A year I’d like to forget, but which will stay with me forever. Scroll through each month below to see my 2020 year in photos. Thank you for following along and have a safe New Year.
January
SEATTLE, WA – JANUARY 04: Anti-war demonstrators rally on January 4, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Demonstrators rallied across the U.S. Saturday in response to increased tensions in the Middle East as a result of a U.S. airstrike that killed an Iranian general last week. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)Providence Regional Medical Center Everett in Everett, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. A viral lung illness that originated in central China has been confirmed in a single case in the U.S., at this hospital, putting more pressure on health officials to contain an outbreak that has infected several hundred in Asia and spread to five countries. Photographer: David Ryder/BloombergSeaTac, WA – JANUARY 31, 2020: Travelers speak with their travel agent after attempting to check in for a canceled Delta Air Lines flight to Shanghai at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington on January 31, 2020. Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines have suspended service to mainland China as the coronavirus outbreak worsens. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York Times
February
Supporters listen to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders during a campaign event at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, WA on February 17, 2020. (David Ryder for Crosscut)YAKIMA, WA – FEBRUARY 18: A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee pauses to acknowledge chanting activists while boarding a Swift Air charter flight at McCormick Air Center on February 18, 2020 in Yakima, Washington. The U.S. Justice Department is suing King County after it banned ICE from operating charter flights for detainee transport at King County International Airport, forcing the agency to bus detainees to Yakima for flights there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren eats lunch at Tacos El Gordo next to the restaurant’s manager, Nerina Munoz, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. February 21, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderErrors and revisions are seen on a caucus math poster at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020.Transgender woman Shantell Hernandez, 29, from Honduras poses at her lawyer’s office in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 28, 2020. Federal inspections of the U.S. government’s only dedicated detention unit for transgender immigrants last year found hundreds of unanswered requests for medical attention, poor quarantine procedures and deficient treatment for mental illnesses and other chronic diseases, Reuters has learned. REUTERS/David RyderHarborview Medical Center’s home assessment team, including (L to R) Krista Reitberg, Lucy Greenfield, John Lynch, Santiago Neme, and Michelle Steik carry protective and testing supplies while preparing to visit the home of a person potentially exposed to novel coronavirus at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 29, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderSEATTLE, WA – FEBRUARY 29: Healthcare workers transport a patient on a stretcher into an ambulance at Life Care Center of Kirkland in Kirkland, Washington. Dozens of staff and residents at Life Care Center of Kirkland are exhibiting novel coronavirus symptoms, with two confirmed cases so far. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
March
Lori Spencer and her mother, Judie Shape, 81, at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, outside Seattle. Shape tested positive for COVID-19 at the facility, which has been linked to more than 30 coronavirus deaths. (David Ryder for TIME)
Lori Spencer talks on the phone through a window with her mother, Judie Shape, who is 81 and was tested for coronavirus this morning, at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 8, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderA worker coughs into her arm as she accepts pizza from a delivery driver at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, where two of three confirmed coronavirus cases in the state had links to the long-term care facility in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 1, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderDorothy Campbell waves while talking through a window to her husband of more than 60 years, Gene Campbell, at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 5, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who heads the government’s coronavirus task force, speaks during a press conference at the Pierce County Readiness Center at Camp Murray near Tacoma, Washington, U.S. March 5, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder
Judie Shape, who is 81 and was tested for coronavirus this morning, March 8, walks in her room at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 6, 2020. Picture taken March 6, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderMembers of a cleaning crew high five before entering the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the Seattle-area nursing home at the epicenter of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the United States, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 12, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderA healthcare worker attends to Susan Hailey, who has tested positive for coronavirus, at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the Seattle-area nursing home at the epicenter of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the United States, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 13, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderDee Jackson wears a gas mask as she and other shoppers line up before opening at a Costco store, following reports of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 14, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder
Nurses Yedda Pelingon, Theresa Malijan, and Miriam Fuentes-Alonso pose for a portrait while staffing a drive-through testing site for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a parking lot at the University of Washington’s Northwest Outpatient Medical Center, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 18, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder
