Photo of the Month
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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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.
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Static Thrill
April 2011Larry Wong / Edmonton Journal
Ryan Thompson, age 10, gets a charge out of a Van de Graaf static electricity generator at the Telus World of Science in Edmonton, Alberta March 3, 2011.
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Up, up and away
March 2011Brian Walton/Santa maria Times
Spectators gather to watch the launch of a Delta IV-Heavy rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Jan. 20. At 235 feet tall, it is the largest rocket ever to launch from the West Coast and was carrying a top-secret reconnaissance satellite.
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View From The Top
February 2011José M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune
A young girl enjoys the Skydeck Ledge on the 103rd floor of Willis Tower in Chicago on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010.
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Change of Perspective
January 2011Alan Berner / The Seattle Times
The World Championship of Sand Sculpting was held in Federal Way, Wash., in 2010; the first time the contest has ever been held in the U.S. Here, Martijn Rijerse from the Netherlands is immersed in his piece, titled Take a Step Back, which consists of disconnected face parts that merge depending on the viewers position.