Best of The Indy: Our favorite photos from 2024

Photographers Jeff Scheid, David Calvert and Daniel Clark share their favorite photos from the last year.

Stories at The Nevada Independent wouldn’t be complete without photographs that accompany them.

We’re lucky to work with photojournalists Jeff Scheid, David Calvert and Daniel Clark, who have brought their unique perspectives and immense talents to the important moments that shaped the trajectory of our state.

As visual storytellers, their images help bring our stories to life and convey the nuanced emotions that are hard to put into words.

As 2024 ends, spend a few moments with some of our favorite images of the year.

For more about each photo, click on the image(s) or headline to read the original story:

David Calvert

Prayer horse ride honors past, spurs activism and raises environmental awareness

Prayer horse riders, from left, Rusty Brady, Josh Dini and Gary McKinney, raise their prayer staffs after reaching Sentinel Rock, overlooking the Thacker Pass Lithium Project, near Orovada in Northern Humboldt County on March 26, 2024. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)

NICU transport provides ‘vital’ services for newborns in Northern Nevada

Kallie Johnson and her husband Sterling walk with their 2-year-old daughter, Sloan, outside their home in Fallon on Jan. 5, 2024. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)

With A’s stadium referendum now before Supreme Court, supporters say ‘time is running out’

An Elvis impersonator outside the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum during a fan-organized block party protest on Opening Day, March 28, 2024. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent).

Anatomy of a red wave: How Trump won Nevada

A young boy rides an electric toy tractor with a sign supporting former President Donald Trump for president on Aug. 20, 2024, in the Elko County Fair parade in downtown Elko. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)

Meeting Nevadans’ mental health needs challenged by limited resources, isolated efforts

Lynette Vega, president and founder of Zero Suicides Elko County — a nonprofit dedicated to preventing suicide in Elko County that also serves as an advocacy and support space for families — poses for a photo in Spring Creek on Aug. 27, 2024. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)

Lahontan cutthroat trout were once wiped from Tahoe. Scientists have them spawning again

Lahontan cutthroat trout are sorted by sex for spawning at the hatchery at Pyramid Lake in Sutcliffe on April 4, 2024. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)

Daniel Clark

A’s turn on the charm during a Las Vegas weekend

Oakland A's infielder Zack Gelof signs a few autographs before a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Las Vegas Ballpark on March 8, 2024. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)

At massive Vegas rally, Harris energizes Democrats, pledges to end tax on tips

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris appeared at a campaign rally at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Aug. 10, 2024. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)

Love of languages, childhood abroad launched new Vegas Mexican consul’s career

Consul of Mexico Cortés Guadarrama talks with a reporter at the Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent) — Consul of Mexico Cortés Guadarrama talks with a reporter at the Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas on Dec. 17, 2024. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)

Jeff Scheid

Last remnants of the Tropicana Las Vegas disappear in 22 seconds

Fireworks blast around the Paradise Tower at Tropicana Las Vegas before a controlled implosion on Oct. 9, 2024. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)

Program reunites Mexican parents separated from their children by border, bureaucracy

Family members embrace at Corazon de Plata ceremony on Sept. 28, 2024. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)

Phone pouches, rebuilt campus, career programs: Clark County’s first day of school

Jhone Ebert, Superintendent of Public Instruction for Nevada Department of Education, signals the silence sign during the first day of school at Red Rock Elementary School. — Jhone Ebert, state superintendent of public instruction, gives the silence sign during the first day of school at Red Rock Elementary School on Aug. 12, 2024. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)