Nurse Theresa Malijan administers a test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to a patient at a drive-through testing site in a parking lot at the University of Washington’s Northwest Outpatient Medical Center, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 18, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderChef Danny Conkling plans a delivery schedule as part of an effort organized by The London Plane restaurant to donate more than 1,000 meals per day to local hospital workers on the front lines of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at The London Plane in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 20, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderFinished masks await packing as members of a local Vietnamese Facebook group make masks to donate to nearby hospitals and clinics, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Kati Barnett’s home in Tacoma, Washington, U.S. March 22, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderMatt Remle, a native liaison with the Marysville School District, delivers sack lunches to Delilah Vanderpool and Zoe Vanderpool, who are waiting with their grandmother, Wendy Jarrells and her sister, Victoria Jarrells, on a school bus route converted to a meal delivery route, as schools close during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on the Tulalip Indian Reservation in Tulalip, Washington, U.S. March 23, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder People practice social distancing while spending time outdoors at Gas Works Park, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 25, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderJaime Casady uses an electrostatic sprayer to disinfect the Uncle Ike’s pot shop, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 26, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderMacy Sturdivant, Annabelle Furlong, and Serafina Furlong spend time together while practicing social distancing during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 27, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder Caution tape and zip ties stop children from playing on swings, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a park in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 30, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderJudie Shape, 81, who had been diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and was a resident at Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, waves while leaving the Life Care Center of Kirkland with her daughter, Lori Spencer, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 26, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder
April
A woman removes a makeshift mask made from shower curtains on the Fremont Troll, a landmark public sculpture in the Fremont neighborhood, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Seattle, Washington, U.S. April 3, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder
Betty Farnsworth speaks to Aman Berry, a volunteer delivering groceries to her on behalf of a grassroots Facebook group called “Quarantined, I need help! King County Washington”, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kent, Washington, U.S., April 3, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder
Nurse Andrew Mottos cares for Diana Kitchen, who said she had pneumonia and has been sick for three weeks with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, U.S. April 14, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderMedical staff pose for a portrait at Harborview Medical Center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in a combination of photos in Seattle, Washington, U.S. April 8, 2020. Pictures taken April 8, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderJozette Danek and David Danek, who are married and are both charge nurses in the ICU and telemetry unit, kiss while posing for a portrait at the Swedish Medical Center Issaquah campus during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Issaquah, Washington, U.S. April 21, 2020. “Thank you to our community for all your support,” they say. REUTERS/David RyderNurse Leah Silver cares for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in the COVID ICU at the University of Washington Medical Center – Montlake during the COVID-19 outbreak in Seattle, Washington, U.S. April 24, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderThe toes of a COVID-19 patient are seen in the COVID ICU at the University of Washington Medical Center – Montlake during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Seattle, Washington, U.S. April 24, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderSEATTLE, WA – APRIL 26: Fishermen take part in a Lake Washington “Let Us Fish” protest traveling from Lake Washington to Lake Union on April 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The group is protesting Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations and Governor Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
May
WARDEN, WA – MAY 01: Frank Martinez walks atop Russet Burbank potatoes at his farm’s storage facility while adjusting fans to prevent rot from worsening on May 1, 2020 in Warden, Washington. Washington state is facing a surplus of potatoes as demand plummets during the coronavirus pandemic, which is hurting growers like Martinez. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)Russ Hibbard, wearing a Mexican wrestling mask, prepares to putt at The Golf Club At Newcastle as Governor Jay Inslee’s “Safe Start Washington” begins Phase 1, allowing certain businesses to reopen with restrictions, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Newcastle, Washington, U.S. May 5, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderSEATTLE, WA – MAY 25: Lala Ta’Amilo sings for her late husband, Tupuono Sione Ta’Amilo, at his gravesite at Washington Memorial Park on May 25, 2020 in SeaTac, Washington. Ta’Amilo says she sings every day for her husband, who was buried on February 21. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)A man hits a burnt police vehicle with a fire extinguisher during protests in response to the death of George Floyd in Seattle, Washington on May 30, 2020. Thousands of protesters demonstrated amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, causing widespread damage in the city’s retail core, which led Governor Jay Inslee to activate more than 200 Washington National Guard personnel.BELLEVUE, WA – MAY 31: An entrance to Bellevue Square
