Revelers surround the bonfire during the annual Point83 cyclist club Christmas tree burn, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2017 at Golden Gardens Beach Park. Participants bring their trees to the inferno, most via bicycle. The bonfire has become an annual tradition over the past decade.Members of the armed forces hold the flag in the tunnel before the Seahawks game against the Panthers, Sunday, October 18, 2015.Nina Valerio, 77, holds her husband, Joseph Scott, 86, who suffers from two types of cancer, partial blindness and memory loss, during an emotional moment at their home in Columbia City, January 18, 2022. Nina acts as caretaker for her husband and partner of 37 years. The couple have been paying into private long-term care insurance for over 20 years, but MetLife has repeatedly delayed or denied their benefit requests as Joe’s health has declined over the past year.A pair of ducks wanders past a man entertaining himself with a soccer ball on the empty waterfront plaza in Angra do Heroísmo in March 2020 as the world was shutting down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Seattle city councilwoman and socialist activist Kshama Sawant raises a fist over the crowd, as more than 1,000 people gather at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Saturday, January 28 to protest President Trump's immigration ban.
A family member of Charleena Lyles becomes emotional as hundreds gathered outside Brettler Family Place for a vigil in Lyles's memory, June 20, 2017. Lyles was fatally shot by Seattle police Sunday in her apartment.Wen Cruz, right, and M.A. Allen, left, the President and Vice President of the Seattle chapter of Dykes on Bikes, hold hands before leading a group of motorcyclists at the head of the Seattle Pride Parade, June 29, 2025. A “United for Israel” march is held Sunday, May 12, at the University of Washington. The event, organized by Pursuit Seattle Church, involved some confrontation between the pro-Israeli group and demonstrators at the pro-Palestine encampment at the UW Quad, but remained peaceful.Eden Ruland holds a giant Pride flag at the start of the Yakima Pride Parade, June 8, 2024. In June, the Yakima City Council rejected a Pride Month proclamation the council had made in previous years. The decision was symbolic of growing conservative control on the council. Weeks after the Council rejected the proclamation, 5,000 people participated in a series of June events organized by Yakima Pride, a nonprofit that advocates for the city’s LGBTQ+ community, including a parade, a family fun fair, a prom and a drag performance at State Fair Park. Gregory Vernon Enera III, left, and Krystafer Oliver protest outside Xfinity Arena before a rally for Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016.The Eagle Creek Fire continues to burn on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge near Cascade Locks and the Bridge of the Gods, late Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. The fire, started by a 15-year-old boy throwing firecrackers, destroyed nearly 50,000 acres of the Gorge area.Kanye West performs on a stage that floats above the crowd during his Saint Pablo Tour at KeyArena, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016.Students at Garfield and Nova High Schools walk out of class and march to Cal Anderson Park in protest of President-elect Donald Trump.JoJo Anaya, 8, shoots off fireworks on the Fourth of July in White Center, July 4, 2018.Hundreds march from Magnuson Park to the Montlake Bridge after a vigil, Tuesday, in honor of Charleena Lyles, who was fatally shot by police Sunday morning, June 20, 2017.An anti-Trump protester is arrested as several hundred pro-Trump and anti-Trump demonstrators gathered at the state capitol in Olympia, Washington, on Saturday, March 4, 2017. The "Spirit of America" rally was one of many held across the country today in support of President Donald Trump. Washington State Police reported the arrests of four demonstrators.The crowd raises their hands in worship as Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht’s performs at his “Revive in 25” event in Gas Works Park on Saturday, August 30, 2025.Sled dogs rest in Senja, Norway.A band plays outside during the 2024 World Championship in Cod Fishing in Svolvær, Norway.Thousands of cod fish dry on racks in the Lofoten Islands. Stockfish are dried by the cold Norwegian air rather than by salt. It has been one of the country’s most important exports for hundreds of years.MC3 Shayne Johnson and Lauren Howes hold their daughter Lydia, 2, at the homecoming of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier after a nine-month deployment.Teleia Hymes (center) and her daughter Elaiya Robinson, 2, wait with other families for the crew of the USS Rodney M Davis to disembark after the frigate's final six-month deployment, Friday at Naval Station Everett. The ship will be decommissioned on January 26.
