Favorite photos of 2014: Tyler Tjomsland
Wow, time flies. 2014 marks my second full year at The Spokesman-Review. From covering the largest wildfire in Washington state's history, to a roller coaster of a football season on the sidelines in Pullman and Cheney, 2014 didn't disappoint. Just like last last year, thanks first to The Spokesman-Review, for still placing high value on quality photojournalism and for letting me be a part of it. Thanks to the readers for taking the time to look, read, and think for themselves. Above all else though, thanks to the people I have photographed for letting me into their lives and trusting me to document them one frame at a time. I'm looking forward to 2015. View Favorite photos of 2014: Dan Pelle View Favorite photos of 2014: Jesse Tinsley View Favorite photos of 2014: Kathy Plonka View Favorite photos of 2014: Colin Mulvany
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Single father Bobby Moyer, left, plays with his two-year-old son Marshall on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, in Spokane, Wash. He’s borrowed places to sleep while he searched for where he and his 2-year-old son, Marshall, can live. He’s applied to rent a dozen different homes, each time paying an application fee around $40, only to be denied. Moore’s monthly income is around $700 in disability pay due to chronic migraines.
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SINGLE FRAMES
Willis Tomeo, 5, of the Colville Tribe, plays with his mother Hope before joining dancers in the Julyamsh Powwow Grand Entry on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Post Falls, ID.
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Competitors race into the water to begin the 2014 Coeur d’Alene Ironman on Sunday, June 29, 2014, in Coeur d’Alene, Id.
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A sailboat sits on a dry riverbed in front of the Vantage Riverstone Resort on Thursday, April 11, 2014, in Vantage, Wash. The river has been drawn down due to a crack in the Wanapum Dam.
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Senior Airman Cameron Bilyeu guides a KC-135 Stratotanker’s boom on Thursday, May 29, 2014, as one of the Thunderbirds’ F-16s approaches.
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Heat waves ripple as Erik Dolson and his Corvette ZL1 fend off Tom Cantrell in his 1969 Mustang during the 2014 Spokane Festival of Speed on Sunday, June 8, 2014, at Spokane County Raceway in Airway Heights, Wash.
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Golfers tee off as a brush fire on the slope below High Drive flares up on July 28, 2014, in Spokane, Wash
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Eric Buchanan demonstrates a a vape pen which emits a smokeless vapor on Friday, July 25, 2014, at The Lounge in Spokane Valley, Wash. Buchanan hopes to open a members only cannabis vapor lounge in The Valley.
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Drum major Molly Wachtel leads the West Valley Band down a stretch of road near the high school on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, near West Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Wash.
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Tompall Nichols a Sodexo at Gonzaga chef manager is hugged by Michael Fox, 8, after preparing a meal of lasagna for Fox’s family and others during a free community dinner on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at the Salvation Army Community Center in Spokane, Wash. Fox’s mother Chana, said her boys wanted to hug the chef after finishing their meal, and sent them to the kitchen to look for him.
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Spokane veterinarian Brian Hunter hefts Quincy the Poodle onto an examination table before posing for a photo on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at his clinic in Spokane, Wash.
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Debra Trahan looks out the window of the car she currently lives in with her partner Stoner Cole and their two service dogs on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, Spokane, Wash. Trahan said since she was let go from her job in property management January 21, she and Cole have lived in their car. The couple said they were unsure what they would do as temperatures drop and the fuel tank looms closer to empty.
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Anna Shevchuk, 23, who has been homeless since her late teens, shrugs off the cold as she waits for the lunch hour at The City Gate on Thursday, February 4, 2014, in downtown Spokane, Wash.
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Astronomer John Whitmer poses for a photo on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at Spokane Falls Community College’s planetarium in Spokane, Wash
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Former Spokane Indian Steve Garvey poses with a bat before he threw out the first pitch against the Tri-Cities Dust Devils on July 9, 2014, at Avista Stadium in Spokane, Wash.
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Dressed as a swan princess Katerina Tsatsomeros, 18, a Sophomore music and apparel design major at WSU laughs as she passes Joe Schulessler a computer science major and Air Force reservist, who wore flight gear and brought the sign “Crew Left Me On The Ground,” as his Halloween costume on Friday, October 31, 2014, on WSU’s campus in Pullman, Wash.