Mall is seen after looting took place on May 31, 2020 in Bellevue, Washington. Protests due to the recent death of George Floyd took place in Bellevue in addition to Seattle, with looting in Bellevue and at least one burned automobile there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)Signs asking demonstrators to avoid burning a building are seen during protests in response to the death of George Floyd in Seattle, Washington on May 30, 2020. Thousands of protesters demonstrated amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, causing widespread damage in the city’s retail core, which led Governor Jay Inslee to activate more than 200 Washington National Guard personnel.BELLEVUE, WA – MAY 31: Demonstrators hold U.S. flags upside down during a gathering to protest the recent death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020 in Bellevue, Washington. Protests due to the recent death of George Floyd took place in Bellevue in addition to Seattle, with looting in Bellevue and at least one burned automobile there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)BELLEVUE, WA – MAY 31: Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett hugs a demonstrator during a gathering to protest the recent death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020 in Bellevue, Washington. Protests due to the recent death of George Floyd took place in Bellevue in addition to Seattle, with looting in Bellevue and at least one burned automobile there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)BELLEVUE, WA – MAY 31: People pose with burning U.S. flags outside of Bellevue Square Mall on May 31, 2020 in Bellevue, Washington. Protests due to the recent death of George Floyd took place in Bellevue in addition to Seattle, with looting in Bellevue and at least one burned automobile there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)BELLEVUE, WA – MAY 31: A man with a gun guards the entrance to his neighborhood, which is a short walk from where widespread looting took place in and around Bellevue Square Mall, on May 31, 2020 in Bellevue, Washington. Protests due to the recent death of George Floyd took place in Bellevue in addition to Seattle, with looting in Bellevue and at least one burned automobile there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)BELLEVUE, WA – MAY 31: Law enforcement officers move toward demonstrators during a gathering to protest the recent death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020 in Bellevue, Washington. Protests due to the recent death of George Floyd took place in Bellevue in addition to Seattle, with looting in Bellevue and at least one burned automobile there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
June
TACOMA, WA – JUNE 03: A photo of Manuel Ellis, a black man whose March death while in Tacoma Police custody was recently found to be a homicide, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office, is seen near the site of his death during a vigil for him on June 3, 2020 in Tacoma, Washington. Protests and other events sparked by the death of George Floyd have continued in the Tacoma area after the Medical Examiner found that the cause of death in the Manuel Ellis case was caused by respiratory arrest due to hypoxia due to physical restraint. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)TACOMA, WA – JUNE 03: Will Jordan sings during a vigil for Manuel Ellis, a black man whose March death while in Tacoma Police custody was recently found to be a homicide, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office, near the site of his death on June 3, 2020 in Tacoma, Washington. Protests and other events sparked by the death of George Floyd have continued in the Tacoma area after the Medical Examiner found that the cause of death in the Manuel Ellis case was caused by respiratory arrest due to hypoxia due to physical restraint. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)TACOMA, WA – JUNE 03: A person holds a candle during a vigil for Manuel Ellis, a black man whose March death while in Tacoma Police custody was recently found to be a homicide, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office, near the site of his death on June 3, 2020 in Tacoma, Washington. Protests and other events sparked by the death of George Floyd have continued in the Tacoma area after the Medical Examiner found that the cause of death in the Manuel Ellis case was caused by respiratory arrest due to hypoxia due to physical restraint. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)People demonstrate outside of a police precinct in protest of the death of George Floyd on June 4. The peaceful protest lasted for hours throughout the day and late into the night.SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 07: Demonstrators clash with police near the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct on June 7, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Earlier in the evening, a suspect drove into the crowd of protesters and shot one person, which happened after a day of peaceful protests across the city. Later, police and protestors clashed violently. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 08: Seattle Police and Washington National Guard personnel retake control of an intersection as demonstrators clash with law enforcement near the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct shortly after midnight on June 8, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Earlier in the evening, a suspect drove into the crowd of protesters and shot one person, which happened after a day of peaceful protests across the city. Later, police and protestors clashed violently during ongoing Black Lives Matter demonstrations following the death of George Floyd. