Here’s a selection of some of my favorite photos from 2015. To see the top photos from 2015 by my colleagues and I at The Gazette click here.
Thanks for looking!
Adam

Iowa City High student Lyric Davenport reacts as her umbrella blows in the wind during the Little Hawks’ game against Iowa City West in a class 4A high school football game at City High School in Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Davion Green, 5, plays with bubbles at a Young Parents Network picnic at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, June 18, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks at a town hall event at the Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa in Coralville on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A crowd watches the pig races at the Linn County Fair in Central City on Thursday, June 25, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

University of Iowa students lock arms while standing on the T. Anne Cleary walkway during a Black Voices are not Heard rally in Iowa City on Thursday, April 23, 2015. Around 20 University of Iowa students held signs and covered their mouths with tape to symbolize their concerns. Freshman Matt Bruce said he is concerned about the lack of Black students, faculty and staff at the University. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A blood moon enters an eclipse phase over the Willis Tower in Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Lana Dual, 3, of Iowa City lays inside an umbrella next to Mark McCusker of Iowa City at a rally showing support for same-sex marriage on the pedestrian mall in Iowa City on Friday, June 26, 2015. Friday morning the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide by ruling that states cannot deny the marriage rights already enjoyed by opposite-sex couples to same-sex couples. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Walter Ketels, 1, of Marion eats some popcorn during the Cedar Rapids Kernels game against Dayton at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley speaks on the Des Moines Register Soapbox at the 2015 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Inmate Telly Nix receives his high school equivalency certificate during the Kirkwood Community College and Anamosa State Penitentiary High School and Apprenticeship Commencement Ceremony at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in Anamosa on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. 26 inmates received certificates through the program on Wednesday. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Mary Peck of Colorado wears a patriotic hat at a downtown event celebrating Tipton’s 175th birthday in Tipton on Friday, July 3, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A campaign staffer setup up the stage for a town hall event for Wisconsin Gov. and Republican Presidential candidate Scott Walker at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art in Cedar Rapids on Friday, July 17, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s shoes are shown as he speaks on the Des Moines Register Soapbox at the 2015 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders greets his supporters before giving his speech at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Des Moines on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

An Iowa City firefighter enters a smoke-filled room head first during a rescue training session in a vacant residential building slated for demolition in Iowa City on Wednesday, Feb 25, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Katy Perry sings at a concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Des Moines on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A quilt show attendee looks at a quilt made by Elly Prins of the Netherlands inspired by the famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting by Johannes Vermeer at the combined East Iowa Heirloom Quilters
2015: Through the Garden Gate Quilt Show and the Machine Quilters Showcase at the Cedar Rapids Convention Center in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 14, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

RAGBRAI riders pass through downtown Mount Vernon on Friday, July 24, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A University of Iowa student stands on the T. Anne Cleary walkway with duct tape across her mouth during a Black Voices are not Heard rally in Iowa City on Thursday, April 23, 2015. Around 20 University of Iowa students held signs and covered their mouths with tape to symbolize their concerns. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Clay Ross of Brazilian band Matuto directs the Cedar Rapids Washington orchestra during a practice session at Cedar Rapids Washington High School in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Matuto is in town for the 2015 Landfall Festival of World Music which continues through this Saturday at various venues in Cedar Rapids. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Scott Ryan of Cedar Rapids assists in tagging and releasing catfish into Robbins Lake for the 13th annual Boys and Girls Clubs of Cedar Rapids Fish-O-Rama in Cedar Rapids on Friday, July 31, 2015. More than 700 catfish were stocked into the lake for the weekend-long fishing event which raises money for the Boys and Girls Club. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen drinks a bottle of water as he waits for Gov. Terry Branstad to arrive for the Condition of the State address to the a joint session of the legislature at the State Capitol building in Des Moines on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Members of the media film Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaking at a poolside happy hour at the home of Taylor and Gwen Parker in Coralville on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)
All photos ©2015 Adam Wesley/The Gazette.