Ulali Quenelle, 6, of Grand Ronde, dances during a performance for Indigenous Peoples Day in Riverfront Park on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration was such a stunningly visual event, from the costumes to the dances and musicians. It was really fun to photograph and I loved the colors and movement this little dancer’s performance.
Emily Grassham, of Keizer Clovers 4-H, corrals her rabbits while showing them at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
4-H fairs are one of my favorite things to photograph and I loved this detail shot of rabbits being shown. I wanted to show off the limited colors and repetition and symmetry of the rabbits so I zoomed in on just the animals and hands.
Narissa Dieterich and Anthony Mignogna play with a puppy at their campsite in Wallace Marine Park on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Reporter Saphara Harrell and I spent a day visiting campsites in Wallace Marine Park with members of Be Bold Street Ministries. It was a lot of tough conversations with people who had fallen on hard times but this sweet moment of a couple with their new puppy stood out to me.
Quentin Pollard, 7, of Salem, jumps off of hay bales into a pit of hay at Fordyce Farm on Oct. 1, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
This was a fun fall feature and I loved the graphicness of Quentin isolated in the blue sky next to the huge stack of hay bales.
Allen Truesdale, of Eugene, sits down in between dances during a celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day in Riverfront Park on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Another photo from Indigenous Peoples’ Day. I really liked the light on his headdress next to the roof of the amphitheater.
Angela Rodman holds her daughter, Harper, 3, while teaching a geography lesson to her older children, Bennett, 9, left, and Ainsleigh, 7, during homeschooling on Friday, March 12, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
This photo marked the first time I had photographed inside of someone’s home since the start of the pandemic. Going into the homes of people I was photographing used to be a commonplace thing but now took some coordination and discussion to make sure that the family was ok with it and that we were taking precautions. I like this photo because I think it really captures the effort that goes into homeschooling multiple children while also caring for younger children simultaneously.
Cast members take a back staircase up to the theatre level from the green room at the start of a matinee performance of “The Mousetrap” at the Pentacle Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
To me this photo was from a time in this past year when things felt more optimistic. The pandemic was slowing down and live events were returning. It was fun to see how excited people were, including the cast and crew, to be back to live performances.
Owen Scott, a senior at Sprague High School and in the auto body repair and painting program, adjusts the plastic sheeting on a vehicle in the paint booth at the Career Technical Education Center on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
I really liked the white and grey palate of this photo, with the only color being that of Owen Scott in the upper right corner, as well as the lines that lead your eye back and center.
Gov. Kate Brown and kindergarten students give out socially-distanced air-hugs during Gov. Brown’s visit to Lincoln Elementary School on the first day back to in-person learning in Woodburn, Ore. on Thursday, April 1, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
This was an amusing moment during a pretty routine school visit, with the Governor sending out air hugs to kindergarteners who were sending them right back.
Vet tech Marisa Barrios shaves the tail of Fiona, a cat with an injury to her tail, at the Salem Veterinary Emergency Clinic on Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
This assignment was so interesting to be a fly on the wall for, watching this vet staff work so hard with no down time to help the never-ending flow of pets who needed assistance. This cat in particular was surprisingly very well behaved about having its tail shaved.
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