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 08: A person holds flowers as demonstrators clash with police near the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct shortly after midnight on June 8, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Earlier in the evening, a suspect drove into the crowd of protesters and shot one person, which happened after a day of peaceful protests across the city. Later, police and protestors clashed violently. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 08: Demonstrators raise their fists as a fire burns in the street after clashes with law enforcement near the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct shortly after midnight on June 8, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Earlier in the evening, a suspect drove into the crowd of protesters and shot one person, which happened after a day of peaceful protests across the city. Later, police and protestors clashed violently during ongoing Black Lives Matter demonstrations following the death of George Floyd. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 10: People paint an acronym for “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” near the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct on June 10, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The zone includes the blocks surrounding the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, which was the site of violent clashes with Black Lives Matter protesters, who have continued to demonstrate in the wake of George Floyd’s death. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 10: A volunteer works security at an entrance to the so-called “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” on June 10, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The zone includes the blocks surrounding the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, which was the site of violent clashes with Black Lives Matter protesters, who have continued to demonstrate in the wake of George Floyd’s death. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 29: A cutout image of a man holding a firearm, called “ANTI-FAiry” and created by activists to critique the recent manipulation and misleading use of the man’s image by Fox News, is seen at an entrance in the area known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) on June 29, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Protesters resisted last week as city crews attempted to remove barriers from blocking the road. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 14: An aerial view of Cal Anderson Park is seen during ongoing Black Lives Matter events in the so-called “CHOP,” an area that protesters have called both the “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest” and the “Capitol Hill Organized Protest,” on June 14, 2020 in Seattle, United States. Black Lives Matter protesters have continued demonstrating in what was first referred to as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, which encompasses several blocks around the Seattle Police Department’s vacated East Precinct. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 08: Demonstrators hold a rally and teach-in outside of the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, which has been boarded up and protected by fencing, on June 8, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Seattle Police and Washington National Guard personnel vacated the area after the previous night saw violent clashes in the vicinity during ongoing Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 09: People watch a screening of 13th, a documentary film by director Ava DuVernay, in an intersection outside of the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct on June 9, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Protests have continued in many parts of the city including inside City Hall and around the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, an area that has earned the moniker “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,” during ongoing Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 14: People walk along East Pine Street during ongoing Black Lives Matter events in the so-called “Capitol Hill Organized Protest” area on June 14, 2020 in Seattle, United States. Black Lives Matter protesters have continued demonstrating in what was first referred to as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, which encompasses several blocks around the Seattle Police Department’s vacated East Precinct, but what protesters are now calling the “Capitol Hill Organized Protest.” (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 14: People line up for samples of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream during ongoing Black Lives Matter events in the so-called “Capitol Hill Organized Protest” area on June 14, 2020 in Seattle, United States. Black Lives Matter protesters have continued demonstrating in what was first referred to as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, which encompasses several blocks around the Seattle Police Department’s vacated East Precinct, but what protesters are now calling the “Capitol Hill Organized Protest.” (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 14: An aerial view of a Black Lives Matter mural on East Pine Street near Cal Anderson Park is seen during ongoing Black Lives Matter events in the so-called “CHOP,” an area that protesters have called both the “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest” and the “Capitol Hill Organized Protest,” on June 14, 2020 in Seattle, United States. Black Lives Matter protesters have continued demonstrating in what was first referred to as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, which encompasses several blocks around the Seattle Police Department’s vacated East Precinct. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 14: A bus driver holds up a fist as Black Lives Matter protesters march by on a downtown street on June 14, 2020 in Seattle, United States. Black Lives Matter events continue daily in the Seattle area in the wake of the death of George Floyd. