This year at The Nevada Independent, we published stories about the Oakland A’s seeking public funding to move to Las Vegas, a pop-up clinic bringing health care to uninsured people in rural Pahrump, retired clowns who found community in Las Vegas, and more.
Our stories wouldn’t be complete without the photographs that accompanied them.
Photojournalists Jeff Scheid, David Calvert and Daniel Clark brought their unique perspectives to the important moments that shaped the trajectory of our state. As visual storytellers, their images conveyed nuanced emotions that are hard to put into words, and they helped Nevadans better understand their neighbors.
As 2023 ends, spend a few moments with some of our favorite images of the year. For more about each photo, click on the image to read the original story.
An NV Energy crew works to restore power in northwest Reno on Jan. 2, 2023. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Protesters outside of the Bruce R. Thompson Courthouse and Federal Building in Reno during a demonstration against the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine on Jan. 5, 2023. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Members of Vegas New Edition drill team practice in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Gov. Joe Lombardo shakes hands with Assembly Speaker-Designate Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) following his first State of the State at the Legislature on Jan. 23, 2023. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)A framed photograph of Peggy King in traditional clown makeup as seen on top of a bookshelf during a monthly meetup of former circus performers at her home in Las Vegas on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Assemblyman Ken Gray (R-Dayton) during the first day of the 82nd legislative session in Carson City on Feb. 6, 2023. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Ziva Cruz, a student at Von Tobel Middle School in Las Vegas, walks to class on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Lynda Brooks-Bracey poses for a portrait inside her home in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)The East Fork of the Carson River near Genoa on April 4, 2023. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Jordon Herring tends to his marijuana plants inside his home in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Mariana Miranda breakfast meeting for Latina business women sponsored by University of Nevada, Reno Extension at their North Las Vegas office on April 28, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)The Oakland Athletics play the Texas Rangers at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on Friday, May 12, 2023. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Fans watch deadmau5 perform during a pop-up called The Fabulous Commercial Center Block Party on Thursday, May 18, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Sen. Melanie Scheible (D-Las Vegas) conducts a conference committee in the Legislature during the final day of the 82nd legislative session in Carson City on June 5, 2023. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Actor Jeremy Renner poses for a photo with members of the Senate during a floor session recess at the Legislature in Carson City on May 22, 2023. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Street vendor Luis Sanchez waits for customers at his stand in North Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)John Cooke poses for a portrait at his alma mater Rancho High School in Las Vegas on Monday, July 3, 2023. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Clark County Education Association protesters antagonize Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara after a meeting he hosted with parents at Sambalatte coffee shop in Summerlin on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Members of the Clark County Educators Association protest ahead of a Clark County School Board meeting in Las Vegas on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Doug Ward at Performance Athletic Club, an Elko gym where he exercises, on Aug. 23, 2023. Ward, 30, is receiving support after a new law expanded autism services for adults older than 22. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Jean Fenolio, a cancer patient whose medical insurance company was liquidated midtreatment, poses for a photograph inside her home in Las Vegas on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Old Town residents Sean Reeh and his wife, Katie, during a news conference on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, after remnants of Hurricane Hilary flooded Mount Charleston over the weekend. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Frank Pizarro, retired New York City Firefighter, during a sunrise 9/11 remembrance tribute at Las Vegas Fire Station 5 on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)A child rides in the back of a classic truck during a celebration of Mexican Independence Day at Gary Reese Freedom Park in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)D Taylor, President of Unite Here, speaks to members of the Culinary and Bartenders unions during a strike vote while gathering at Thomas and Mack Arena on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Destiny, who is 36 weeks pregnant, and her boyfriend, Ryan, wait to get dental work during the Remote Area Medical (RAM) pop-up clinic at Pahrump High School on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. RAM provided free medical service, dental and vision for underserved and uninsured individuals. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Cole Balda, a student at Smith Valley School — a combined K-12 school in Lyon County — dunks a dead turkey into scalding water to make it easier to pluck its feathers on Nov. 20, 2023. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the Carpenter’s International Training Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Johnny Trujillo, left, comforts Gloribert Roque-Melendez during a memorial vigil for three UNLV professors at UNLV on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)
