Joy Hollingsworth dances with supporters moments after seeing election results in her favor during a campaign party at First AME Church in Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington on November 7, 2023. (David Ryder for Crosscut)
Andy Shaw and Ilana Sawyer share a moment together following an event at Temple De Hirsch Sinai called “A Vigil For Israel: In Support, Solidarity & Hope” in Seattle, Washington on October 10, 2023. Hundreds of community members were joined by religious leaders and elected officials for the vigil. (David Ryder for Crosscut)
Michael McAndrews, seen reflected in his truck’s rearview mirror, at his home in Redmond, Washington on September 19, 2023. McAndrews recently graduated from Redmond’s community court program.
DOT, WASHINGTON – JULY 23: Cattle graze below a sunset tinted orange by smoke from the Newell Road Fire on July 23, 2023 near Dot, Washington. Dry and windy weather has fueled wildfires in Washington state, including the large Newell Road Fire, which has reached about 50,000 acres in size. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
Seen reflected in a studio mirror, dancer Leah Terada rehearses a piece set to a poem by David Whyte titled “Regret,” choreographed by Emily Schoen Branch at Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Francia Russell Center in Bellevue, Washington on January 5, 2023. Terada will be performing in the final day of the upcoming Seattle International Dance Festival. (Photo by David Ryder)
Staff from Birds Connect Seattle, previously known as Seattle Audubon, look for birds during its Birdathon fundraiser at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Olympia, Washington on May 25, 2023. The group announced its name change in March to distance itself from slave owner John James Audubon.