Best of 2010-Part 2 of 12
Cody Delaney, a sixth-grader, wrestles at Perry Junior High School in Perry, Okla., on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
I’ve written before about searching through Merlin. About how memories of assignments come back as you scroll through the images. Unique or unusual assignments can stick with you, make you feel like you photographed them just a few days ago. Other times assignments feel very distant, like you wouldn’t have remembered them without searching through Merlin to find the pictures. The Perry High School wrestling assignment is one that feels like I was just there a few weeks ago. You can click here to watch the slideshow I made about the history and importance of wrestling in the small Oklahoma town.
Chris Landsberger revisited Catherine Titus, who lives in Wilson, Oklahoma with her dogs, while Sarah Phipps began a story about an injured firefighter. His recovery took most of the year and she checked in to photograph him through the process of getting back to work. If you want to skip ahead to that slideshow click here, but I was going to save it for October. Sarah published another slideshow in February about a wheelchair basketball team, you can watch it by clicking here.
Catherine Titus walks with her dogs on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, in Wilson, Okla. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Dallas Junior Wheelchair Mavericks head coach JT Terry celebrates a score during the National Wheelchair Basketball Association's 2010 Southwest Conference, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at the University of Central Oklahoma Wellness Center, in Edmond, Okla. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Covered with water and smoke, an Oklahoma City firefighter works on a church fire in Spencer, Okla., on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
I wrote yesterday that we’d try to squeeze in a few of our best pictures from each month and so far we’re on pace to do that. As always, you can click here to see our current photo galleries.
-John Clanton
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These are really great photos!