A protestor gives a thumbs up to the others to let them know that the letter of protest has been delivered to the front desk at Cutler Hall during the Athens Justice Coalition's Divest from Death campaign outside Cutler Hall, Ohio University, Feb. 26, 2025.
Cutler Hall shows in the reflection from a protestor's sunglasses during the Athens Justice Coalition's Divest from Death campaign outside Cutler Hall, Ohio University, Feb. 26, 2025. The protestor preferred to remain anonymous.
A poll worker rolls a cart full of ballots into the Athens County Board of Elections office Nov. 7, 2023.
A person uses their solar eclipse glasses to take a picture of the eclipse on their phone during peak viewing at Paw Print Park, Ohio University, Athens, April 8, 2024.
Will Wright poses for a portrait in the back of his company truck on Court Street, Athens, Ohio, Oct. 26, 2023. Wright grew up in Albany, Ohio, and joined the army straight out of high school. “I wanted to go into the police force after I got out of the military, but their wage here in Athens is just not enough.” A friend recommended the FedEx job to Wright, who then applied and was hired shortly after. “I don’t mind the job. It could be worse, honestly."
Jo Merkle and Phil Berry, owners of Beads & Things on 8 N. Shafer St., Athens, Ohio, discuss the pattern for a necklace Jo is working on while the store is empty of customers on Sept. 15, 2023. The necklace is for a very close friend of Jo and Phil and the two are trying to incorporate numbers associated with religious luck into the jewelry's pattern. "The necklace is a joint design. He (the friend) picked the colors, and I picked the pattern. It works best when it’s a joint project," said Jo.
Tyler Douthwaite swings to hit the pickleball during the practice matches for the Pickleball Club at the outdoor courts beside the Golf and Tennis Center, Ohio University, Athens, Sep. 11, 2024
Alex Cogley makes a hotdog for a customer while his ten-month-old daughter, Aurora, sits in a children's backpack carrier, Oct. 23, 2023.
The reflection of a common water hyacinth, Pontederia crassipes, in a water tank at the Botanical Research building, Ohio University, Athens, April 12, 2024.
Soocan Palsa meditates during a Qigong workshop on Feb. 14, 2023, at the Athens Public LIbrary on 30 Home St., Athens, Ohio. Qigong is an ancient Chinese practice that helps to awaken inner power, reduce stress, and connect to the universe for emotional well-being.
