Solon Moccasin and Tanya Falls Down help Zacchaeus Dust put on his regalia for the Battle of Little Bighorn Reenactment on Sunday, June 26, 2022, along the Little Bighorn River.
Joe Erickson, a word-of-mouth auto mechanic in Bozeman, installs a new timing belt on a stranded car at the I-90 rest area in Bozeman on Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Alan Leech plays a duet with his wife, Karen Leech, at their home on May 19, 2022. Alan is retiring from the symphony at the end of June after 50 years.
Weston Helle, center, calms an injured lamb in the back of a truck as his brother, Evan, left, and herder Dionisio Taype, assist near the Upper Ruby River on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022.
The Montana State University rodeo team rides horses in front of Bobcat Stadium as the broadcast of ESPN's College GameDay is filmed live from the MSU campus before the 121st playing of the Brawl of the Wild on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.
In 2022, the Chronicle’s staff photographers published 8,896 pictures, chosen from tens of thousands of photos that never left the hard drive.
From those thousands of pictures, we’ve narrowed it down to eight that left an impression on us. Some of these images were chosen for their composition. Others, for the emotion they evoked.
These images are a visual record of southwest Montana in 2022. Our goal as photojournalists is to bring the reader to places they’ve never been, to help people understand others in their community, and to provide context for the issues we collectively face.
Our work requires the willingness of people to share their stories, and we are thankful for everyone who let us into their lives. It’s what makes our job rewarding.
Joe Erickson, a word-of-mouth auto mechanic in Bozeman, installs a new timing belt on a stranded car at the I-90 rest area in Bozeman on Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Alan Leech plays a duet with his wife, Karen Leech, at their home on May 19, 2022. Alan is retiring from the symphony at the end of June after 50 years.
Weston Helle, center, calms an injured lamb in the back of a truck as his brother, Evan, left, and herder Dionisio Taype, assist near the Upper Ruby River on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022.
Solon Moccasin and Tanya Falls Down help Zacchaeus Dust put on his regalia for the Battle of Little Bighorn Reenactment on Sunday, June 26, 2022, along the Little Bighorn River.
The Montana State University rodeo team rides horses in front of Bobcat Stadium as the broadcast of ESPN's College GameDay is filmed live from the MSU campus before the 121st playing of the Brawl of the Wild on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.
Samuel Wilson/Chronicle/Report for America
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