Colin Mulvany's Favorite Photos 2023

Photos of the Year The Spokesman-Review’s dedicated staff of photo journalists helps bring to life stories about the residents and communities in the Inland Northwest. Each Sunday this month we’ll features a few of each photographer’s favorite photos from the year. To see more of their photos, visit spokesman.com/galleries.

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Sun., Dec. 3, 2023

A large Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly gathers nectar from a late-blooming lilac in a yard on Spokane’s South Hill, Friday, June 2, 2023.

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Bloomsday runners are framed in a bubble blown by Fiona Dotson, 10, on Mission Street during Bloomsday 2023, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Spokane.

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"Just when we thought it was over," said Rachel Adams as she brushes the snow from her SUV in front of her house on West 27th Avenue Tuesday morning. The Spokane area received 5-6 inches of snow overnight.

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Aurora Coakley, 17, with Capital Lakefair Royal Court joins other royals in dancing the Macarena before the start of the Spokane Lilac Festival Association’s annual Armed Forces Torchlight Parade, May 20, 2023, in downtown Spokane.

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Haus, a hunting dog by trade, swims after some ducks who kept a paddling pace just fast enough the hound could not quite match, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Boulder Beach. After about 10 minutes, Haus got tuckered out and returned to his dog walking caretaker on the beach.

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Tulips aim their blooms skyward from a rock garden in a front yard on Spokane’s South Hill, Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

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Gonzaga outfielder Sam Stem (37) celebrates with teammates at home plate after hitting a two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning against WSU, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Gonzaga.

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Lillian Fix has her face painted in a pride-inspired design during the Pride in the Park event in Coeur d’Alene Park on June 3.

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A large rainbow-striped Pride flag is carried by dozens of people during the 31st Spokane Pride Parade in downtown Spokane, Saturday, June 10, 2023.

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A firefighting aircraft drops water on a fast-moving brush fire near the Eagle Ridge housing development. The fire had burned at least 50 acres by late Monday afternoon southwest of Spokane, July 31, 2023. It sparked immediate evacuations, said Guy Gifford, of the state Department of Natural Resources said.

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Sean Senger with the Sazzlers heads to the basket as NW Warriors Elite’s Ross Nakamura defends during an elite Hoopfest game on Center Court, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in downtown Spokane.

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Musheer Foree, who left behind a dangerous life in Compton, Calif., to pursue boxing in Spokane under Rick Welliver, is scheduled to fight Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Brickwest Brewery.

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Evaristo Salas, 42, (in white shirt) is hugged by his father, Ruben Alvarado, as his stepmother, Maria Alvarado, wipes a tear after Salas walked out of the Airway Heights Corrections Center in Spokane County a free man, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Salas, who has spent 26 years in prison, had his murder charge dismissed in a 1995 Sunnyside homicide case he said he did not commit.

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After the Gray fire crossed Interstate 90 on Aug. 18, locals on Granite Lake Road tried to stem the fast moving flame with shovels.

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It took only minutes for the eastbound fire to roar over the ridge along South Medifor Road and consume everything in its path, including this house, in August 2023.

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A flock of birds flies past as firefighters monitor a fire consuming a house on Aug. 18, 2023, at the intersection of Granite Lake Road and Murphy Road during the Gray fire.

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Philip Nowels creates a large soapy bubble in the bubble area at the Wizard’s Challenge tent, Friday, Sept. 10, 2023, at the Spokane County Interstate Fair. Friday was the opening day of the fair.

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A male pileated woodpecker pecks into a tree’s bark in search of insects to eat, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, near Elk. Pileated Woodpeckers drill distinctive rectangular-shaped holes in rotten wood to get at carpenter ants and other insects. They are one of the largest birds in the forest, being almost the size of a crow.

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The day after "The Longmire Defense" hit bookstores, “Longmire” author Craig Johnson returned to Spokane for a conversation with Spokesman-Review Editor Rob Curley during a Northwest Passages event held, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, at the Bing Crosby Theater. Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the "Longmire" mysteries, the basis for the hit Netflix original series "Longmire."

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Mt. Spokane student Gilbert Stetson runs the team flag onto the field with the Wildcat players before their high school football game with Ridgeline, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, at Union Stadium in Mead.

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Mt. Spokane drum majors junior Kelsey Swenland, senior Julia Costello and senior Rachelle Austin and Cheney High drum majors senior Matthew McRitchie and junior Alyssa Brown pose for a photo on Cliff Drive in Spokane, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

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Mt. Spokane, Cheney and Ferris varsity boys square off in a key GSL cross country meet at Mountainside Middle School, Sept. 20, 2023.

