The Year In Review

As 2011 comes to a close, I thought it would be fun to look back and review some of the events that occurred, but in the form of photographs. So, below are 11 of my favorite, and most memorable photographic moments from the past year.


1. "The Snowpocalypse" - Record setting blizzard on February 2nd caused motorists to abandon their cars on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago.

2. The devastating earthquake, and subsequent tsunami that destroyed Japan's coast in March. 

3. The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton; mostly memorable for the little flower girl covering her ears.

4. President Obama and others look on as the real-time mission of capturing and killing Osama bin Laden unfolded before them.

5. A rare, massive dust storm called a "haboob" blankets Phoenix, Arizona in early July.

6. Atlantis lifted off on July 8th. It was the final Space Shuttle launch ever, as NASA officially ended the program after 30 years and 135 missions.

7. Wind from a thunderstorm toppled a temporary stage at the Indiana State Fair in August. The collapsing structure killed 7 people and injured another 43.

8. The opening and dedication of the 9/11 Memorial in New York, on the 10th anniversary of the attacks.

9. Libyans take pictures of Muammar Gaddafi's lifeless body after he was killed and put on display.

10. Passive "Occupy" protesters get doused in the face with pepper spray at the University of California, Davis in November. 

11. Corrupt, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on December 7th.