Dec 17, 2014

Famed landscape photographer Ansel Adams once said there are two people in every photograph, the photographer and the viewer. The Sun’s photo staff effort to bring compelling images that draw the viewer to the pages of the newspaper and baltimoresun.com. Be it humor or tragedy, their images elicit emotion. The pictures in this blog post are samples of their work in 2014.

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: From left, Tabitha Gladfelter talks on the phone with her mom about how her daughter, Brianna Shirey, 4, both of Hampden, Baltimore, won the “Miss Honette Contest” at Honfest. (Rachel Woolf/Baltimore Sun)

: Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones smiles beneath a coating of a shaving cream pie after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays as Baltimore wins its first AL East championship pennant at home since 1969. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Bee Munk goes for a sleigh ride on a racing sled with her Siberian Huskies, Bandit, left, and Belle, on Anneslie Rd. the morning after a snow storm. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: John Waters is pictured at a truck stop in Baltimore off of Interstate 95. His new book, “Carsick,” about his experience hitchiking across the United States. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: Pride of Baltimore II, one of the tall ships departing as it marks the end of the Star-Spangled Spectacular commemorating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 in Baltimore. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Dr. Susan Myers places a rose on the casket of her husband, Major General Harold J. Greene of the U.S. Army as her son, 1st Lt. Matthew Greene consoles her during Greene’s burial at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Greene was killed while serving in Afghanistan. (Al Drago/Baltimore Sun)

: First grader Madison Stinson enjoys the zipline on the new playground at Monarch Academy. The newly constructed playground officially opened for the kids after more than 100 volunteers from Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Monarch Academy Baltimore, The Children’s Guild, organizers from KaBOOM! and residents of the Baltimore community joined forces to give area kids the childhood they deserve by building a new playground. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: A bald eagle flies in gusty conditions with a fish in its talons at the Conowingo Hydroelectric Dam. The damn is a popular spot for birds of prey as fish swim thru the dam’s gates and become easy prey. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: Will Holloway, 8, tells Santa that he wants a “small puppy Dalmatian” for Christmas at the Fire Museum. (Cassidy Johnson/Baltimore Sun)

: Maryland Governor-elect Larry Hogan gives his victory speech at his campaign headquarters on election night. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: From left, Eastern Tech #8 Sean Boyle, Lansdowne #12 Kiyusila Makano, and #5 Nathan Nocar attempt to head a ball while avoiding collision. Eastern Tech High School beat Lansdowne H.S., 3-0, in the boys soccer Class 3A North region finals. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Bob Rude, one of the clinic founders, holds a kitten who will be getting surgery soon at the Spay Spa and Neuter Nook. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

: Baltimore City firefighters dig through debris from a rowhouse explosion on North Lakewood Ave. in East Baltimore that killed 8-year-old Troy Douglas. The third-grader was walking by a building at the corner of Jefferson and Lakewood Avenue on his way home from William Paca Elementary School on Feb. 19 when an explosion caused part of the building to come down on him. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

: Glenelg’s Jackie Bauer, left, returns a shot in front of Kristen Thesing, right, during the first game. Glenelg defeated Centennial in high school volleyball in three straight games. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: President Barack Obama greets supporters after his speech in support of a Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown at a campaign rally for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate at the Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School gym. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Orioles’ fans Patrick Nagle, left, of Hunt Valley, and girlfriend Morgan Sebach are dejected as the Royals win game 3 of the ALCS at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: Controller Ian Lienhard walks up to gauge the snow making quality as Whitetail Resort manufactures snow for the upcoming ski season. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Veronica (on top) held onto her sister Christina Schweitzer as they sledded at CCBC-Catonsville, but the cold weather made it hard to stay outside for long. The Schweitzer sisters are from Catonsville. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Reginald F. Lewis Falcons player-manager Michael Gardner holds up the football after scoring against the Digital Harbor Rams’s. The teams agreed to swap touchdowns in order to give Gardner an opportunity to score since he wears a prosthetic limb after losing his leg to cancer when he was eight years old. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Pokey is an African pygmy hedgehog that Jen Smith named after the horse in the Gumby animated shorts films. Somewhere around 4-years old, Pokey was a rescue from the Hedgehog Welfare Society, and is one of four she owns. (Christopher T. Assaf/Baltimore Sun)

: Darlene Handy, from union Local 1199 SIEU, holds a sign that says “We Can’t Survive on $7.25.” She was at a rally outside the State House to increase the minimum wage featuring Governor Martin O’Malley as the lead speaker. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Robert Lee Thomas of Baltimore, who said he is homeless, sits near a steam grate on Guilford Avenue in an effort to stay warm. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