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Left to right Quarterback Cam Ward edge rusher Brennan Jackson, head coach Jake Dickert, and edge rusher Ron Stone Jr.

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Riverside High School cheerleader Mayson Husfloen, left, hands out goodie bags full of candy and crackers to the Medical Lake cheer squad before the varsity football game on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Riverside High School.

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Mt. Spokane’s Peyton Bischoff (14) is greeted by her Wildcat teammates after she hit a two-run homer in the first inning against Mead during a high school slowpitch softball game under the lights Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at Merkel Sports Complex.

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A raindrop strikes the waters of Manito Park’s Mirror Pond, Aug. 30, 2023.

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Ridgeline cheerleaders perform a stunt during their high school football game with Mead, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at Ridgeline High School in Liberty Lake.

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Shadle Parks Tess Inman (22) celebrates with teammates after scoring the winning shootout goal against Pullman for a final score of 5-4.

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Chiefs center Berkly Catton expected to be a Top 5 pick in next year's NHL draft.

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Peter Rivera, the original lead singer and drummer of Rare Earth will perform with a full orchestra Sept. 29 and 30, 2023, at Gonzaga’s Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, along with a symphony built completely of local college students. The special two-concert series is presented by The Spokesman-Review’s Northwest Passages events series. Just like last year’s concerts, the proceeds will go to music scholarship funds at Whitworth and Gonzaga.

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The East Valley High School boys cross county team warm up by running as a group around in tree trunk before their race with Clarkston, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Plantes Ferry Park.

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Before her race with Clarkson, Davina Brown, a transgender cross country runner from East Valley High School, displays five fingers representing the five races she has competed for her high school, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, at Plantes Ferry Park.

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Fran Rogers celebrates her 100th birthday with her craft group Creative Connections.

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With helping hands from mom, Nicole Hoerner, top, and Kevin Ruehl with Yost Gallagher Construction, join Willow Hoerner, 5, in constructing a bird house during the ABC Trades Night held, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at Ferris High School. The all-ages event, sponsored by the Associated Builders & Contractors Inland Pacific, showcased the different trades with hands-on demonstrations.

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John Marcaida rains down new-fallen maple leaves onto his daughter Aviah, age 1, during a fun outing in Corbin Park, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.

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Gonzaga basketball forward Yvonne Ejim poses for the college basketball preview section.

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At The Hub Tavern, Blake Anderson reacts as the Seattle Kraken score a goal against the Dallas Stars during game two of the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal, Thursday, May 4, 2023. On game night, The Hub Tavern on North Monroe Street is the local gathering spot for Kraken fans to watch their NHL hockey team as they progress in the playoffs.

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Gonzaga basketball starters Graham Ike (13), Ryan Nembhard (0) and Steele Venters (2).

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Gonzaga basketball starter Kayleigh Truong.

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Gonzaga basketball starters Kayleigh Truong, (11) Brynna Maxwell (22), Eliza Hollingsworth (12) and Kaylynne Truong (14).

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In the end zone, Rogers defensive back Orlando Moore (behind) breaks up a pass play to West Valley wide receiver Noah Gadd-Lewis during a 2A Kansas tiebreaker high school football game, Tuesday Oct. 31, 2023, at University High School.

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Wood ducks rest on a branch in Cannon Hill Park’s pond during the seasons first snowfall, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.

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In a garden on Spokane’s South Hill, the first snow of the season is captured by the petals of a dahlia bloom, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023,

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Left to right, Lakeside football seniors Calvin Mikkelsen, Oz Melzer and Hiro Patterson photographed Nov. 1, 2023, at Lakeside High School.

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Central Valley Bears get tangled up in the cheerleader-held banner as they take to the field for their game with Mt. Spokane, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at Central Valley High School.

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Sisters Charlotte, left, and Glenna Soliday run cross country and play soccer in the same season for Davenport High School.

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Gonzaga forward Braden Huff (34) dives for a loose ball with Yale guard Bez Mbeng (2) during the second half of a NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in the McCarthey Athletic Center.

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Gonzaga forward Graham Ike dunks during the second half of Friday's 86-71 season-opening nonconference win over Yale at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

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Gonzaga forward Yvonne Ejim (15) celebrate a score during the second half of a NCAA college basketball game with North Florida, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in the McCarthey Athletic Center.

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The Gonzaga cheer squad perform during a timeout during the second half of a NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in the McCarthey Athletic Center.

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Kit Parker scoots her daughter Jamie, 4, around the ice on the Numerica Skate Ribbon, which opened for the first time this season, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.

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