Think about the role pictures have played in history. Petroglyphs. Ancient Roman graffiti. Renaissance paintings. Grainy, early photos. Instagram posts.
These art forms have captured history, helping us understand previous generations and civilizations. That's why we're so thankful for The Nevada Independent's photographers, who, every year, document what's happening across the state. You'll find them at political rallies, schools, vigils, conventions, cultural events and more.
Years from now, their work will be viewed and analyzed by our future ancestors trying to piece together the essence of what it meant to live in 2022. Here's a sneak peek, courtesy of photographers Jeff Scheid, David Calvert and Daniel Clark:
President Joe Biden speaks during a memorial service for former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Secret Service agents walk on the tarmac as Air force One departs Harry Reid International Airport carrying President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden after they attended a funeral service for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Students during class at Lomie G. Heard Elementary School in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Douglas Kim, Master Sommelier for MGM International, poses for a portrait inside Michael Mina restaurant inside the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 4, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Cemetery in Silver Peak on April 8, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Indigenous demonstrators with the group People of Red Mountain play hand drums and sing during an event protesting the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine near Orovada on April 30, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Employees from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas celebrate after the Blackstone Group gave the workers $5,000 each on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Blackstone sold the property to MGM Resorts International. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Emily Calhoun creates a sign during a reproductive health rights demonstration in front of the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Clark County students during the Black Community Organization Network's 44th annual Baccalaureate Ceremony in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 19, 2022. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)A woman waits for the start of a GOP rally in Las Vegas on Friday, June 10, 2022. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)One-year-old Annabelle at the Reno High School voting center with her dad on primary Election Day in Reno on June 14, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Voters cast their ballots at the polling location inside the Galleria Mall on primary Election Day in Henderson on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)ProAm CEO and Co-Founder James Murphy, right, helps Maddox Love with his gloves before a Fighting Chance mixed martial arts class at Syndicate Mixed Martial Arts in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Receding water exposed the land that was once underwater at Lake Mead Marina, seen on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Dignitaries greet students at the first day of school at Matt Kelly Elementary School in Las Vegas on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Students in the playground at Winnemucca Grammar School in Winnemucca on Aug. 22, 2022, before class starts on the first day of the new school year. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Demolition continues on the Texas Station Hotel and Casino in North Las Vegas on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Lizzy Favela, member of the Escaramuza Charra Colibries de Nevada, prepares her horse, Rayo, for a Mexican Independence Day event in Las Vegas on Sept. 16, 2022. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Smoke from the Mosquito Fire in Reno on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)People admire a statue after its unveiling at the Las Vegas Community Storytelling Garden ahead of the fifth anniversary of the October 1 shooting on September 29, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)A gubernatorial town hall debate between Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak and Republican Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo moderated by The Nevada Independent CEO Jon Ralston in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Supporters of former President Donald Trump leave a campaign rally at Minden-Tahoe Airport on October 8, 2022 in Minden. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)A pair of clowns with the Ronnie Johnson Family of Clowns at the Nevada Day Parade in Carson City on Oct. 29, 2022. Ronnie Johnson, a long-time Carson City resident, passed away in 2011. For many years he organized a group of clowns, made up of family and friends, that would march in the parade. This year marked the group's first return since Johnson's death. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Former President Barack Obama shakes hands with attendees during the Nevada Early Vote Rally in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Hot air balloons rise ahead of the Nevada Day Parade in Carson City on Oct. 29, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Supporters during a rally for Adam Laxalt, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, in Las Vegas on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Governor candidate Joe Lombardo speaks during the Stronger Nevada PAC election results event at Red Rock Casino and Resort on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Gov. Steve Sisolak looks at his phone while stopping by Pearson Community Center in North Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)A member of Calpulli Tlatelolco is enveloped in copal smudge smoke during a Native American Heritage Day event at Nuwu Art Gallery and Community Center on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)
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