Photos: ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ photographer Kelly Presnell, 2024 picks
A look through some of the images from staff photographer Kelly Presnell's 2024.
A runner makes his way up the Mosaic Trail in the Painted Hills Trails Park under the clouds on the leading edge of a winter storm moving in over ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., January 3, 2024. Rains expected overnight, much cooler temps coming too, including freeze warnings, more rain and possible snow on the weekend.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s Malia Hargrove performs under the McKale Center lights during her floor exercise routine in the Wildcats’ meet with archrival ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State at McKale Center, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., February 15, 2024.
Artist Frank Powers fires off a bunch of bubbles from his bubble gun while working with the crowd outside his Comic Bookmobile at the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Festival Of Books on the U A Mall, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., March 9, 2024. Thousands attended the first day of the festival to meet authors, publishers, sellers and readers.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ catcher Caid Bergthold (52) signs autographs in the last of the day’s light before the Wildcats’ game against ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State at Hi Corbett Field, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., March 16, 2024.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ head coach Tommy Lloyd, left, reacts after the ball was called out on the Wildcats as assistant coach Riccardo Fois calls out to the court late in the second half against Dayton in the west region of the NCAA Basketball Championship, Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 23, 2024.
Quarterback Noah Fifita throws as the offense runs some seven-on-seven drills during the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s spring game, April 27, 2024, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Az.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Police take a protester into custody on Park Avenue as law enforcement personnel from several area agencies clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators from the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ campus, May 1, 2024, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Az.
New graduate Brooke Doris gets cell phone video of the grand finale fireworks over ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Stadium at the commencement ceremonies at the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, May 10, 2024, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Az. Doris was among the estimated 4,700 graduates who attended the school’s 160th commencement where some 8,000 degrees were awarded.
Salpointe's players celebrate after run-ruling Canyon del Oro 11-0 to win the 4A state championship game at Hillenbrand Stadium in five innings, May 11, 2024, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Az. The title is the Lancers’ sixth in a row.
Marc Mora gives his new bubble wand a big swing just before a screening of “Wish†for Movies in the Park at the DeMeester Performance Center in Reid Park, June 7, 2024, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz. Sponsor Cox was giving away the wands and streamers for the kids in the run-up to the night’s feature. The last movie in this year’s schedule is Friday, June 21 with a showing of “Trolls Band Togetherâ€. Pre-movie activities start at 6, the film screens around 7:45, or when it get dark.
A Sugar Skulls fan gets cell phone video of the goings on during a time out of the Indoor Football League game against the Frisco Fighters, June 15, 2024, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.
An isolated storm cell drops rain over the far northeast part of the valley just as sun sets on a day of scattered monsoon action around ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., June 27, 2024. Rain and wind landed over the area mostly in the area around the Rincon Mountains
A biker fords the flooded intersection of Glenn Street and ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Boulevard as a monsoon storm drops a lot of rain in a little time over mid-town ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., July 11, 2024. Rain, wind and lighting accompanied several bands of storms that rolled over the area just before sunset.
Aya Pickett, with the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Audubon, works to extract a brown crested flycatcher that flew into the nets the Purple Martin Project put up to catch purple martins in a colony outside, Mammoth, Ariz., July 31 2024. The PMP is attempting to catch and attach trackers to nine martins to learn more about the birds and their migration to Brazil for the winter. On this day the martins were few and scattered resulting in none being caught.
Several bolts strike the southern reaches of the Rincon Mountains as traffic from I-10 speeds below one of a series of monsoon cells that peppered the area with lightning, wind and rain around ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., August 16, 2024.
Members of the Catalina Foothills marching band color guard are silhouetted against one of their props as they rehearse for the Flacon’s upcoming game against ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ High at Catalina Foothills High School, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., September 27, 2024.
Skyline's Annabel Rodriguez (2) gets nothing but shorts in trying to tackle Sunnyside's Anyssa Lerma (32) in the third quarter of their high school flag football game at Sunnyside High School, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., October 1, 2024.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s first baseman Andrew Cain (3) gets his glove on a wicked grounder up the line from Pima's Leon Cerceres for the last out of the seventh inning of the first game of their fall double header, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., October 12, 2024. The Wildcats rolled to 16-2 and 2-0 wins on the afternoon.
A woman walks into the recessed entrance of a shop just after sunset on Thanksgiving eve in downtown ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., November 27, 2024.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State running back Cam Skattebo (4) grabs a young fan out of the stands and celebrates with the visiting fans in the Sun Devils’ 49-7 Territorial Cup win, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., November 30, 2024.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ outside hitter Sydnie Vanek (1) can’t bear to watch as the Wildcats seesaw against Northern Colorado late in the fourth set in the Fab Four match of the NIVC, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 12, 2024.
Sophie Derr flips through a part of her routine on the balance beam for the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ GymCat Showcase, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 14, 2024.
A couple of sightseers stop to watch the water, light and music show on display along Christmas Avenue at the 75th Winterhaven Festival of Lights, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 19, 2024. This year’s festival, the Diamond Anniversary, runs through December 28th, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and free although food or monetary contributions to the Community Food Bank are encouraged, with drop boxes and donation QR code signs throughout the neighborhood. There are no drive-thru nights schedule this year.
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