Popularized by Fred R. Barnard in the 1920s, the phrase “a picture is worth a 1,000 words” may very well be an advertising gimmick. But there is also a great deal of truth to those words.
Photographs can convey emotions and tell a story in a way that words cannot. Whether by themselves or as part of a news article, photographs are an essential part of how The Nevada Independent shares what is happening in cities, communities and government officials’ offices throughout the state.
Below you will find some of the photographs that help tell the story of Nevada in 2025, including favorites from photographers David Calvert, Jeff Scheid, Daniel Clark and Nick Stewart.
Gov. Joe Lombardo, center, walks with a member of his protective detail, left, and his Chief of Staff Ryan Cherry, right, on their way to the Legislature on the final day of the 83rd session in Carson City on June 2, 2025. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
From left, Sen. Melanie Scheible (D-Las Vegas), Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (D-Las Vegas) and Minority Leader Robin Titus (R-Wellington) speak with Asher Killian, the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau legislative counsel after midnight on June 3, 2025, following a parliamentary protest from Sen. Ira Hansen (R-Sparks), which ran out the clock on the final minutes of the 83rd session in Carson City. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
State entomologist Jeff Knight shows a tray of pinned specimens in the entomology lab at the Nevada Department of Agriculture’s building in Sparks on June 30, 2025. Knight retired on July 4 after more than 35 years as an entomologist. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
Protesters during the “No Kings” demonstration against President Donald Trump, organized by the Northern Nevada chapters of Indivisible and the 50501 movement in front of the Capitol in Carson City on June 14, 2025. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
Students from Green Our Planet’s Green Biz Kids club at Empire Elementary School in Carson City on March 12, 2025. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
Sacramento’s Tower Bridge is seen behind right field at Sutter Health Park before the start of a game between the Athletics and Seattle Mariners on July 28, 2025. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
Gov. Joe Lombardo interacts with students while unveiling his Nevada Accountability in Education Act at Pinecrest Academy of Nevada - Sloan Canyon in Henderson on April 25, 2025. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)
Aristocrat Gaming unveils Monopoly-licensed slot machines at the company’s booth during Global Gaming Expo at The Venetian Expo on Oct. 7, 2025. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)
Clark County School District pre-K teacher Katie Bravo, left, and special education instructional facilitator Jennifer Gregory during the first day of school on Aug. 11, 2025. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)
Anthony Hardwick Sr., food production service assistant, prepares a Thanksgiving meal for clients at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada on Oct. 29, 2025. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)
Tommy White, business manager and secretary-treasurer of the Laborers International Union of North America Local 872, speaks during a trade union rally at Las Vegas Ballpark to support the Summerlin studio project on Oct. 15, 2025. (Jeff Scheid/ The Nevada Independent)
Two desert bighorn sheep are ferried by helicopter to base camp for processing during a capture and translocation operation run by the Nevada Department of Wildlife in Valley of Fire State Park on June 10, 2025. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)
Athletics owner John Fisher, center-right, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, center-left, are joined by invited dignitaries, including Gov. Joe Lombardo next to Fisher, for a ceremonial groundbreaking event at the site of the team’s now $2 billion Las Vegas baseball stadium on June 23, 2025. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)
Rossi Ralenkotter discusses his 45 years with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority during an interview at the Southern Highlands Golf Club in Las Vegas on Aug. 4, 2025. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)
People protest during a “No Kings” anti-Trump event on Las Vegas Boulevard in front of the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in downtown Las Vegas on June 14, 2025. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)
Patrick Donnelly, Great Basin director with the Center for Biological Diversity, poses for a photograph at Big Dune Recreation Area about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas on July 18, 2025. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)
Athletics President Marc Badain surveys the construction site of the Major League Baseball team’s $2 billion stadium on the Strip on Dec. 9, 2025. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)
Yudit Pinedo Bugarin rides her horse during the fourth annual Escaramuza Charra Colibríes de Nevada at Bradley Park in Las Vegas on Dec. 13, 2025. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)
A boy waves a small Nevada flag during the Nevada Day parade in Carson City on Nov. 1, 2025. (Nick Stewart/The Nevada Independent)Miss Rodeo Nevada, Cyd Curle, on her horse at the Nevada Day parade in Carson City on Nov. 1, 2025. (Nick Stewart/The Nevada Independent)
A team of three competes in the wild drag race during the World Gay Rodeo Finals in Reno on Oct. 11, 2025. They must successfully mount and ride a steer over a finish line. (Nick Stewart/The Nevada Independent)Mark Smith, winner of Mx. ASGRA for the Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association, spreads his fan while waiting for the events to begin at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Event Center in Reno on Oct. 11, 2025. (Nick Stewart/The Nevada Independent)
Matt Walker, a lobbyist for Howard Hughes, talking on the phone at the Nevada State Legislature in Carson City on Nov. 14, 2025. (Nick Stewart/The Nevada Independent)
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