: A frozen manmade pond holds one of a number of duck and goose decoys that sit as still as the gutted remains of a mansion following a 3-alarm fire that gutted a late-18th century home on St. Georges Road in the North Roland Park area. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Pinar Moon, right, who was with her two children in the play area of the Columbia Mall when gunfire erupted. Three people were killed, including the shooter. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Plate umpire Scott Barry signals the call as Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila flops in vain to tag Baltimore Orioles’ J.J. Hardy (right) who slides safely at home plate with the go-ahead run as the team and fans erupt in the eighth inning during game two of the ALDS at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Baltimore clawed back to shred the Tigers, 7-6, taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Atholton’s Ileana Thompson, left, and Wilde Lake’s Rachel Lazris battle for a corner kick ball in front of Atholton’s goal in the first half. Wilde Lake defeated Atholton by score of 1 to 0 in girls soccer in first round of playoff game. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: Barkly Sause heads down Overbrook Road in Rodgers Forge to begin shoveling out his car. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

: The honorary 10th man takes the field during pregame introductions on Opening Day of baseball at Oriole Park. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

: State Highway Administration workers try to pull a tree off the road along Jarrettsville Pike in Jacksonville this morning. The second of 3 forecasted winter storms this week hits Maryland as ice causes many trees to fall in the area. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: A.T. Jones & Sons costume shop owner, George Goebel, 81, spends time during his lunch break with his German Shepherd, Norman, left, and Tazwell, who comes to the costume shop every day with his owner, employee John Bernatitus. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Towson Tigers head coach Pat Skerry comforts player Mike Burwell, after their team lost to William & Mary in the CAA men’s basketball game at the Baltimore Arena. The final score was Wiliiam & Mary 75-71. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: The reflection of the 700 block of North Howard St. melds with one of the antique oversized clown masks in the display windows of The A.T. Jones & Sons costume company. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)

: The Sun Magazine’s under water fashion shoot with resort style clothes. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Bonnie Thomson, far left, 64, has been coming to Blob’s Park for sixty years. Her parents, Joe and Anna Manka, both 89, center, first took her when she was four years old. Blob’s Park, the German dance hall in Anne Arundel is closing. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: Cindi Arnold, mother of Morgan Lane Arnold, holds her daughter’s stuffed animal, “Baby Marsie,” which she says is a small version of a large black lab stuffed animal -Morgan’s favorite – that she brought to her father’s house. Morgan Lane Arnold is accused of murder in her father’s killing last May in Ellicott City. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: Family and friends, including Craig Ray’s sister, Danyelle Johnson, center, facing camera, grieve at the funeral of Craig Ray, 34, killed early Feb. 24. The church service took place at Morning Star Baptist Church of Christ on Fayette Street, in Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Adrianne Wade of Pasadena, MD (left) and Heather Stancill, visiting from Pennsylvania take their turns dipping into the Chesapeake Bay water during the 18th Annual MSP Polar Bear Plunge, “Plungefest,” at Sandy Point State Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: A pair of yellow-crowned night herons engage in a courting ritual in early April in an urban rookery located near the Jones Falls Expressway. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun.)

: Shannon Moore and her husband Louis Deliyannis with their son, Nicolas Deliyannis. Byron Deliyannis, the other twin sleeps in the seat. They are awaiting medical marijuana for their 3-year-old twin sons. The boys suffer from a rare disease, Miller-Diekler Syndrome, which produces about 30 seizures a day per child. Moore testified before the General Assembly. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: McKenzie West, 6 stands in front of her mother Mollie West, who hold candles to remember the death of Mollie’s nephew on the one-year anniversary of the hit-and-run murder of student Skylar Marion on Mountain Road. No one has been discovered as a suspect in the crash. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Andrew Guarraia, 4, gathered Easter eggs without benefit of a basket and had trouble carrying them back to his mother, Carla, in Catonsville. Children and parents at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church for the church’s annual Easter Event and Hunt, which is open to anyone. (Christopher T. Assaf/Baltimore Sun)

: William Winder, 18 leans against a sign post during an impromptu candlelight vigil at 615 Roundview Road for the third murder victim in three days in Cherry Hill. Friends of the 14-year-old victim, Najee gathered in front of his home to express their loss. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Fans enjoy their time at Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the O’s clawed their way back to edge Tampa Bay, 5-4, to extend their AL-East lead over the New York Yankees. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Five year old Ronald Miller, center, doesn’t want to let go of his dad, Joseph Booth, right, on the first day of school at Holabird Academy. His kindergarten teacher, Ms. Danna Thomas, is on left as both try to console him. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

: The road caved in taking cars with it next to the train tracks on 26th St. near Charles St. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: A model shows off some Preakness fashion possibilities for ladies who will be attending on race day. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: 2014 Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome arrives at Pimlico he is with his groom, Raul Rodriguez. Horses arriving at Pimlico Race Track for the running of the 139th Preakness Stakes to be held May 17th. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: The University of Maryland women’s lacrosse team hoist their national championship trophy as they beat Syracuse University 15-12 at Towson University John Unitas Stadium. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: Delaware #0 Davon Usher celebrates with fans after winning the CAA tournament. University of Delaware defeated William & Mary at the Baltimore Arena in clinching the championship. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: California Chrome, in the middle heading into the first turn, would win the 139th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Plebes discover that being a human ladder takes its toll, but teamwork pays off. The Herndon Monument Climb, the culmination of plebe year at the U.S. Naval Academy, was completed in 2:19:35 this year. (Amy Davis Baltimore Sun)

