 100th Grey Cup game at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada.