Visual Stories

Our favorite photographs by Anchorage Daily News staff photographers and contributors.

The state fair in Palmer runs through Labor Day.

Fair-goers came dressed as characters from anime, video games and action hero movies and comics.

As always, the fair has featured plentiful and large vegetables, farm animals, carnival rides, vendors, concerts — and of course, food.

Alaska provides breeding grounds for two populations of sandhill cranes in North America. As migration season nears, they’re being spotted around local farms, streets and backyards.

Our favorite photographs by Anchorage Daily News staff photographers and contributors.

Highlights from the past two weeks.

“It’s the largest car show in Alaska,” said Midnight Sun Street Rod Association president Raelyn McGinnis.

Pictures from Saturday.

Highlights in pictures from Thursday.

A photo of Brazian surfer Gabriel Medina appearing to defy gravity has gone viral from the Paris Olympics. The photographer says both he and the athlete were ‘at the right place, at the right time.’

Photos from Tuesday.

Surfers ride the tidal phenomenon

Pictures from Sunday

Pictures from Saturday

The new office in the federal building in downtown Anchorage will better serve Alaska, its director said.

When scientists want to go to Alaska’s most remote islands, they usually get a ride on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s R/V Tiglax.

Mostly clear skies added to the high-summer feel of the day as JBER hosted big crowds for their biennial open house event.

The iconic mountain running race featured a new record and a first-time winner

The celebration included a parade featuring fire trucks, princesses, invisible dogs, horses, dance and cultural groups and antique vehicles.

People from around the world gathered for a World Refugee Day celebration at the Grow North Farm in the Mountain View neighborhood.