Best of 2009

Best of January

Alaskans celebrate at the 50th Anniversary of Statehood Gala Friday evening January 2, 2009 at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center.

Bitter cold got the new year started in Anchorage.

Best of February

Snowboarders make their way down from near the top of the Mile 16 Run of the Hatcher Pass Road last week. Drivers drop boarders and skiers at Mile 16 of the road and pick them up for a wheeled ski lift to the top after their descent to the road below.

Best of February gallery

Best of March

Runners in the couples heat dodge a pair of reindeer during Fur Rondy's 2nd Annual Running of the Reindeer March 1, 2009.

The best photojournalistic work of the Anchorage Daily News photographers of March 2009.

Best of April

Magdalena Orczewska, left, and her mother, Helena Orczewska, view the sunset from Point Woronzof in Anchorage in April 2009.

See the best of the Anchorage Daily News photographs from the month of April 2009.

Photo gallery

Best of May 2009

The Guido's Pizza/Vito's Auto Sales team and the Merrill Lynch/Casa Cuna squad exchange high-fives after their men's B division softball game at Cartee Fields on Thursday evening, May 7, 2009. Merrill Lynch/Casa Cuna won the game, 14-13.

See the best photographs from the Anchorage Daily News for the month of May, 2009.

Best of June 2009

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows an Air Force F-22 Raptor executing a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis Monday June 22, 2009 in the Gulf of Alaska.

The best photos appearing in the Anchorage Daily News in June 2009.

2008 Year in pictures

Best of 2008

January

Oiled eagles, moose and more in our best of January gallery.

February

The boys 10K mass start during the first day of the Alaska State Cross Country Ski Championships at Kincaid Park on Thursday, 21, 2008.

Skiing, hockey and dogs. Check out a gallery of our favorite photographs from the shortest month.

March

The Kenai and Chugach mountains frame Turnagain Arm and the Seward Highway on Thursday March 27, 2008.

The Iditarod, fur bikinis and more -- catch up with some of our favorite images in the Best of March photo gallery.

April

Kite skiing was the thing and Portage Lake was the place over the weekend. A stiff wind, beautiful crust conditions and hot sunshine made for a perfect combination for all sorts of spring sports.

Click for more pictures from our Best of April photo gallery.

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Snow fall 2009

Now that the ground's covered in the cold white stuff, it's time to get out the cameras and capture the beauty behind the otherwise bummer of a turn in the weather.

Holiday Lights Map

Find the best Holiday Lights in town!

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2008 Holiday Lights

Halloween costumes

Post a photo of you in your Halloween costume to show off your creativity and check out others to see how you measure up.

Halloween costumes: Kids

It's one thing to dress up for Halloween as an adult, an entirely cuter thing to get your kid dressed up. Share your photos and check out other tots in disguise.