2024 TOP PHOTOS: Rodeos, Ironman glory and the faces of Salem

I’ve been taking photographs for Salem Reporter for about two years now and I’m always grateful for the opportunity to be able to take readers along on an assignment through my lens.

I want readers to see what I see — and in order to do that I need to get you to the right place and right time with the right lighting. Sometimes it’s pouring rain and I’m shooting through a trash bag wrapped around…