Favorite photos of 2018 selected by our staff photographers.
Juno, a Husky who was given to veteran Arthur Wimberly (rear) at the first Friends 4 Vets Graduation April 10, 2018 at the Camden County Correctional Facility.Read moreJAMES BLOCKER / Staff Photographer
A slow camera shutter speed captures the motion of the lighted South Philly Vikings on a darkened stage as they perform “King Neptune’s Return to the Reef,” bringing the coral reef to life at the Mummers Fancy Brigade show inside the Convention Center January 1, 2018.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
Offensive lineman Lane Johnson dons an "underdog." walking off the field January 13, 2018, after the Eagles defeated the Atlanta Falcons 15-10 to advance to the NFC Championship game.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT/ Staff Photographer
Eagles fans celebrate a touchdown during the second quarter of the NFC Championship game against the Minnesota Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, January 21, 2018.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Eagles’ Zach Ertz dives over Patriots’ Devin McCourty to score the go-ahead touchdown in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl February 4, 2018.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
New England tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) can't get a hand on a "Hail Mary" pass as time runs out in the Super Bowl and the Patriots lose 41-33 to the Eagles February 4, 2018.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
Super Bowl Champion Eagles head coach Doug Pederson and quarterback Nick Foles celebrate after beating the New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis February 4, 2018.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Jalen Brunson of Villanova leaps to save a ball from going out of bounds against Butler during the 2nd half in the Big East Tournament semi-finals at Madison Square Garden on March 9, 2018. Read moreCHARLES FOX / CHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
Temple students try to watch through frosted glass windows as the Temple Owls hosts their annual NFL Pro Day at the STAR Complex on March 19, 2018.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Christian Carter leads a group of Pennsylvania students in Washington DC. Saturday, March 24, 2018 during the March for Our Lives student-led demonstration in support of stronger gun violence prevention measures.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer
Villanova guard Donte DiVincenzo celebrates with teammates forward Omari Spellman, forward Tim Delaney and forward Jermaine Samuels after beating Michigan for the NCAA National Basketball Championship on Monday, April 2, 2018 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Juno, a Husky who was given to veteran Arthur Wimberly (rear) at the first Friends 4 Vets Graduation April 10, 2018 at the Camden County Correctional Facility.Read moreJAMES BLOCKER / Staff Photographer
Comedian Bill Cosby sticks out his tongue toward a crowd of supporters and protestors as he leaves the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown on Friday, April 13, 2018. Cosby, being retried for sexual assault after his first trial ended in a hung jury, was later convicted of the charges.Read moreTIM TAI / TIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Local Black Lives Matter activist Asa Khalif, left, stands inside the Starbucks at 18th and Spruce, Sunday April 15, 2018, and over a bullhorn, demands the firing of the manager who called police, and the police officers who arrested two black men.Read more / File Photograph
Kathy Williams, the mother of imprisoned rapper Meek Mill, and his son Rihmeek Williams, appear at a rally in his supports at the Criminal Justice Center April 16, 2018. Mill was released a week later, pending the outcome of an appeal to the Pennsylvania supreme court.Read moreJAMES BLOCKER / JAMES BLOCKER / Staff Photographer
Natalie Bauder, 15, left, and Leah Metelits, 14, both students at Philadelphia's Germantown Friends School, lay on the ground covered with a bright orange banner in participation of a city-wide school walkout to protest gun violence on April 20, 2018. The national school walkout was in honor of the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting.Read moreSYDNEY SCHAEFER / SYDNEY SCHAEFER / Staff Photographer
Naji Muhammad, cousin of Dominique Oglesby who was killed in March 2018 near her West Philadelphia home, attends a community meeting on Saturday, April 21, 2018 in Southwest Philadelphia to discuss efforts to find her killer and plan a walk in her memory.Read moreSYDNEY SCHAEFER / SYDNEY SCHAEFER / Staff Photographer
A youngster tosses a basketball while watching the five-Alarm fire at 21st and West Lippincott, Friday, May 18, 2018.Read moreSteven M. Falk / STEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
A trio of spidermen pose in the hallway at Wizard World Comic Con at the Convention Center May 20, 2018. The four days were Wizard World’s 16th in Philadelphia and saw dozens of celebrities for Q&A sessions, autograph signings, and photo opportunities.Read moreTOM GRALISH / TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
Marty McLaren (left) and Dave Clements relax together as the sun sets on Beach 2 in Lewes, Del., on Friday, June 1, 2018. Read moreTIM TAI / TIM TAI / Staff Photographer
The surreal fantasy art by Gary Rothera of G.A.R. Creations in Media seems to come alive as shoppers stop to look during the Annual Manayunk Arts Festival on June 23, 2018. “I love that my artwork makes people smile” says Gary. Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
A group of over 100 Philadelphia police file into the Contemplation Court, a room with a fountain that rains down, at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The trip was to help recruits understand the root and context of strained community-police relations through a historical perspective. Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / HEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
Volunteers carry the 13-star "Betsy Ross Flag" along East Market St. during the WAWA Welcome America Independence Day Parade Wednesday, July 4, 2018. Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer
Lancaster, Pa., resident Caitlyn Mullins, 19, plays soccer on the beach in Wildwood on the morning of Thursday, July 12, 2018.Read moreMAGGIE LOESCH / MAGGIE LOESCH / Staff Photographer
Paraphrasing Marie Antoinette, the crowd shouts "Let them eat Tastykake!" as the snack cakes are tossed from the Walls of Eastern State Penitentiary during the Bastille Day celebration July 14, 2018. Ann Patricia (right) of Queens, NY caught the treats in her bust by holding her period costume open.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