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 15: Stephanie Webb and Nyjuana Brackeen plant vegetables in a garden at Cal Anderson Park in the police-free zone known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) on June 15, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The area consists of the blocks surrounding the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, which was vacated after violent clashes with Black Lives Matter protesters in the wake of George Floyd’s death. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 15: A man sits in the Conversation Cafe while carrying a firearm in the police-free zone known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) on June 15, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The area consists of the blocks surrounding the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, which was vacated after violent clashes with Black Lives Matter protesters in the wake of George Floyd’s death. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 15: Messages are seen posted on a board at the Conversation Cafe in the police-free zone known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) on June 15, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The area consists of the blocks surrounding the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, which was vacated after violent clashes with Black Lives Matter protesters in the wake of George Floyd’s death. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 15: People set up a tent outside of the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct in the police-free zone known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) on June 15, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The area consists of the blocks surrounding the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, which was vacated after violent clashes with Black Lives Matter protesters in the wake of George Floyd’s death. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 18: Mychael Hodges performs a tap dance during a vigil for Charleena Lyles, on the three year anniversary of her death, at Magnuson Park on June 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Lyles, a pregnant mother of three, was killed by Seattle police after calling to report a burglary. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)June 19, 2020 – Seattle, Washington, United States: A graduate smiles on stage during the Black Graduation portion of the Juneteenth Freedom March and Celebration event at Jimi Hendrix Park. Thousands of Seattleites showed up to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday, which started with a march and culminated with an event featuring speeches, entertainment, a celebration of Black graduates, and more. (David Ryder/Polaris)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 20: People attempt to remove a religious demonstrator from the protest area known as CHOP on June 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Protesters attempted to remove a small group of religious demonstrators from CHOP as one tried to climb a softball backstop and another used a loudspeaker. In an unrelated incident, the Seattle Police Department said that a fatal shooting occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday at the intersection of East Pine Street and 10th Avenue, which is on the edge of CHOP. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 20: TJ Jenkins and Derel Jenkins pay their respects at a memorial near the site of where their cousin, Lorenzo (no last name given), was killed adjacent to the protest area known as CHOP on June 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Department said that a fatal shooting occurred early morning hours of Saturday at the intersection of East Pine Street and 10th Avenue, which is on the edge of CHOP. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 23: Protesters walk down Interstate 5 after marching there from the area known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) on June 23, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. On Monday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said that the city would phase down the CHOP zone and that the Seattle Police Department would return to its vacated East Precinct. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 29: Protesters block a truck used by a TV reporting team just outside of the area known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) on June 29, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. An altercation between protesters and the reporting team led to protesters blocking the truck just hours after an early morning shooting on the same block that left one person dead and one in critical condition. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 29: A person spreads absorbent while cleaning the site of an early morning shooting that left one person dead and one in critical condition in the area known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) on June 29, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Four shootings in less than two weeks have taken place in the vicinity. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 29: Horace Lorenzo Anderson speaks about his son, Horace Lorenzo Anderson Jr., who was killed earlier this month in a shooting in the vicinity of the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) area, on June 29, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said in a press conference earlier in the day that “enough is enough” after four shootings in less than two weeks have taken place in the vicinity of the CHOP zone, which encompasses the Seattle Police Department’s vacated East Precinct. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 29: Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best holds a press conference outside of the department’s vacated East Precinct, near the site of an early morning shooting that left one person dead and one in critical condition, in the area known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) on June 29, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. “Enough is enough,” she said. Four shootings in less than two weeks have taken place in the vicinity. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
July
