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.

May

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JUNE PHOTO GALLERY

June

The doors to the weapons compartment opens on the bottom of an F-22 Raptor during a demonstration at Arctic Thunder on June 28, 2008.

See our best pictures from the month of June.

July

Eric Dufloth holds his son Xavier, 1, as the names of homicide victims are read aloud at the annual Victims for Justice Monument Ceremony at Hostetler Park in downtown Anchorage on July 17, 2008. Dufloth was there in remembrance of his nephew Derik Perry who was killed in 2006 at age 17. At the time police said his friend Dominick Payne was playing with a loaded gun that he fired at Perry.

Mount Marathon and more. View our best of July gallery.

August

Greater and lesser yellowlegs rest in a tidal pool along the mud flats near downtown. Part of the sandpiper family, they nest along the edges of the Inlet.

Our best images from the month of August.

September

Roman Dial demonstrates his technique with an Alpacka Raft on the rapids of Eagle River late in August 2008.

Our best images from September.

October

Photos by MARC LESTER / Anchorage Daily News Above: A model is reflected in the southern windows of a ballroom in the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center on Friday night. Six Anchorage boutiques collaborated on Modern Romance, a fashion show and shopping event. About Face, Blush Boutique, Her Tern, She, Skinny Raven and Out of the Closet contributed to the show, which was a benefit for the EVA Foundation for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault.At right: Models wait to enter a ballroom and walk the runway at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center at Friday's Modern Romance fashion show.

Anchorage Daily News images from October.

November

A moose calf browses on trees in front of Rasmussen Hall on the UAA campus.

Peruse a gallery of the best our photographers have to offer during the month when fall changes to winter.

December

Hoarfrost adorned trees along the Knik River after the fog lifted in late November 2008 along the Glenn Highway.

December images from the Anchorage Daily News.

Reader-submitted

Summer fires

Location: East Anchoraeg, 07/08/09 East Anchorage Brush Fire

Submit your photos from the fires that have been springing up around Alaska this hot and dry summer.

Independance Day celebrations

Location: Wasilla home, 07/03/09 Ki Ara Sullivan in patriot colors decorated by her grand mother Debbie and Ki Ara herself

Reader photos from the 2009 Independence Day celebrations around Alaska.

Photos: 4th of July celebration

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2009 Summer solstice

Location: Kustavi, Finland

If ever there was a place to celebrate the longest day of the year, it's Alaska, where the days are super-long already.

Dad and Me

Location: muldoon park My daughter Lilith and my husband Will.

Celebrate your father on Father's Day (or the other 364 days of the year for that matter) by showing off photos of "Dad and Me."

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