: Delaware #0 Davon Usher celebrates with fans after winning the CAA tournament. University of Delaware defeated William & Mary at the Baltimore Arena in clinching the championship. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Alisa Alford, front, and the other young dancers listen to instructions from Donna Jacobs, executive director of The Morton Street Dance Center. They are rehearsing “Neverland, The Story of Peter Pan,” at the Yorkwood Elementary School. Its studio at Meadow Mill was ruined by recent flooding, and the dancers have been forced to use a variety of other locations for rehearsals. (Amy Davis /Baltimore Sun)

: Eric Flynn, 9 of Glen Burnie rests with his father Eric Flynn Sr. after practicing catching and throwing an inflatable ball during a clinic for amputees, sponsored by University of Maryland Medical Center, held at Baltimore City Community College. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: The Maryland Terrapins bench simultaneously are caught airborne, erupting after midfielder Kelly McPartland scores the team’s ninth goal against the Northwestern Wildcats during the 2014 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championships at Johnny Unitas Stadium. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: The Notre Dame Fighting Irish rush the field as Maryland Terrapins midfielder Mike Chanenchuk (1) hangs his head at the end of regulation during the 2014 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships. Maryland failed to make the championship final, losing 11-6. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Connie West sings to her adopted son, Ray Lewis West who is a 16-year-old foster child with Cerebral Palsy who lived at the Lifeline group home for more than a decade. Connie and her husband, David took him in two years ago when doctors gave him six to 12 months to live. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: The team prepare to start out beneath rays of sun that stream between clouds above the lightweight 8+, 130 lbs and under during practice by the Baltimore Rowing Club on the middle branch of the Patapsco River. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Boston Red Sox left-fielder Brock Holt tries to make a back-handed catch on a foul ball hit by Orioles’ Chris Davis in the fourth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Holt made the catch but dropped the ball as he made contact with the ground on the warning track. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: Robert Houston holds his photography book called, “Legacy to an Unborn Son,” published in 1970. Behind him are photographs he took that span decades. Houston is a self-taught photographer who documented the Civil Rights movement, taking iconic photos of Martin Luther King, Jr., among others. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: Ann Bartlinski holds her daughter Gemma, 7. Ed and Ann Bartlinski are raising money for an orphanage in China called “Love You More Heart Home.” It will be a home for Chinese children who have heart problems. Today, four of the girls who have been adopted by the Bartlinskis are making decorations for some of the rooms at the orphanage. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

: Gavin Bailey, 19, right, from Hereford, gets jumpy about a play during overtime during a World Cup soccer match between the United States and Belgium. Next to him are his friends Jaxon (cq) Frasier, 18 (white T-shirt), left, and Adam Caulk, 18, center. Fans gather at the Power Plant Live! to watch the contest. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: Charna Mitchell, 22, has lived at Madison Park-North since she was born. She has four children and is still looking for another place to live. She’s says she’s very excited about leaving, “cause I don’t feel comfortable with my kids being in the neighborhood – like the selling drugs, the killing.” Madison Park-North, a troubled Reservoir Hill property that came to be known as “Murder Mall” will be demolished under an agreement that’s left some residents relieved, but others worried about where they’ll go. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: Andrew Baker Jr. visits the grave of Angel Chiwengo at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, something he does every Wednesday. He was driving Chiwengo home, through the Northern Parkway and York Road intersection, when another vehicle fleeing police struck their Jeep, sending them across the intersection and ending in a fiery crash. The two people in the other vehicle died, as well as Chiwengo. Baker managed to survive. “I just want somebody to say they’re sorry,” Baker said. (Christopher T. Assaf/Baltimore Sun)

: The Sun Magazine’s second fall fashion shoot for the September magazine. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Grace Howard, 8, of Charles County with her horse, Maestro, which she rode to a third place finish in the Mustang Poles in the rodeo competition. The Maryland High School Rodeo Association holds a rodeo event at the Howard County Fair. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Orioles Hall of Famer Rick Dempsey kisses home plate at Orioles Park as he is introduced during Orioles’ 60th anniversary game ceremony. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: Alice Shih-Kahn holds her three month old baby, Ethan Kahn, as she does a pose at the Baby and Me yoga class which was held at the Yoga Center of Columbia. They are from Columbia. (/Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

: Baltimore Orioles’ Manny Machado holds his right knee after grounding out during the third inning of the team’s game against the New York Yankees at Camden Yards in Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Marchers are nearly silhouetted beneath a golden sky at the Inner Harbor during a protest that started outside Baltimore City Hall in the spirit of continued unrest in Ferguson, MO, and in reaction to what activists call a pattern of police brutality and violence in Maryland jurisdictions. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

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