AJC 2016 Photos of the Year- Multimedia Interns

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AJC 2016 Photos of the Year- Multimedia Interns

February 8, 2016 Morrow - Advanced orchestra play at Elite Scholars Academy in Clayton County. New, tougher state regulations call for local charters to be run as nonprofits could cause the governing boards at Elite Scholars Academy and Unidos International to forego renewing their charters. That means both schools will be under sole control of the school district. Elite is trying to transition to an early college-prep program. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

February 10, 2016 Atlanta - A volunteer passes out American flags before Franklin Graham's prayer rally. The rally was part of Graham's Decision America Tour 2016. Graham said he had no faith in the democratic and republic parties. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

February 10, 2016 Atlanta - A rally attendee waves a flag before Franklin Graham's prayer rally. The rally was part of Graham's Decision America Tour 2016. Graham said he had no faith in the democratic and republic parties. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

February 17, 2016 Atlanta - Author Trudy Nan Boyce poses for a portrait in Krog Street Tunnel. Boyce, a retired Atlanta Police Department officer, published "Out of the Blues," a mystery novel set in Atlanta. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

February 29, 2016 Atlanta - U.S. Customs and Border Protection canine team officer Andrew Bateman and Regal check bags at the baggage claim area of the international terminal in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Regal is trained to sniff out prohibited items of agriculture significance. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

March 16, 2016 Athens - Protestors against Campus Carry march to the arch at the University of Georgia. Demonstrators urged Gov. Deal to veto HB 859, otherwise known as Campus Carry, which would allow guns on parts of campus. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

March 16, 2016 Athens - Georgia outside linebacker Leonard Floyd (84) runs a drill at UGA Pro Day. Twenty UGA players participated in Pro Day. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

March 25, 2016 Atlanta - Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory
closes his eyes in prayer at the second station of the cross at Talmadge Park. Attendants commemorated the stations of the cross along the pilgrimage and reflected on issues at every station. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

March 27, 2016 Stone Mountain - Rev. Jeff Carey, of JAYA Church, gives the call to worship and prayer at the Easter 72nd Annual Sunrise Service. There was a service at the mountaintop and one on the memorial lawn. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

March 29, 2016 Atlanta - President Obama speaks on a panel during the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. Obama and other panelists spoke about treating substance abuse more like a disease. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

April 6, 2016 Waynesboro - First Lady Michelle Obama hugs a student after helping plant a garden at Burke County Middle School. The middle school was a stop in the First Lady's American Garden Tour, the goal of which was to highlight the impact and benefits of diverse gardens across the country. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

April 16, 2016 Athens - A small Georgia fan dislikes the noise during the Dawg Walk before the 2016 Georgia Bulldogs G-Day game at Sanford Stadium. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

April 28, 2016 Athens - Students hold candles during the vigil to honor four students who lost their lives in a car accident late Wednesday night. There is a fifth student in critical condition. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

June 14, 2016 Atlanta: President Bill Clinton, Founding Chairman of the Clinton Global Initiative and President Jimmy Carter, present the closing conversation at CGI America event on Tuesday night following the panel discussion on investing in quality jobs. Clinton moderated the conversation as they spoke on various topics including current government regulations and issues, future outlooks on the 2016 presidential election and advice they would give to young business people attending CGI America.
EMILY JENKINS/ EJENKINS@AJC.COM

June 15, 2016 Atlanta: Donald Trump speaks at the Fox Theater on Wednesday afternoon at a rally in Downtown Atlanta. Trump introduced Vince Dooley to the stage to speak a few words before his speech began. Trump spoke on topics including on the recent tragedy in Orlando, Florida and what he plans to change if he is elected president of the United States.
EMILY JENKINS/ EJENKINS@AJC.COM

July 4, 2016 Atlanta: Racers run down Peachtree Road just passed the starting line at the 2016 AJC Peachtree Road Race on Monday, July 4. EMILY JENKINS/ EJENKINS@AJC.COM

July 8, 2016 Atlanta: Shama Rashahill, 5, chants protest cheers in a megaphone while walking with his mother during the protests in Atlanta on Friday, July 8, 2016. Protesters marched from the Center for Civil and Human Rights on Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard to the CNN Center on Marietta St in response to recent shootings and civil rights issues. The rallies and march was sponsored by the NAACP and Black Lives Matter. EMILY JENKINS/ EJENKINS@AJC.COM

July 14, 2016 Atlanta: Officer R. Johnson pets Smokey after his retirement ceremony as he cools off in the barn at the Atlanta Mounted Patrol on Thursday, July14, 2016. The Atlanta Police Department retired Smokey after the 17-year-old horse served on force for six years. His final call of service was Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 10 am. The APD rode him into the parking lot, took his saddle off, saluted the horse, and lined up to pet him for the last time. EMILY JENKINS/ EJENKINS@AJC.COM