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Lauri Gilliland holds her newborn son Liam as her husband Chris holds his brother Elijah on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Deaconess’ Neonatal secondary nursery in Spokane, Wash.
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Lash Laker, 8, was all smiles posing for a photo with the I-Cubed Challenge award he won for his invention: Seedboard, an agricultural product that imbeds fertilized seeds in recycled cardboard strips that then can be planted on Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014, at Ramsey Elementary in Coeur d’Alene, ID. Laker’s invention took first place in a national invention competition called I-Cubed Challenge.
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Stamp collector Warren Achey, 58, thumbs through a collection of international stamps on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Riverview Retirement Community in Spokane, Wash. Achey has been collecting stamps since his early teens and said he has amassed over 200,000.
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Alva Lucas holds his girlfriend, Gladys Wallin’s (cq) granddaughter Ireland, 3, after their home was destroyed and they were nearly killed by falling trees during a windstorm on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Riverside Village in Chattaroy, Wash. “My car is gone and so is my home, but I made it out with what counts,” he said, holding Ireland.
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Cody Riddle carries a chainsaw through the wreckage of what used to be his neighborhood as he, Ken Corter, and Chet Hyatt, work to clear a road after high winds collapsed trees on Riverside Village Mobile Home Park on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, in Chattaroy, Wash. Shortly after the storm ripped through their neighborhood, the men grabbed saws and began clearing fallen trees so their neighbors could emerge from their homes and emergency crews could get through the mobile home park.
Bill Weed, left, puts his arm around his father, 95-year-old Jerry Weed, after Bill and his family erected American and 82nd Airborne flags in his honor on Friday, July 4, 2014, in Spokane, Wash. The Sr. Weed served with the 82nd Airborne in World War II and jumped with them in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.
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Gregory Arut fishes on a tranquil portion of the Spokane River on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, south of Nine Mile Falls, Wash.
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CARLTON COMPLEX FIRE
Sparked on July 14, by a series of lightning strikes in the Methow Valley, the Carlton Complex fire eventually became the largest recorded wildfire in Washington State history. By July 17, the fire was burning structures in and around Pateros and Mallot, Wash. The fire rapidly slipped out of control, growing to 256,108 acres and destroying around 300 structures in Okanogan County.
A firefighter watches as a blaze approaches on Friday, June 18, 2014, in Malette, Wash. In mid-July, four lightning strikes started four fires in the Methow Valley. Within three days, the fires merged and turned into the largest wildfire in state history, burning more than 256,000 acres and costing the state $60 million to fight. Around 300 homes were destroyed, including most of the town of Pateros. Damage to livestock and agricultural land was devastating.
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Dan Shiflett, stands illuminated by his flashlight during a mandatory evacuation at approximately 2 a.m Friday morning, June 18, 2014, near Monse, Wash.
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An American Flag waves in the wind as a wildfire approaches a rural home on Friday, June 18, 2014, outside Malette, Wash.
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Residents watch from the back of an ATV as the Carlton Complex fire moves closer on Friday, June 18, 2014, in Malette, Wash.
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A bridge to a rural home is seen burnt out near Highway 20 on Saturday July 18, 2014, near Twisp, Wash.
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Billy Bartleson, 41, and Sharon Rumbolz prepare Bartleson’s home with sprinklers as a wildfire encroaches on Friday, June 18, 2014, in Malette, Wash.
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Firefighter Hugh “Hutch” Hill digs a fire-line near Highway 20 on Saturday July 19, 2014, near Twisp, Wash. More than 1,600 firefighters worked to battle the fire.
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A helicopter carrying water heads into a massive cloud of smoke near Twisp, Wash., Saturday, July 19, 2014.
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The cross atop the Pateros United Methodist Church is seen seemingly enveloped by burnt foliage on Friday, July 18, 2014, in Pateros, Wash. Thanks to a number of sprinklers the church escaped narrowly being burnt to the ground while nearly everything around it was destroyed during Thursday night’s wildfire.
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The skeleton of a swing is seen in a Pateros neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on Friday, July 18, 2014, in Pateros, Wash.
