Traffic in New York moves along West Street past One World Trade Center on June 7, 2023, amidst smokey haze from wildfires in Canada. (AP Photo/Andy Bao)
Hot air balloon pilot Kearney Davis lands his balloon “Kearney’s Mistress” in a residential neighborhood during the Tigard Balloon Festival in Tigard, Oregon on June 23, 2017. Davis’ team met him by car right after landing to pack up the balloon and take it away.
The Lone Pine in-lieu fishing site sits in the shadow of The Dalles Dam on Dec. 29, 2020. The construction of the dam in the 1950’s flooded Celilo Falls, a historic and one of the oldest communities in North America. Nearly 50 Native Americans live the Lone Pine in-lieu fishing site which has no running water or electricty. “We’ve been here longer than the grass has been here,” says Lana Jack, Celilo Wyam. “We deserve to be human and to be treated humanely. We deserve dignity. We deserve to have our families back”. (Andy Bao/For The Seattle Times)
Referee Aubrey "Gearl Hebner" Edwards, left, tries to intervene during the wrestling match between Steve West, center, and lucha "The Bird” on Friday night's 3-2-1 Battle wrestling event at Evolv Fitness in Seattle on October 4, 2019. "I grew up as a wrestling fan as a kid" says West. “Where else am I allowed to fight someone in fancy underwear?”
Eric Cheatley, center, walks back to the sideline during Friday night's football game between Adna High School and Onalaska High School at Adna on Oct. 25, 2019. Much like the players, referees will work through difficult weather conditions in addition to harassment from fans and low pay. With an average age of over 50, referees are struggling to maintain their numbers as previous generations retire from the job. "Our bodies can’t survive much longer after that," said another referee, Tyler Trimble.
Ballet dancers in the wings watch a duet being performed on stage during the Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker performance at McCaw Hall on Dec. 21, 2019.
An anonymous Dreamer student poses for a portrait on March 7th, 2018. Dreamers face an uncertain future under the current administration as the legal battle over DACA continues. "I know that they'd prefer it if they saw that I was a full-time student with an almost full-time job," she said. "Just so that we don't seem like we're not contributing."
UCLA students relax after completing the Undie Run on Dec. 12, 2018. The run happens every Wednesday during finals week as a way for students to let their stress loose before the end of the quarter.
Performer Lucy Paradisco dances in the aisle during the weekly Le Faux Queen of the Brunch drag show at Julia's On Broadway on Dec. 28, 2019.
Portland police and Federal ICE agents are reflected during the Occupy ICE protest in Portland, Oregon, on June 28, 2018.
Declan Reagan, 5, sits atop of Francis' shoulders outside the Washougal Police Department where his dad works in Washougal on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Declan's leukemia relapsed earlier this year and he was also diagnosed with lymphoma. A recent bone marrow transplant has him on his feet again and back to his up-beat self. "A woman in another country gave him the chance to have a life, and that's really cool" says his mother, Lauren.
Erika North shield herself from the rain with her umbrella outside the Amazon Spheres in Seattle on Dec. 20, 2019.
Former five-star quarterback Max Browne, from Sammamish, poses for a portrait at LA Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on March 28, 2021. Browne’s football career didn’t go as expected coming in as a break-out star in high school, ending his college career with more college degrees than wins. “You never think it’s going to be you that actually needs to use those degrees” says Browne. “The athlete in you is like, ‘Hey man, that’s never going to be me. I’ll be done playing football in 15 years and then I’ll figure it out’”. Failing to crack into the NFL, Browne has pivoted into working as a football analyst on radio. (Andy Bao/For The Seattle Times)
The Eagle Creek fire continues to ravage the Columbia River Gorge on Thursday evening, Sept. 7, 2017 as seen from Stevenson, WA. A 15-year-old boy started the fire by throwing fireworks into the Gorge, igniting a fire that has now grown to 33,000 acres. (The Columbian)
Will Fredo fishes alongside the lake during the annual Luminata festival Saturday in Green Lake Park in Seattle on Sept. 21, 2019.