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Top 10 photos for 2019

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No. 1) Issue 229 Aug. 23: I selected Ramona Roach and her traditional shawl dance as my top pick of 2019 because out of 52 covers, this was the one that I kept looking back at and taking out to share with friends.  The color, the energy, the beauty is there again and again, every time I look back at it. Photo Credit: Cable Hoover

No. 2) Issue 238 Oct. 25: I chose this photo and the effects superimposed upon it, because I was moved by U. S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan as he called for a moment of silence in honor of Cong. Elijah Cummings, who had passed that week.  Photo Credit: Cable Hoover

No. 3) Issue 227 Aug. 9: I find this image displayed Aug. 7 at Best in Show, dramatic and magnificent. “Healing Of The Night,” by Ramond M. Chee Sr. won Best In Category, Best In Class of Sculpture, 1st Place at Red Rock Park Exhibit Hall. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

No. 4) Issue 242 Nov. 22: I selected Naya Brown, who  performed her solo Nov. 15 for the 8th Annual Turquoise Cup dance competition because her twirl which won her first place in her division, remains in my mind as the definition of “flawless” - something that lifts me up and carries me away. Photo Credit: Ryan Hudgeons/RAH Photography

No. 5) Issue 228 Aug. 16: I picked this because the dancing and the color of the tribal regalia is breathtaking and unforgettable. Photo Credit: Cable Hoover

No. 6) Issue  230 Aug. 30: I selected Cable’s photo of Rehoboth Lynx goal keeper Daya Choudrie (8) diving for the ball in a tie-breaker shootout with Miyamura during the Rehoboth Girls Soccer Tournament at Rehoboth High School, Aug. 31, because to me this is a picture of the unbounded exuberance of sport. Photo Credit: Cable Hoover

No. 7) Issue 222 July 5: I chose Snow Otero, Miss Southwest 2-Spirit 2019-2020 in her beaded crown at the 2019 Diné Pride Festival, June 29 for the impressive beauty of the LGBTQ+ Two-Spirit event, for Snow Otero’s beauty and for her crown with its rainbow beadwork and Native image. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

No. 8) Issue 211 April 19: I selected Tohatchi senior Justin Leonard at the Miyamura Memorial track meet as he competed in the men’s long jump final on April 13 because I can feel the pain on the intake of breath as he travels toward the goal line. He is committed.  Photo Credit: Cayla Nimmo

No. 9) Issue 220 June 21: The Zuni Olla Maidens performing their pottery dance  at the Summer Night Indian Dances is impressive. I selected this picture of the all-female group, not only for their serene beauty, but for their coordination as they hold focus on the beat of the drums, their original songs, the ollas they are balancing on their heads, the flowers they hold in each hand. Photo Credit: Knifewing Segura

No. 10) Issue 230; Aug. 30: This photo from inside the Navajo Arts and Crafts Enterprise store catches my eye for its vibrant colors and the unusual shapes of the items displayed. Photo Credit: Marna Craig

By Beth Blakeman
Associate Editor

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