AJC Photos of the Year 2019 | Alyssa Pointer

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AJC 2019 Photos of the year | Alyssa Pointer

AJC Photos of the Year 2019 featuring Visual Journalist Alyssa Pointer

Christopher McNabb (center) speaks with his lawyer Anthony Carter during McNabb's and Cortney Bell's murder trial on May 13, 2019, at the Newton County Courthouse in Covington. McNabb and Bell were found guilty for the murder of their 2-week-old daughter, Caliyah. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Asiah Bledsoe clears through debris as she looks for a photo of a family member at her grandfather's wrecked home in Talbotton, Ga., March 4, 2019. The tornado was an EF4, the second strongest on the rating scale, according to the National Weather Service in Birmingham. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Pro-Choice and Pro-Life demonstrators display their signs on March 22, 2019, in the lobby of the Georgia State Capitol building during the 35th legislative day at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

5/21/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Kwajelyn Jackson, Executive Director with the Feminist Women's Health Center, wears an "Abortion" necklace and a uterus shirt during a Pro-Choice rally on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The ACLU, Planned Parenthood and other abortion rights activists held the rally on Tuesday calling on states around the country to stop passing restriction abortion bans. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

01/14/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Two-year-old James Gambill of Cartersville navigates his way through Georgia lawmakers as he waits for his father, Rep. Matthew Gambill (R), to be sworn in during the first session gets underway at the State Capitol building, Monday, January 14, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Women rest their feet as they congregate on the third floor of the Georgia State Capitol building on April 2, 2019, during Sine Die, the last day of the 2019 legislative session. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Hoschton Mayor Theresa Kenerly receives a hug following a city council meeting on May 6, 2019, where members of the community urged for her resignation. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

PhD graduate Alicia Fontnette receives a hug from Clark Atlanta University professor Daniel Black on May 20, 2019, during the 30th annual commencement ceremony at Panther Stadium in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

"I can live where I want to but I choose to live here," Ashview Heights neighborhood resident Melody Blount said during a visit to her community, Aug. 20, 2019. Blount moved with her family from Decatur to the neighborhood in 2009. During the last ten years, she and her neighbors have used their voices to shift the narrative of the once crime-ridden streets of Ashview Heights. "I love the neighborhood. I believe you have a right to like where you live." (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

08/26/2019 -- Vinnings, Georgia -- Cobb County Police Officers work to clear the wreckage from a deadly scene where a pick-up truck ran through a retaining wall along Ackers Mill Road and plunged onto Interstate 75 North near the I-285 exchange in Vinnings, Monday, August 26, 2019. Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Natalie Dale said the ramp where the accident occurred is on an HOV-only exit. It has signs indicating the speed limit is 35 mph and there is a signal ahead. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

09/13/2019 -- Alpharetta, Georgia -- Former DeKalb County police officer Robert "Chip" Olsen and his wife Kathy Olsen stand for a photo at their Alpharetta residence, Thursday, September 13, 2019. The couple has been married for 16 years. Robert Olsen shot and killed Anthony Hill, a mentally ill military veteran who was naked and unarmed at the time, outside a Chamblee apartment complex in March 2015. The officer has said he was in fear for his life when he shot Hill, who was advancing on Olsen and who ignored Olsen's commands that he stop. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

11/01/2019 -- Decatur, Georgia -- Former DeKalb County police officer Robert Olsen becomes emotional during his sentencing in front of DeKalb County Judge LaTisha Dear Jackson at the DeKalb County courthouse, Friday, November 1, 2019. Olsen was sentenced to 20 years, with a mandatory of 12 years to serve. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

10/24/2019 -- Augusta, Georgia -- Dr. John Downey strives to do a few pull ups every time he leaves his office at the Royal Pain Center in Augusta, Thursday, October 24, 2019. His goal on Thursday was to complete more than 100 pull-ups. The office was scheduled to see 112 patients experiencing chronic pain on Thursday. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

11/20/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Former Vice President Joe Biden (left) clears the way for Senator Bernie Sanders (center) to make a point, during the MSNBC/The Washington Post Democratic Presidential debate inside the Oprah Winfrey Soundstage at Tyler Perry Studios, Wednesday, November 20, 2019. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

11/21/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Agnes Scott College freshman Hayley Caldwell cheers while holding a hand crafted portrait of Bernie Sanders during his New Deal Democrats Rally at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Thursday, November 21, 2019. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

2/3/19 - Atlanta - Audience members cheer as Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine performs during the NFL Super Bowl 53 halftime show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Sunday, February 3, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

01/17/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- A woman walks away from the birth home of Martin Luther King, Jr. after reading a sign that informed her of its closure at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta, Thursday, January 17, 2019. The U.S. Federal Government has been dealing with a partial shutdown going on four weeks. It is the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

10/03/2019 -- Washington, Georgia -- Wilkes County paramedic Rebekah Echols (right) helps prepares James Gilmore (left), 86, for a lift as Wilkes County Deputy EMA Director and paramedic Amy Howard (center) listens to his wife, Jessie Gilmore, 80, (not photographed) explain how James had early morning fall at their residence, Thursday, October 3, 2019. Amy says Wilkes County has a large elderly population and some of their morning calls are for falls. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

11/08/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- President Donald Trump supporter Tony Smith (right), of College Park, yells "Trump 2020" in a crowd of anti-Trump protestors as they rally outside of the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta, Friday, November 8, 2019. President Trump was in Atlanta on Friday to speak to a crowd of African American voters that support his presidency. (Alyssa Pointer/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

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Christopher McNabb (center) speaks with his lawyer Anthony Carter during McNabb's and Cortney Bell's murder trial on May 13, 2019, at the Newton County Courthouse in Covington. McNabb and Bell were found guilty for the murder of their 2-week-old daughter, Caliyah. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

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