Following an extended leave of absence, YakimaHeraldPhotos.com is back in town and back at work. While the site looks new, its job is the same as before – to show off the photography of the Yakima Herald-Republic photo staff, promote good photojournalism and share the thoughts of the staff.
This blog is a joint effort between all the members of the staff – Sara Gettys, Kris Holland, Andy Sawyer and Gordon King. That means you’ll get a variety of perspectives and thoughts on photography and photojournalism. We may detour occasionally from photography but we hope you find those digressions interesting. Of course, we welcome your comments and feedback
To re-launch the Web site and re-introduce the YH-R photo staff we’d like to look back at 2008 and their favorite photos of the year.
Some of these photos will appear in the Dec. 28 issue of the Herald-Republic. The introduction to the print product is this:
“Moments are those brief snatches of time which can transform a photograph. Turn a routine image into a great photograph. Give life to an otherwise dull image. Make a forgettable photograph memorable.
A moment may be the tearful expressions on the faces of high school football players as they react to a last-minute loss. It may come when the sun peeks over the horizon to illuminate a subject. A moment happens when a political candidate steps into the light at a debate or it may happen when two soccer players collide.
Each year Yakima Herald-Republic photographers take thousands upon thousands of photographs. Here are the four photographers’ favorite moments of 2008.
Check out the photo gallery of the YH-R photographers’ favorite images of the year.”
- Gordon King