SEATTLE, WA – JULY 01: City crews dismantle the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) area outside of the Seattle Police Department’s vacated East Precinct on July 1, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Police reported making 23 arrests since clearing the CHOP area this morning. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JULY 01: An FBI bomb technician walks with a dog from the Seattle Police Department bomb squad while clearing campers from Cal Anderson park, as police and city crews dismantle the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) area on July 1, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Police reported making 23 arrests since clearing the CHOP area this morning. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JULY 02: Family members release balloons during a memorial and rally for peace in memory of Horace Lorenzo Anderson on July 2, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Anderson, who was 19-years-old, was shot and killed just outside of the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone in Seattle on June 20. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)The United Confederate Veterans Memorial is seen from an aerial view after it was toppled at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, Washington on July 5, 2020. Constructed of granite from Georgia’s Stone Mountain, the memorial was created in 1926 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.SEATTLE, WA – JULY 05: Protesters hold a vigil to honor Summer Taylor, who died after they were hit by a car during a recent protest, on July 5, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. A driver struck protesters early Saturday morning during a protest on Interstate 5 in Seattle, killing Talyor and injuring another protester, Diaz Love, who is in serious condition in the hospital. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)AUBURN, WA – JULY 09: Horse owners and trainers watch from the mostly empty stands while spectators are not allowed during horse racing at Emerald Downs on July 9, 2020 in Auburn, Washington. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)BOTHELL, WA – JULY 14: Family members embrace Police Officer Chris Rigler (L) at a memorial for slain Police Officer Jonathan Shoop outside the Bothell Police Department on July 14, 2020 in Bothell, Washington. Shoop was shot and killed after a pursuit following a traffic stop Monday. Another officer, who was also shot, was treated and released from the hospital. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JULY 16: A performer dances outside of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery during a march and rally to call for Starbucks to divest from the Seattle Police Foundation on July 16, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The march began at the original Starbucks location in Pike Place Market, stopping at several locations in the city before finishing at the upscale Starbucks Reserve Roastery in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JULY 25: Trailers on a construction site burn after protesters targeted them during protests in Seattle on July 25, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Police and demonstrators clashed heavily as protests continue in the city following reports that federal agents may have been sent to the city. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JULY 25: A demonstrator covers a colored smoke device with an umbrella while facing off with police during protests in Seattle on July 25, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Police and demonstrators clash as protests continue in the city following reports that federal agents may have been sent to the city. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – JULY 25: Police detain a demonstrator during protests in Seattle on July 25, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Police and demonstrators clashed heavily as protests continue in the city following reports that federal agents may have been sent to the city. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
August
A jet flies in front of the full moon as it rises in Seattle, Washington on August 2, 2020.Sea anemones in a tide pool at Rialto Beach in August.SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Gordon Narayan is overcome with emotion after visiting with a patient during his cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Narayan, a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, cleans patient rooms while connecting with families and patients. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Itegue Fantai cleans blood from underneath a patient table during her shift cleaning rooms at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Fantai is a member of the hospital’s environmental services department. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)Far-right demonstrators push far-left demonstrators outside of the Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Oregon on August 22, 2020. Far-right and far-left groups clashed violently as the counter-protesters arrived to oppose two concurrent rallies: a pro-police event and an anti-Marxism event. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York TimesA counter-protester holds their face while covered in pepper spray during clashes with far-right demonstrators outside of the Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Oregon on August 22, 2020. Far-right and far-left groups clashed violently as the counter-protesters arrived to oppose two concurrent rallies: a pro-police event and an anti-Marxism event. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York TimesA far-right demonstrator tackles a counter-protester during clashes outside of the Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Oregon on August 22, 2020. Far-right and far-left groups clashed violently as the counter-protesters arrived to oppose two concurrent rallies: a pro-police event and an anti-Marxism event. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York TimesFar-right demonstrators sticks electric shock devices, and other weapons while clashing with counter-protesters outside of the Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Oregon on August 22, 2020. Far-right and far-left groups clashed violently as the counter-protesters arrived to oppose two concurrent rallies: a pro-police event and an anti-Marxism event. