Photo of the Month
Happy Day
May 2013Lisa 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.
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Happy Day
May 2013Lisa 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.
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Capacity Crowd
April 2013Guy 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.
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Into the Wild
March 2013Alan 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.
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Scorched Earth
February 2013Terry 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.
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Taste of Victory
January 2013Steve 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.
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Flying Colors
December 2012Tom Fox/Dallas Morning News
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds military jet team flies in formation over north Fort Worth, Texas, as it makes an approach to Alliance Airport, Oct. 5, 2012. The team was one of the aerial highlights of the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show.
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Natural Wonder
November 2012Robert Becker/Lincoln Journal Star
As a grasshopper hangs on, a honeybee flies to the nectar of a bright sunflower in a yellow field west of Adams along Highway 41 in southeast Nebraska.
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Suspended Animation
October 2012Alex Garcia/Chicago Tribune
Cruz Guzman, a window washer with Corporate Cleaning Services, has some fun with his safety harness while descending from the top of the American Medical Association building in Chicago, Monday, July 2, 2012.
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Olympic Dreams
September 2012Nhat V. Meyer/San Jose Mercury News
The vivacious Gabby Douglas edged world-champion Jordyn Wieber for the first time in her career to win the all-around title at the U.S. Olympic trials at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The victory highlighted a thrilling conclusion to the four-day event when Douglas joined the rest of the Olympic team as shredded paper rained down on them while they stood before a cheering sold-out audience.
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Floating Tribute
August 2012Christina Ramos/Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale, Calif.)
More than 2,000 glowing lanterns illuminated the waters edge at Ala Moana Beach Parks Magic Island during the 14th annual Lantern Floating Ceremony on Memorial Day in Oahu, Hawaii. Inscribed on the miniature floating boards are messages to loved ones who have passed away, and prayers for a peaceful future.
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Snowed In
July 2012Melanie Stengel | New Haven (Conn.) Register
A pedestrian makes her way across the New Haven Green.
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Heat Wave
June 2012Kristen Douglas | Campbell River Mirror
Campbell River firefighters took part in a two-day training exercise at the Campbell River airport. Multimillion-dollar equipment on loan from the Edmonton International Airport simulated several different aircraft disaster scenes.
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Occupied
May 2012Craig F. Walker | The Denver Post
An Occupy Denver protester is arrested after clashing with police during the most violent Saturday of the city's movement, in which police arrested 20 people at Civic Center on Oct. 29, 2011.
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Icy Struggle
April 2012James Neiss | Niagara (N.Y.) Gazette
Niagara Falls firefighters pull a man from the freezing waters of Hyde Park Lake Wednesday, Feb. 15, with his faithful dogs looking on. The man fell through the ice trying to rescue one of the dogs and later died at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. After his relatives were notified, his dogs were put up for adoption. The three golden retrievers were adopted by firefighter Frank Cacciatore, who was involved in the rescue effort.
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Call Of Duty
March 2012Rob Johnson | Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star
In March 2004, photographer Ron Johnson spent 20 days documenting the lives of local units serving in the Iraq war for the Journal Star with reporter Mark Stern. Here, members of the 1st Armored Division stand guard near a highway north of Baghdad.
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Retro Reels
February 2012Jose Leiva | Sun Journal Daily
A handful of cars watch the previews of coming attractions on a Thursday night prior to the start of the feature film "Shrek" at the Bridgton Drive-In in Bridgton, Maine. Theater owner John Tevanian said it is usually not very busy during weekdays, but on weekends they typically have more than 200 cars.
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Canine Companion
January 2012Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian
Caitlin Veronda, 21, and Baquir, a Borzoi, relax during a busy day at the Rose City Classic Dog Show at the Expo Center in Portland, Ore.
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Full of Hot Air
December 2011Richard Pipes / Albuquerque Journal
Hot air balloons of all shapes and sizes launch at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiestas mass ascension Oct. 9, 2011.
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Summer’s Last Gasp
November 2011Jake May / Dubois County (Ind.) Herald
From left: Kinsey Bromm, 13, Hannah Welsh, 13, and Rachael Welsh, 13, dip back into the water to see who can hold their breath the longest July 5 at the Jasper Municipal Swimming Pool in Indiana. All three girls came up laughing after they surfaced.
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Grief of War
October 2011Emily McManamy / Burlington Free Press
Patrick McLeod is comforted during a ceremony in the wake of the death of his former classmate, Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony Rosa, who was killed in Afghanistan. Burlington Free Press photographer Emily McManamy was awarded first place in general news photography in the New England Associated Press Newspaper Editors awards for her coverage of the Dignified Transfer of Remains at Burlington International Airport on Sept. 29, 2010.
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Deepwater Legacy
September 2011Matthew Hinton / The Times-Picayune
A young heron sits dying in an oil-splattered mangrove on an island impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Barataria Bay in Plaquemines Parish, La., Sunday, May 23, 2010. The islands are home to hundreds of herons, brown pelicans, terns, gulls, and roseate spoonbills.
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Bull's Eye
August 2011Mayra Beltran | The Houston Chronicle
Jarrod Craig competes in the bull-riding competition of the Cinch Rodeo Houston Super Shootout; North America's Champions. The event was held the last day of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at Reliant Center.
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Homeward Bound
July 2011Paul Rudan | Campbell River Mirror
One-year-old chinook salmon are returned to their home waters at the head of Phillips Arm, located approximately 260 kilometers northwest of Vancouver, B.C., on April 18, 2011. The brood stock were taken from wile salmon, raised at a hatchery, and then released back into the wild.
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End of the Rainbow
June 2011Joe Mahoney | Richmond Times-Dispatch
A rainbow arches over The Diamond baseball stadium in Richmond, Va., as fans wait out a short rain delay. Photographer Joe Mahoney noted that it was unusual to see both ends of the rainbow, especially framed so nicely. He had to make a special trip to the Batmobile in the parking lot to retrieve a wide-angle lens, as he only carried long lenses to capture game action.
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Seismic
May 2011Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times
Beneath a star-filled sky along an abandoned rail line thats close to Southern Californias San Andreas fault, USGS geologist Mark Goldman monitors a pair of computers that will record explosions from 16 blast sites across the desert. Analysis of those seismic waves will help scientists to accurately map the shape, depth, and location of fault lines near the Salton Sea.