Annie Barker

Sophmore wide reciever and free safety Gino Howard (20) poses for a photo during a Granite Falls football practice. Granite Falls is 5-1 this season. They play Vashon Island this Friday.

Steve Moro, 52, poses with a stag project he's finishing for a client out of his studio in Snohomish. Moro has over 30 years experience in taxidermy and works on animals such as bears, bobcats and ducks.

Makenna Fuson, 10, plays as Daniel Fuson, 35, finishes up brewing a batch of beer and cleans up at Maiden City Brewing Company at 123 East Pike Street. Daniel’s wife is a second-shift nurse so he often watches over his three daughters at the brewery. During the school year he is a middle school teacher.

Pilot Mike Wood, 68, poses for a photo in his 1986 hot air balloon Autumn Sun in Snohomish, Washington. Wood was a part of the team setting up balloons for the community to come and learn and explore the aircraft.

Left to right, Zayley Singer, 9, Langston Singer, 8 months, Brenick Singer, 5, and Kaizley Singer, 3, play and take a group photo with their dog Dipstick as their family does yard work at Pythian Grove Cemetery near Cr-1315 and Colemansville-Berry Road. The family has relatives buried here and works with Bobby Rose who is employed by the cemetery. They started the lawn work yesterday and finished today.

Assistant Professor Christina L. Myers poses for a photo outside the Michigan State Communication Arts and Sciences building. Myers spoke about Michigan State and mental health of Black students.

Tanner Pearson, 21, smokes a cigarette after a long day in Harrison County.

Laura Eichert (22) and Katelyn Eichert (2) pose for a photo at Lake Stevens High School in Lake Stevens, Washington. Katelyn is a senior setter and Laura is a sophomore outside hitter.

Portrait session

Charles Ted Thompson, 79, closes his eyes in the summer heat while posing for a photo at his home near Crooked Creek. Nearby, a bale of hay sits partially submerged that belongs to Thompson who says a mixture of sun and smoke in his eyes led to the bale getting dropped and sent down the hill into the creek.

Theatrical and film acting freshman Preston Lyford poses for a portrait. He’s appeared on America’s Got Talent, West Michigan’s Got Talent, and is slated to appear on the next season of “Penn & Teller: Fool Us,” a TV show for aspiring magicians to try their best acts in front of the famous comedy-magic duo.