Becca Balint, center, celebrates her apparent victory over Molly Gray for the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Brattleboro on primary day, Tuesday, August 9, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
As 2022 comes to a close, it’s time to look back at some of the moments that shaped the year. From historic elections to the changing Covid-19 climate to everyday experiences of Vermonters, VTDigger’s photographers were there to capture the many perspectives of the year. Glenn Russell, Riley Robinson and Natalie Williams picked some of their favorite images — and moments.
Rep. Janet Ancel, D-Calais, left, confers with Sen. Ann Cummings, D-Washington, at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Brenda Siegel, left, and Mirra Macy embrace after a press conference outside the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger
Justice Nancy Waples is sworn in to the Vermont Supreme Court April 15, 2022. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger
Emma Pouech holds Shakes the goat at home in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. She has suffered from Long Covid after initially recovering from an infection in March of 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
About 40 people gathered in the town hall for Goshen’s Town Meeting on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Lawmakers spread out in the Statehouse for hybrid floor time and caucuses Tuesday morning, to avoid some Zoom connectivity issues. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger
Chris Haupt raises his hand to ask a question during Braintree’s Town Meeting on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Steven Tendo, a Ugandan refugee seeking political asylum in the U.S., discusses his case at his apartment in Colchester on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
People rally in support of the Canadian Freedom Convoy at the I-89 overpass between Burlington and South Burlington on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
David Rines in his room at Birchwood Terrace Rehab and Healthcare in Burlington on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Yuliya Ballou, a Ukrainian and Russian-born Vermonter, teaches Russian and German at Hanover High School in Hanover, New Hampshire. Seen on Friday, March 25, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Selina Rooney, and her father David Rooney, on Rooney Farm in Morristown, March 14, 2022. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger
Protesters hold up signs advocating for abortion access during a reproductive rights rally in front of the Statehouse in Montpelier on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger
Justin Johnston is a recovery coach at the Turning Point Center of Windham County in Brattleboro. Seen on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders struggles with his umbrella as he arrives at a press conference with Dept. of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, not seen, after visiting the Burlington Lakeside Outpatient Clinic on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger wipes his brow during a press conference held to discuss two recent homicides in Burlington and South Burlington on Monday, October 3, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Gov. Phil Scott and members of Friends of the Statehouse unveil a portrait of Alexander Twilight May 5, 2022 at the Statehouse. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger
Nicole Daniels stands outside her home in Berlin on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger
Maddie Corkum listens as speakers address several hundred people gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Burlington after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade abortion decision on Friday, June 24, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Finn, 2 of Jericho, gets his first vaccine during a walk-in Covid-19 clinic in Waterbury on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Lisa Goodrich, right, is congratulated by Karleen Cass, after Goodrich was was recognized with a National Staffing Employee All-Star award at her job at Whitney Blake in Bellows Falls on Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Goodrich found employment and support through Working Fields, a program that helps people with substance abuse issues and criminal convictions. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Sade Bolger, a central Vermont organizer with Planned Parenthood, speaks to a crowd of more than 100 protesters outside the courthouse in Montpelier on Friday, June 24, 2022. Photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger
Well over 100 people gathered at the Statehouse on March 15, 2022, to hold a vigil for Ukraine and watch Gov. Phil Scott sign a bill sending humanitarian aid. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger
Abbas Ali, a refugee who grew up in Pakistan and later fled from Afghanistan, in his neighborhood in Bennington on Thursday, September 8, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Paul Adams of Essex Junction, the parent of a trans child, leads Team Transparent as they participate in the Outright Vermont Fire Truck Pull fundraiser in Burlington on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
H. Brooke Paige’s top hat at the Vermont GOP election night party Nov. 8, 2022, in Barre. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger
A skater enjoys the warm weather at A_Dog Skatepark in Burlington on Thursday, November 4, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Gov. Phil Scott leaves a booth after marking his ballot at the polling place in Berlin on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Scott had to fill out another ballot when his first try was rejected by the voting machine. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Sen. Alison Clarkson, D-Windsor, Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint, D-Windham, and Carolyn Wesley, chief of staff to Balint, embrace following Balint’s final address to the Vermont Senate on May 12, 2022. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger
Charity Clark, right, listens to Rory Thibault at Vermont Democratic Party’s unity press conference in Montpelier on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger
Randy Royer of Royer’s Chop Shop in Irasburg breaks down a deer carcass for further processing on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Middle and high school students gather on the South Burlington High School football field to protest gun violence May 26, 2022. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger
