Vincent Brown, October 29: When city restrictions were relaxed so that businesses could operate outdoors, one hair salon took advantage.

Austin K. Graff, August 13: “J” is for Maryland’s Jug Bay Wetlands. Forced to balance full-time work and homeschooling during the pandemic, my daughter and I explored the D.C. area using the alphabet as our guide.

Grerry Suchy, October 6: This was a warm day in October. The area around Union Station is far less busy than pre-pandemic. The woman was having her lunch after removing her mask when she was approached by the homeless gentleman. She offered him her lunch, which he graciously accepted.

Mark Andre, October 23: With a week of mild temperature, the fog created a surreal and painterly scene at sunrise as clearing skies revealed the Washington Monument in the fog.

Talia Schmidt, August 15: This is a photo of introducing our new baby to a friend who stopped by our porch to check on us. We call it: New baby during COVID: A portrait.

Sianna Boschetti, June 6: Protestors wave an American flag with “BLM” painted over it at a Black Lives Matter protest in Washington, D.C. Thousands showed up for racial justice that day. Earlier that week, the National Guard tear gassed protestors at Lafayette Square, about a block away from where I took this picture.

Scott Nidermaier, July 20: After months of lockdown and delayed graduation, finally students could walk to earn the high school degree they’d earned. Many students and families were not present, engulfed with fear of the pandemic.

Tyrone Hilton, July 8: The Jeb Stuart statue was removed in Richmond along with other confederate statues. After its removal, it became a bigger canvas for people to show their feelings of anger and sadness towards police brutality and social injustice.

Bekah Richards, June 19: I took this photo at the end of a long run through Rock Creek Park on a humid, steamy evening. I have been so grateful this year for Rock Creek Park and other nearby trails!

David Abizaid, June 2: A cellist plays as soldiers arrive outside the White House during a Black Lives Matter protest, the day after Trump’s walk to St. John’s Church.

Pilar Gormley, April 12: Happy Easter. After sending one patient to the ICU, I am about to go into another room to discharge the other one home. The interpreter, the patient and I all shout in Spanish as we discuss his instructions over the loud air scrubber blowing in the background.

Liza Banks Campagna, May 29: Taken at the first family gathering since the pandemic began. My younger sister, Bea, celebrated her eighteenth birthday and high school graduation in our back yard with our extended family. She sits in the chair in the bottom middle of the photo, fielding Happy birthday and congratulatory texts.

Ambrose Vurnis, September 19: This photo was taken the morning after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. People brought flowers and payed their respects.