Photographer Michael McKisson picked out some of our favorite Arizona Luminaria photos from the last year.

They range from outtakes that didn’t make it into a story to photos that show the visual reporting of in-depth stories. The collection includes work by McKisson, Arizona Luminaria intern Noor Haghighi and reporters John Washington and Carolina Cuellar.

Enjoy the journey back in time with us — from the beginning of 2024 to the end:

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs peers through an empty teleprompter before her 2024 Governor’s State Report at the Tucson Convention Center on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.

Delbert Anderson performs for a private audience at Bahti Indian Arts during the Tucson Jazz Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff takes a selfie with attendees before Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage for a speech on reproductive rights on April 12, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.

Longtime Cascabel, Arizona resident Barbara Clark shows off a wing of the home she and her family built. She has lived along the San Pedro River for more than 50 years. Photo by Michael McKisson, March 19, 2024.

Melissa Crytzer Fry, left, and Steve Fry, right, show a reporter where the proposed mine will impact the Galiuro Mountains outside Mammoth, Arizona on March 14, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.

Antonio Ortiz holds a painting of Rhia Almeida in Coolidge, Arizona on May 2, 2024. Rhia was killed in 2009. Photo by Michael McKisson.

Two flyers in a hallway at Roskruge K-8 Bilingual Magnet School. Credit: Carolina Cuellar

The Joel D. Valdez main library branch on Stone Avenue in downtown Tucson on Aug. 24, 2024. La sucursal principal de la biblioteca Joel D. Valdez en la avenida Stone, en el centro de Tucson, el 24 de agosto de 2024. Crédito: Michael McKisson. Credit: Michael McKisson

The Tucson Fire Department responds to a call at Santa Rita Park on Sept. 25 as the park was being cleared of people who live and camp there. At least one man was in need of immediate medical attention at the time of the park closure. Credit: Noor Haghighi for the Daily Wildcat

Trump supporters wait at the barricade after the doors closed at a campaign rally in Tucson, Arizona on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Photo by Noor Haghighi.

People wait outside the Tucson Music Hall to get into a Trump rally on Sept. 12, 2024. Credit: Noor Haghighi

A volunteer lowers at Trump 2024 flag following a rally at the Pima County Fairgrounds on Oct. 22, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.

Senator Mark Kelly and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords speak to about 7,000 people attending a Harris-Walz rally featuring former President Barack Obama on Oct. 18, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.

A dancer performs before Tim Walz spoke at Palo Verde High School on Oct. 9, 2024. The crowd gave the performers a standing ovation. Credit: Michael McKisson

Garnett Silver-Hall sings into a microphone in his bedroom recording studio on Nov. 19, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.

Young voters wait in a line that snaked around First United Methodist Church, the polling location closest to the University of Arizona on Nov. 5, 2024. People reported waiting at least an hour as the line continued to grow. Photo by Michael McKisson.

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Attendees of the Pima County Democratic watch party celebrate results on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.

Karima Walker scatters sand onto the floor of the MOCA gallery on Dec. 8, 2024. Her project is a response to the “hydrological death” of the Santa Cruz river. Photo by Michael McKisson. Credit: Michael McKisson

Isaias Carrilo, owner of ’81 Barbers, sits at his shop’s bar and reflects on the recent election. Photo by John Washington. Credit: John Washington

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Our favorite visual moments of 2024

by Arizona Luminaria staff, AZ Luminaria
January 3, 2025

					<h1>Our favorite visual moments of 2024</h1>
<p class="byline">by Arizona Luminaria staff, AZ Luminaria <br />January 3, 2025</p>
					
<p>Photographer Michael McKisson picked out some of our favorite Arizona Luminaria photos from the last year.</p>
<p>They range from outtakes that didn't make it into a story to photos that show the visual reporting of in-depth stories. The collection includes work by McKisson, Arizona Luminaria intern Noor Haghighi and reporters John Washington and Carolina Cuellar.</p>
<p>Enjoy the journey back in time with us — from the beginning of 2024 to the end:</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSCF5993-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-18763" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs peers through an empty teleprompter before her 2024 Governor’s State Report at the Tucson Convention Center on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSCF6905-2-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-18721" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Delbert Anderson performs for a private audience at Bahti Indian Arts during the Tucson Jazz Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSCF4185-1-1024x700.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22595" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Second gentleman Doug Emhoff takes a selfie with attendees before Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage for a speech on reproductive rights on April 12, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSCF7572-1-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22268" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Longtime Cascabel, Arizona resident Barbara Clark shows off a wing of the home she and her family built. She has lived along the San Pedro River for more than 50 years. Photo by Michael McKisson, March 19, 2024.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DJI_0859-1024x768.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-23595" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Melissa Crytzer Fry, left, and Steve Fry, right, show a reporter where the proposed mine will impact the Galiuro Mountains outside Mammoth, Arizona on March 14, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSCF3419-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-23374" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Antonio Ortiz holds a painting of Rhia Almeida in Coolidge, Arizona on May 2, 2024. Rhia was killed in 2009. Photo by Michael McKisson.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_3798-1024x768.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-26712" /></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2748_edit-1024x739.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-30259" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Two flyers in a hallway at Roskruge K-8 Bilingual Magnet School.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DJI_0082-1024x661.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-26629" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Joel D. Valdez main library branch on Stone Avenue in downtown Tucson on Aug. 24, 2024.<br />
La sucursal principal de la biblioteca Joel D. Valdez en la avenida Stone, en el centro de Tucson, el 24 de agosto de 2024. Crédito: Michael McKisson. </figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9906-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-27892" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Tucson Fire Department responds to a call at Santa Rita Park on Sept. 25 as the park was being cleared of people who live and camp there. At least one man was in need of immediate medical attention at the time of the park closure.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_0514-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-27126" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Trump supporters wait at the barricade after the doors closed at a campaign rally in Tucson, Arizona on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Photo by Noor Haghighi.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9284-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-27068" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People wait outside the Tucson Music Hall to get into a Trump rally on Sept. 12, 2024. </figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSCF0519-778x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-29068" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A volunteer lowers at Trump 2024 flag following a rally at the Pima County Fairgrounds on Oct. 22, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSCF5929-1-1024x736.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-28974" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Senator Mark Kelly and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords speak to about 7,000 people attending  a Harris-Walz rally featuring former President Barack Obama on Oct. 18, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSCF0589-1024x703.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-28722" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A dancer performs before Tim Walz spoke at Palo Verde High School on Oct. 9, 2024. The crowd gave the performers a standing ovation.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSCF3070-1-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-30406" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Garnett Silver-Hall sings into a microphone in his bedroom recording studio on Nov. 19, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSCF2610-1024x598.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-29652" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Young voters wait in a line that snaked around First United Methodist Church, the polling location closest to the University of Arizona on Nov. 5, 2024. People reported waiting at least an hour as the line continued to grow. Photo by Michael McKisson.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSCF2944-1024x754.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-29790" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Attendees of the Pima County Democratic watch party celebrate results on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Michael McKisson.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSCF0818-1024x555.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-31191" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Karima Walker scatters sand onto the floor of the MOCA gallery on Dec. 8, 2024. Her project is a response to the “hydrological death” of the Santa Cruz river. Photo by Michael McKisson.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://azluminaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_4604-1024x768.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-30591" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Isaias Carrilo, owner of '81 Barbers, sits at his shop's bar and reflects on the recent election. Photo by John Washington.</figcaption></figure>

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