A young boy plays in Horseshoe Falls in Caesar Creek State Park, June 8, 2023. Shot for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Ohio University guard AJ Brown takes a shot against Troy University, Athens, Ohio, Nov. 8, 2023.
Pastor Barry Blankenshop prays over Axel Sheets, age two, during a child dedication ceremony at LifePoint Pentecostal Church, Athens, Ohio, Feb. 16, 2025.
Megan Cleland works with a new horse at Last Chance Corral in Athens, Ohio, Sept. 22, 2022. Last Chance Corral takes in abused and neglected horses, including the foals of nurse mares bred for the Kentucky Derby.
Ohio University students protest Artifacts Gallery, a local boutique owned and operated by Amy Mangano. The controversy involved tweets and blog posts by Mangano advocating for the existence of "sex-based rights," and condemning the existance of trans women in spaces like prisons and bathrooms. Many protesters label Mangano as a T.E.R.F, an acronym for trans-exclusionary radical feminist. Protesters argued that Mangano misrepresents feminism by not including trans women.
Judy Chiffon performs at Thread Magazine's Queens for Seams Drag Show at The Union in Athens, Ohio onDec. 7, 2023.
Abbe Turner spends time with her pet goat in Plain City, Ohio, on October 22, 2022.
Ohio University students cheer on Joe Burrow and the Bengals in Burrow's hometown of Athens, Ohio, for Super Bowl LVI at Pigskin Bar on Feb. 13, 2022.
A young girl takes a sip of Dr Pepper on Sept. 24. 2023, at the Albany Independent Fair in Albany, Ohio.
Athens residents pray together for Dashain, a Hindu religious event celebrated in Nepal and parts of India.
Michael Nagy harvests mushrooms at his climate-controlled farm in Amesville, Ohio, on Sept. 27, 2022.
Cam Kasler, owner of Bakery 323, grabs an order of cupcakes from the back of his car to give to a customer on September 8, 2022, in Athens, Ohio.
A hawk stands over its prey on March 16, 2022, outside of Gamertsfelder Hall in Athens, Ohio.
Athena Raynn performs at Thread Magazine's Queens for Seams Drag Show at The Union in Athens, Ohio on Dec. 7, 2023.
A bison at Cherokee Valley Bison Ranch, Nov. 30, 2022, Thornville, Ohio.