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York TimesFederal agents from the Department of Homeland Security stand guard as far-right demonstrators walk in Terry Schrunk Plaza in Portland, Oregon on August 22, 2020. Far-right and far-left groups clashed violently as the counter-protesters arrived to oppose two concurrent rallies: a pro-police event and an anti-Marxism event. As clashes wound down, federal agents cleared remaining counter-protesters from the plaza before returning into an adjacent federal building. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York TimesA dumpster burns near the Portland Police Bureau’s North Precinct in Portland, Oregon on August 23, 2020. Racial justice protests continued in Portland for the 88th night. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York TimesA protester taunts police outside of the Portland Police Bureau’s North Precinct in Portland, Oregon on August 23, 2020. Racial justice protests continued in Portland for the 88th night. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York TimesA police officer attempts to extinguish a fire while hiding from projectiles and lasers during demonstrations outside of the Portland Police Bureau’s North Precinct in Portland, Oregon on August 23, 2020. Racial justice protests continued in Portland for the 88th night. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York TimesPortland, OR – AUGUST 24, 2020: A police officer watches protesters while standing near graffiti on the Portland Police Association building during demonstrations in Portland, Oregon on August 24, 2020. Racial justice protests continued in Portland for the 89th night. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York TimesPortland, OR – AUGUST 24, 2020: A police officer shoves a protester to the ground after police dispersed a demonstration that originally took place outside of the Portland Police Association building in Portland, Oregon on August 24, 2020. Racial justice protests continued in Portland for the 89th night. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York TimesPortland, OR – AUGUST 25, 2020: Protesters order from Heavenly Donuts, located across the street from the Portland Police Association building, during a lull in demonstrations shortly after midnight in Portland, Oregon on August 25, 2020. Racial justice protests continued in Portland for the 89th night. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York TimesSEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 30: Nicole Blake Chafetz, the aunt of Jacob Blake, speaks during a Black Lives Matter rally on August 30, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The peaceful rally was held to protest police brutality and the killing of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
September
SALEM, OR – SEPTEMBER 07: Right wing demonstrators chase a Black Lives Matter protester after a pro-Trump caravan rally convened at the Oregon State Capitol building on September 7, 2020 in Salem, Oregon. The caravan event, billed as the Oregon For Trump 2020 Labor Day Cruise Rally, began in Clackamas and made its way to the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SALEM, OR – SEPTEMBER 07: Proud Boys and other right wing demonstrators pursue counter-protesters after a pro-Trump caravan rally convened at the Oregon State Capitol building on September 7, 2020 in Salem, Oregon. The caravan event, billed as the Oregon For Trump 2020 Labor Day Cruise Rally, began in Clackamas and made its way to the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SALEM, OR – SEPTEMBER 07: A naked Black Lives Matter demonstrator holds middle fingers up toward right wing demonstrators after a pro-Trump caravan rally convened at the Oregon State Capitol building on September 7, 2020 in Salem, Oregon. The caravan event, billed as the Oregon For Trump 2020 Labor Day Cruise Rally, began in Clackamas and made its way to the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SALEM, OR – SEPTEMBER 07: A Black Lives Matter demonstrator is seen with pepper spray and a paintball mark on his back, following a clash with right wing demonstrators, after a pro-Trump caravan rally convened at the Oregon State Capitol building on September 7, 2020 in Salem, Oregon. The caravan event, billed as the Oregon For Trump 2020 Labor Day Cruise Rally, began in Clackamas and made its way to the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SALEM, OR – SEPTEMBER 07: Police detain a right wing demonstrator following clashes with left wing demonstrators after a pro-Trump caravan rally convened at the Oregon State Capitol building on September 7, 2020 in Salem, Oregon. The caravan event, billed as the Oregon For Trump 2020 Labor Day Cruise Rally, began in Clackamas and made its way to the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)PHOENIX, OR – SEPTEMBER 10: A mobile home park destroyed by fire on September 10, 2020 in Phoenix, Oregon. Thousands of homes in the area have been lost due to wildfire. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)ASHLAND, OR – SEPTEMBER 11: Search and rescue personnel from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office look for the possible remains of a missing elderly resident in a mobile home park that was destroyed by wildfire on September 11, 2020 in Ashland, Oregon. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)TALENT, OR – SEPTEMBER 13: Fire retardant coats partially melted surfaces at a playground in a neighborhood largely destroyed by wildfire on September 13, 2020 in Talent, Oregon. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)Christina Mitchell embraces her fiancé, George Schmoll, amidst the remnants of their apartment after losing items such as her wedding dress and his wedding ring for their December wedding, now postponed, after a wildfire came through the area in Phoenix, Oregon, U.S. September 18, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder
October
A red panda cub climbs a tree at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington on October 23, 2020. Two red panda cubs made their public debut today at the zoo.One of the first snowflakes of the season.