A woman who prefers to be identified by her nickname "Tank", cleans blood off the sidewalk on North 4th Street, Tuesday, July 17, 2018, the morning after 21 shots were fired at a crowd on the street. Fourteen year-old Tyree Bates was killed and four others were wounded. A white substance was placed over the blood on the sidewalk by officials on the scene the night before.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / JESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
Fishtown librarian Shiela O'Steen talks of the branch's structural issues in the now-defunct elevator room on Thursday, July 19, 2018. The library and neighboring rec center will be improved through Rebuild.Read moreMAGGIE LOESCH / MAGGIE LOESCH / Staff Photographer
Protesters dressed in HandmaidÕs Tale costumes gather outside of the Union League as Vice President Mike Pence attends a fundraiser for Congressman Lou Barletta on Monday, July 23, 2018. Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / HEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
Pedestrians shield themselves from the rain at Princeton University, Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / JOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer
Phillies Odubel Herrera celebrates after scoring in the fifth-inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Herrera scored on teammate Carlos Santana's three RBI triple.Read moreYONG KIM / YONG KIM / Staff Photographer
A rabbit hops through the crime scene at Broadway and Walnut St. in Camden August 7, 2018. Two Camden County Police detectives were ambushed in their unmarked car while sitting at a red light at the intersection. Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
Six-year old Ciara Robinson swims in a pool on a particularly hot day in North Philadelphia, Tuesday, August 7, 2018.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / JESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
A window washer climbs on the glass roof of the City Hall entrance to the subway concourse of SEPTA's City Hall Station August 9, 2018 Read moreDAVID SWANSON / DAVID SWANSON / Staff Photographer
Walmart employee wait outside store as police secure the area Tuesday, August 14, 2018 after a report of an active shooter at the location. Multiple departments including Philadelphia responded. Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer
Jim Faluszczak (right) is overcome with emotion and is comforted by Juliann Bortz (center) and another victim of clergy sexual abuse during a press conference about the grand jury report at the Pennsylvania Capitol building on August 14, 2018.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / MICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Aquila Rogers (left) from West Philadelphia, and Nakia Moore from Brooklyn, roller-skate at the Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest at Penn's Landing Friday, August 17, 2018. Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / JESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
Tiger Woods lines up a putt on the 8th hole during the final round of the BMW Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, on September 10, 2018.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / JOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer
Phillies Maikel Franco flips over the railing going after a foul ball hit by Adam Eaton of the Nationals in the 8th inning at Citizens Bank Park on September 11, 2018. Read moreCHARLES FOX / CHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
Ed Sheeran performs the first of two concerts at Lincoln Financial Field September 27, 2018.Read moreTOM GRALISH / TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
Boys Latin players celebrate in a post-game huddle after the team defeated George Washington at the Northeast Super Site on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Boys Latin won the game, 14-6, to clinch the title of division campions for the first time in school history.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / HEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
Waiting for a press conference, clergy abuse victims gather in the Capitol in Harrisburg late Wednesday night October 17, 2018 after state senators failed to muster enough support for a measure that would have allowed lawsuits against perpetrators and institutions such as the Catholic Church.Read moreSteven M. Falk / STEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
Herb Armstrong guides a picker through the bog during the cranberry harvest in Chatsworth, N.J. Wednesday October 17, 2018.Read moreDAVID SWANSON / DAVID SWANSON / Staff Photographer
Members of the Warrior Lodge Riders of New Jersey hold American flags during the Camden County Freeholder Board's annual Veteran's Day observance in Pennsauken, New Jersey on Sunday November 11, 2018. A plaque listing the names of Camden County residents killed in World War I was unveiled at the event. Read moreERIN BLEWETT / ERIN BLEWETT / Staff Photographer
The city's Holiday Tree awaits decorating on a rainy Tuesday morning November 13, 2018 at City Hall, after the 60-year-old, 70-foot, 7,000 pound white fir arrived from a tree farm in upstate New York.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer
Rick Pannuty (right) argues with a counter protestor during the "We the People Rally" in support of conservative causes at Independence Mall on Saturday, November 17, 2018. The rally drew several dozens attendees while hundreds of protesters showed.Read moreERIN BLEWETT / ERIN BLEWETT / Staff Photographer
Darryl Glover stands inside the three dimensional gift box made of thousands of lights at Love Park on December 7, 2018. "The Present" will raise money for Philadelphia Parks, children’s books, and help for the homeless. Read moreCHARLES FOX / CHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
Dallas quarterbacks Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush celebrate as Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett kneels after the Cowboys 29-23 win in overtime in Arlington, TX on December 9, 2018. Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / DAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Patrice Southerland skates over a fire, which was built with the wood from skate ramps during Bam Margera's West Chester party at Castle Bam Thursday, December 13, 2018.Read moreMargo Reed / Staff Photographer
Vesper rower Zach Heese heads upstream in a single scull on the Schuylkill River leaving puddles in his wake in mid-forty degree temperatures Thursday December 27, 2018.Read moreDAVID SWANSON / DAVID SWANSON / Staff Photographer
Jennifer Bennett (left) and Farugh Maat dance together in the drum circle, which lasted nearly 30 minutes, at Vita Saana's Kawanzaa Celebration in the Baobab Sentre in West Philadelphia December 30, 2018. Vita Saana is a form of African Martial Arts, which was celebrated at the event.Read moreMARGO REED / Staff Photographer,