July 20, 2016 Atlanta: A group of children in the Bright Horizons summer camp program sit beside the Fountain of Rings in Centennial Olympic Park on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Bright Horizons offers a summer camp from June to august with weekly themes and field trips for children in pre-k to 12 years old. This year Atlanta is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 1996 Olympic Games. Centennial Olympic Park was home to the games in 1996, and is now open to the public for music concerts and a famous firework show on the Fourth of July. The park is surrounded by several Atlanta landmarks such as the CNN Center and the College Football Hall of Fame. EMILY JENKINS/ EJENKINS@AJC.COM

October 12, 2016, Atlanta - Devyn Springer, right, a student at Kennesaw State University, speaks in protest during the Georgia Board of Regents Meeting in Atlanta, on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

October 24, 2016, Atlanta - Congressman John Lewis, left, listens to speakers with author Andrew Aydin, center, during the Secondary English/Language Arts Fall Symposium at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Atlanta, on Monday, October 24, 2016. Lewis and Aydin collaborated on a graphic novel about Lewis' life. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

October 28, 2016, Atlanta - Jared Hill, a second grade teacher at Dunbar Elementary School, leads students in the annual Storybook Character Parade in Atlanta, on Friday, October 28, 2016. The parade features students and faculty dressed in costume as well as Maynard Jackson High School's marching band. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

November 11, 2016, Gibson - Charles Usry rotates a tire at Usry Auto Parts in Gibson, Georgia, on Friday, November 11, 2016. 90 percent of Glascock county residents voted for president elect Donald Trump. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

November 21, 2016, McDonough - Jacob Kosky, 22, of McDonough, sits in the courtroom in McDonough, Georgia, on Monday, November 21, 2016. Kosky is one of the two charged with murder in a quadruple shooting in Henry County. The judge ruled there was enough evidence for the case to move past the preliminary stages. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

November 23, 2016, Atlanta - College Park city councilman Ambrose Clay poses for a portrait with the equipment he uses to measure aircraft noise in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Councilman Clay pushed for an airport noise referendum, that recently passed, calling for Congress to direct the FAA to develop a new noise exposure measure. The referenda also calls for federal funding for new noise insulation to help affected residences. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

November 26, 2016, Athens - Georgia tailback Nick Chubb (27) jumps into the end zone during the NCAA college football game between the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday, November 26, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

November 26, 2016, Athens - Georgia Tech cheerleaders celebrate as Georgia Tech beats the University of Georgia 28-27 in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday, November 26, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 2, 2016, Lawrenceville - Clydesdales in the west coast Budweiser team are escorted out of their trailers in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Friday, December 2, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 2, 2016, Loganville - Mill Creek quarterback Cameron Turley (16) throws the ball during the state semifinal game between Grayson and Mill Creek in Loganville, Georgia, on Friday, December 2, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 2, 2016, Loganville - Members of the Grayson marching band perform during the state semifinal game between Grayson and Mill Creek in Loganville, Georgia, on Friday, December 2, 2016. Grayson defeated Mill Creek 44-26. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 2, 2016, Loganville - Grayson running back Jamyest Williams (1) runs with the ball during the state semifinal game between Grayson and Mill Creek in Loganville, Georgia, on Friday, December 2, 2016. Grayson defeated Mill Creek 44-26. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 3, 2016, Atlanta - Florida running back Tyriek Hopkins (33) runs with the ball during the SEC Championship Game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, December 3, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 3, 2016, Atlanta - Florida tight end DeAndre Goolsby (30) jumps for the ball but fails to keep hold of it during the SEC Championship Game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, December 3, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 9, 2016, Atlanta - Visitors admire the lantern installations at the Chinese Lantern Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, December 9, 2016. The festival opened in Centennial Olympic Park which features hundreds of colorful lanterns, until January 15. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 12, 2016, Atlanta - Asia Roberts, 4, from Atlanta, smiles at Atlanta Hawks forward/center Mike Muscala during Muscala's second annual Pay-Away the Layaway event in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, December 12, 2016. Muscala covered the layaway of several customers at a local Toys "R" Us. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 22, 2016, Atlanta - Travelers walk through the security check point at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, December 22, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 14, 2016, Norcross - Audrey Smith, 25, a first grade teacher at Baldwin Elementary School, draws a picture on the whiteboard for a class exercise in Norcross, Georgia, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Despite never having taught her own class before this year, Smith leads like a veteran teacher. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

December 14, 2016, Norcross - Audrey Smith, 25, a first grade teacher at Baldwin Elementary School, talks to her class about a reading activity for after recess in Norcross, Georgia, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Despite never having taught her own class before this year, Smith leads like a veteran teacher. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

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February 8, 2016 Morrow - Advanced orchestra play at Elite Scholars Academy in Clayton County. New, tougher state regulations call for local charters to be run as nonprofits could cause the governing boards at Elite Scholars Academy and Unidos International to forego renewing their charters. That means both schools will be under sole control of the school district. Elite is trying to transition to an early college-prep program. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

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