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Emma Franco, carries Jovonnie Lobato as she walks through the empty space of what used to be her home on Friday, July 18, 2014, in Pateros, Wash. “I have nothing left,” she said. “No papers, no clothes.” In mid-July, four lightning strikes started four fires in the Methow Valley. Within three days, the fires merged and turned into the largest wildfire in state history, burning more than 256,000 acres and costing the state $60 million to fight. Around 300 homes were destroyed, including most of the town of Pateros. Damage to livestock and agricultural land was devastating.
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The burned out remains of a car can be seen on Friday, June 18, 2014, in Pateros, Wash.
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Danielle Galindo reacts near a roadblock on Friday, July 18, 2014, in Malott, Wash. Galindo was in from Omak to help her in-laws evacuate Malott, but was held back at the road closure.
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Dan Shiflett holds a flashlight as Tyler Freeman loads the last of their hand-built cabinets onto a flatbed trailer during an evacuation early Friday morning, June 18, 2014, near Monse, Wash.
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An info board is seen on Sunday, July 20, 2014, in Carlton, Wash. The store has stayed open 24 hours to support fire victims.
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Emma Franco, is embraced after visiting the site of her mobile home which was destroyed by a wildfire on Friday, July 18, 2014, in Pateros, Wash.
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The skeleton of a Pateros neighborhood is seen on Friday, June 18, 2014, after a wildfire burnt it to the ground Thursday night in Pateros, Wash.
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Firefighter Hugh “Hutch” Hill feels the ground for warmth as he digs a fire-line near Highway 20 on Saturday, July 19, 2014, near Twisp, Wash.
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Eastern Washington quarterback Vernon Adams (3) pauses before facing Illinois State during the first half of an FCS quarterfinal football game on Saturday, Dec 13, 2014, at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash.
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SPORTS
Colton’s Jackie Warner (43) looks for a shot against Tekoa-Oakesdale during the first half of a WIAA Girls 1B championship basketball game on Saturday, Mar. 8, 2014, at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash
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WSU quarterback Connor Haliday runs the ball out of bounds on a 13 yard rush against Cal during the second half of a college football game on Friday, Oct 3, 2014 at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash. Cal won the game 60-59.
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Arizona receiver Austin Hill (29) hauls in a long pass over WSU’s Pat Porter (17) during the first half of a college football game on Saturday, October 25, 2014, at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash.
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Cal players react to jeering WSU fans as they head into the locker room after defeating WSU during the second half of a college football game on Saturday, Oct 4, 2014 at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash. Cal won the game 60-59.
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WSU head coach Mike Leach tends to quarterback Connor Halliday after he broke his leg against USC during the first half of a college football game on Saturday, Nov 1, 2014 at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash.
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Eastern Washington quarterback Vernon Adams (3) punches the ball in for a touchdown in the final moments of the first half of a second-round game in the NCAAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs against Montana on Saturday, Dec 6, 2014, at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash.
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Oscar Meyer the dog turns his back on the action at the top of Doomsday Hill during Bloomsday 2014 on Sunday, May 4, 2014, in Spokane, Wash.
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Reece Van Lierop shoots the ball during Hoopfest 2014 on Saturday, June 28, 2014 in Spokane, Wash.
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Firefly Fisher from the Harlem Globetrotters passes a spinning basketball to kindergartner Houefa Guidi as her schoolmates react on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at Browne Elementary School in Spokane, Wash.
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Fans cheer for runners during the 2014 Washington State Cross Country Girls 4A race on Saturday, Nov 8, 2014, at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, Wash.
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Runners congratulate each other from the podium Boys 3A Washington State Cross Country meet Saturday, Nov 8, 2014, at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, Wash.
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Akawkaw Ndipagbor hands off the baton during the women’s 4x400 during the 2014 Pac-12 Track and Field Championships on Sunday, May 18, 2014, at Mooberry Track and Field Complex in Pullman, Wash.
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Washington State guard Tia Presley (5) is embraced by teammates Mariah Cooks (34), background, and Caila Hailey (1), left, after defeating Gonzaga during the second half of a women’s college basketball game on Tuesday, Dec 9, 2014, at Gonzaga’s McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash. WSU won the game 59-58.
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