Morgan Wood and Ian Larsen dance together during VIP Prom, Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Potomac Manor Event Center. Mountain View High School Student Leadership hosted the event which was open to all West Ada School District students with special needs and their families.
Sarah A. Miller
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An eventful 2024 is finally coming to an end. The Idaho Statesman’s visuals team, made up of Darin Oswald and Sarah Miller, captured the year with extraordinary photographs covering a variety of stories.
Now, we want loyal Idaho Statesman readers to vote for their favorite photo from 2024! We narrowed an extensive list to 10, and you choose from those.
How to vote for your favorite photo
Below are the photos to consider, with five from Oswald and five from Miller. The poll where you can vote is beneath them.
Vote between now and the end of the day on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Using the poll, pick your favorite of the 10 photos. The picture that gets the most votes will be named the Photo of the Year 2024.
Subscribers may vote as many times as they want. We’ll post the results by the end of the week.
John Prior, defense attorney, and Chad Daybell react at the end of his sentencing hearing following two days of deliberation by a 12-person jury at the Ada County Courthouse, June 1, 2024. Daybell was convicted of killing 3 people and sentenced to death. Sarah A. Miller Sarah A. Miller for ProPublica
Boise State forward Emmanuel Ugbo dunks the ball against Clemson in the Broncos’ 84-71 non-conference men’s basketball win at ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. Darin Oswald doswald@idahostatesman.com
Rocky Mountain junior Josh Moore, the last out of the season after hitting into a double play in the top of the seventh inning, can only watch as Owyhee celebrates winning the Idaho 5A baseball state championship for the third time at Wolfe Field in Caldwell, Saturday, May 18, 2024. Darin Oswald doswald@idahostatesman.com
Boise State wide receiver Latrell Caples holds the trophy after Boise State’s win in the Mountain West championship game against UNLV, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 at Albertsons Stadium. Sarah A. Miller smiller@idahostatesman.com
Hundreds of people gather for vigil in honor of Ada County Sheriff’s Deputy Tobin Bolter, who was killed in the line of duty this past weekend. Members of the law enforcement community, friends, and supporters met at Hunter’s Creek Sports Park in Star, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Darin Oswald doswald@idahostatesman.com
Bonnie Violet Quintana, 44, of Boise, describes herself as a trans femme gender queer spiritual leader. Sometimes dressing in drag, Quintana hopes to inspire “trans joy” in others. Sarah A. Miller smiller@idahostatesman.com
Boise forward Confiance Ishimwe (9) reacts to his second yellow card after being called for a foul in the final minute of regulation in the 6A boys soccer District Three championship game, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. Darin Oswald doswald@idahostatesman.com
Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter of their game against Washington State, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Albertsons Stadium. Sarah A. Miller smiller@idahostatesman.com
A rare view of the northern lights appeared over Boise, Friday, May 10, 2024. The phenomenon was made possible by a large solar storm interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field, creating glowing atmospheric gases—and a wonderful light show in the sky. Darin Oswald doswald@idahostatesman.com
Morgan Wood and Ian Larsen dance together during VIP Prom, Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Potomac Manor Event Center. Mountain View High School Student Leadership hosted the event which was open to all West Ada School District students with special needs and their families. Sarah A. Miller smiller@idahostatesman.com
This story was originally published December 27, 2024 at 4:08 PM.
Vincent Medina is a service journalism reporting intern at the Idaho Statesman. He grew up in Los Angeles county, California, and was previously a summer reporting intern at The Sacramento Bee before accepting an extension in Boise. If you like reading stories like his, please consider supporting his work with a digital subscription.