Sydney Menjivar and Jaylynn Malone share a kiss in the crowd during the Taking B(l)ack Pride event, Saturday, June 27, at Jimi Hendrix Park in the Central District. Thousands turned out for a day of food and music and celebration of BIPOC trans and queer communities.Hundreds sing and dance as they walk in a procession from King's Hall to St. Michael Ethiopian Orthodox Church during a celebration of Timkat, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church's Epiphany, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2018.LaTonya Rogers dances as she holds Charleena Lyles' daughter Za'layah Camphor, 5, during a remembrance event on the one-year anniversary of Lyles' death, Tuesday, June 18, 2018 at Magnuson Park. Lyles was killed one year ago by Seattle Police officers in her apartment after she called them for assistance.Niece of Billy Frank Jr. Elizabeth John-Vantiem, left, and Hanford McCloud hold up a gift blanket during a dedication ceremony for the newly named Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial, July 19, 2016.Steve Skaglund walks across the rubble Sunday, March 23, 2014, on the east side of Saturday's fatal mudslide near Oso, Washington. On March 22, 2014, a major landslide tore through the Stillaguamish Valley destroying the Steelhead Haven neighborhood and killing 43 people.In 2010, Brandon and Lauren Sheard opened Farmstead Meatsmith on their property on Vashon Island. They offer small-scale abattoir, butchery and charcuterie services as well as teach classes on the art of slaughter, butchery and cooking.Women are reflected in a bus window in the Sant Antoni neighborhood of Barcelona, March 15, 2025.Rescue workers treat a victim before she was airlifted to Harborview, Monday evening at the Big Four trail head, July 6, 2015. One person died and five were injured after the Big Four ice caves collapsed on hikers.An estimated 70,000 people marched from Cal Anderson Park to the Seattle Center during the national No Kings Day protest, Saturday, June 14, 2025. Demonstrators rallied against various policies of the Trump Administration, including ICE raids and medicare cuts.Attendees tip performer and event MC Ms. Briq House during the Taking B(l)ack Pride event, Saturday, June 27, at Jimi Hendrix Park in the Central District. Thousands turned out for a day of food and music and celebration of BIPOC trans and queer communities.A dancer performs at Kitten’s Cabaret in SODO, one of the only independently owned strip clubs in the city. Northeastern University Seattle Campus Commencement Ceremony, May 20, 2025 at Benaroya Hall.Jeans Robles, center, and Aries Monet, right, watch performers vogue at a ball during the Taking B(l)ack Pride event, Saturday, June 27, at Jimi Hendrix Park.The Seattle Police arrest several protesters outside the Federal Building. After a peaceful protest against the Trump Administration’s ICE raids at Cal Anderson Park Wednesday evening, some demonstrators marched to the Henry M. Jackson Federal building where ICE agents have been arresting immigrants after their immigration hearings are dismissed, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Protesters lit a dumpster and some other items on fire at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Marion Street before Seattle Police moved in to disperse the crowd. Eight arrests were made.Gregory Wraggs Sr. laughs with his daughters Av-ai, 5, left, Analiyze, 4, center, and Alycia, 8, as they eat jello, and his wife Shadoria Wraggs, right, plays with their two-month-old son Gregory Jr.inside their temporary room at the King County Cooling Center in White Center, Monday, June 28. The family has been living in their van for the past year and were able to stay in an air-conditioned unit at the cooling center this week as temperatures rose into the 100s.
"It's been a blessing to be here," Shadoria Wraggs said. "We can relax, and take as many showers as we want to."Elise Dowell lifts her daughter Juliana, 1, up to kiss an icon during the Divine Liturgy at St. Thomas Orthodox Church in Snohomish, Jan. 8, 2023.Members of Holy Family Church in White Center perform the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, April 2022.An estimated 70,000 people marched from Cal Anderson Park to the Seattle Center during the national No Kings Day protest, Saturday, June 14, 2025. Demonstrators rallied against various policies of the Trump Administration, including ICE raids and medicare cuts.