2013 Pictures of the Year - James Brosher Photography

It’s always nice to look through my work at the end of any given year. It gives perspective to the journey I’ve taken professionally as a shooter. Sometimes it’s hard to take a step back during the year to see the big picture of my body of work. Selecting my favorite images for the inevitable “pictures of the year” features in the paper and online are always a humbling yet satisfying experience. It is humbling to see my weaknesses and areas of improvement and satisfying to see where I started and where I ended in my growth (hopefully) as a photojournalist. Below are my 15 favorite moments of 2013. Thanks for looking, and I wish everyone a great New Year.

Lily Strang, 6, listens as Bethel volleyball coach Kevin Ulmer talks to his players before a volleyball match against Grace College on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, at Bethel College in Mishawaka. Strang, who suffers from Fanconi Anemia, signed a letter-of-intent to become a Bethel Pilot and was issued jersey No. 14 thanks to Team IMPACT, an organization that pairs children with serious chronic illnesses with college teams. On this night, the college collected donations in place of admission fees for Strang as part of a send-off. Strang is set to undergo a bone marrow transplant followed by a long isolation period. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Airport Travelers — A woman and child make their way past airline check in counters on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at the South Bend Regional Airport. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame Football 101 Clinic — As she waits for an autograph from Notre Dame nose tackle Louis Nix III, center, Kelly Moore, of Granger, leans in as a friend takes her picture with Nix during a Football 101 clinic on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at the LaBar Practice Fields at Notre Dame. The clinic for women was hosted by the Kelly Cares Foundation with proceeds going to breast cancer prevention and awareness. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

After ruining a few pieces of wood by cutting them unevenly and out of square, Niel Makielski pauses as he examines his table saw while working in his home wood shop on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, near South Bend. A warped blade was the culprit. Makielski, who is legally blind, suffers from macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in 60 and older Americans according to the National Eye Institute. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Penn Mishawaka Girl's Sectional Basketball — Penn’s Taylor Lutz (10) and Kaitlyn Marenyi, bottom right, compete for a loose ball with Mishawaka’s Taylor Parmley (23) and Paige Avery (1) during a high school girl’s basketball sectional championship game on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at Penn High School near Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Plane Crash Investigation — A South Bend firefighter holds an axe-wielding comrade by the tail of his jacket as the two try to cut through a section of roof, allowing an awaiting excavator, pictured in background, to remove a piece of the home from plane wreckage on Monday, March 18, 2013, along Iowa Street in South Bend. The jet crashed into a neighborhood near the airport a day earlier, killing two of four on board and injuring two on the ground. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Jedediah Wells, of South Bend, reacts as a couple youngsters paint his neck during Downtown South Bend First Friday on Friday, April 5, 2013, along Michigan Street. Wells allowed passing patrons to grab a paintbrush and paint him from head to toe, including his teeth. He referred to himself as a “living piece of graffiti.” (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

933 Mural — Volunteers Keith Monville, left, and Jerry Gingras roll on an initial coat of white paint on a concrete wall on Monday, July 15, 2013, morning along Indiana 933 (Michigan Street) north of downtown South Bend. Monday marked the first day of lane restrictions on the road as local artists paint a mural on the pedestrian overpass spanning the roadway. The road is expected to return to four-lanes by Sept. 30. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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2013 Pictures of the Year: James Brosher — Alabama running back Eddie Lacy (42) tries to break away from Notre Dame cornerback KeiVarae Russell (6) and safety Zeke Motta during the first half of the BCS National Championship Game on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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