November
A person holds a sign and a dog while driving by celebrations in the street in Seattle, Washington on November 7, 2020. Hundreds took to the streets shortly after media outlets called the presidential race for Joe Biden.SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 26: Cafeteria staff serve Thanksgiving meals to hospital personnel at Harborview Medical Center on November 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Healthcare workers on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic continued their work on the Thanksgiving holiday. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)Lori Spencer (R) delivers a Thanksgiving dinner, magazines, and an old doll of her late father made by her mother, at the new care home of her mother, Judie Shape, who was a resident at Life Care Center of Kirkland and who was infected and recovered at the start of the U.S. coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. November 26, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderTACOMA, WA – NOVEMBER 28: In this aerial view from a drone, cars line up during a COVID-19 testing and flu shot event at the Tacoma Dome on November 28, 2020 in Tacoma, Washington. The free event, organized by Pierce County, comes as cases continue to rise in the area following the Thanksgiving holiday. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
December
SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 06: Santa chats with a visiting child on December 6, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Known as the Seattle Santa, he is usually booked for private events but is set up this year in a socially-distanced snow globe for public visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)OLYMPIA, WA – DECEMBER 12: Demonstrators aid a Trump supporter who was beaten by counter-protesters during political clashes on December 12, 2020 in Olympia, Washington. Far-right and far-left groups squared off near the Washington State Capitol following violent clashes over the previous weekend. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)OLYMPIA, WA – DECEMBER 12: Counter-protesters take cover after a shooter opened fire during confrontations with Trump supporters, including Proud Boys during a rally on December 12, 2020 in Olympia, Washington. Far-right and far-left groups squared off near the Washington State Capitol following violent clashes over the previous weekend. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)OLYMPIA, WA – DECEMBER 12: A counter-protester takes aim after a far-right demonstrator opened fire during political clashes on December 12, 2020 in Olympia, Washington. Far-right and far-left groups squared off near the Washington State Capitol following violent clashes over the previous weekend. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)CUSTER, WA – DECEMBER 22: In this aerial view from a drone, a train carrying crude oil burns while derailed on December 22, 2020 in Custer, Washington. BNSF Railway Company released a statement saying the train was traveling north when seven tank cars derailed, resulting in a fire and evacuations of the area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 15: A nurse prepares to administer a Covid-19 vaccine at the University Of Washington Medical Center on December 15, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Thirteen healthcare workers from the University of Washington Medicine system were the first in the area to receive the vaccine today. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 15: Allison Miller, a nurse, administers a Covid-19 vaccine to Alan Goto, a paramedic with the Seattle Fire Department, at the University Of Washington Medical Center on December 15, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Thirteen healthcare workers from the University of Washington Medicine system were the first in the area to receive the vaccine today. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
