Journal-World photographers captured thousands of photographs in 2015. They were witness to many subjects, ranging from significant news events and peak athletic action to lighthearted features. Presented here are a few of their favorite images from the previous 12 months.

photo by: Nick Krug

Malika Lyon, of Lawrence, flashes a smile as she spins round and round during a New Year's Day dance class at Be Moved Studio, 2 E. Seventh Street. About 25 people participated in the free-form movement class and danced away some of 2014's troubles.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Bob Rummell gets set for overnight snowfall by splitting wood for a stove at his East Lawrence home, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Two dogs wait for their owner inside a truck in downtown Lawrence, Monday, Jan. 5, 2014.

photo by: Richard Gwin

One of the men in a large Chevy truck yells at a photographer as the vehicle sits overturned and wedged on the sidewalk that runs along the east side of North Second Street just north of the intersection of North Second and Locust streets, Thursday, July 23, 2015.

photo by: John Young

Leonard Monroe and Lajean King, both of Lawrence, hold hands across the center aisle as they stand and sing with the rest of those in attendance during a Service of Solidarity hosted by Lawrence's St. Luke AME Church, 900 New York St., on the afternoon of Sunday, June 21, 2015. The special service was in response to an attack days before at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., in which a gunman killed nine people during a bible study class.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback waves after delivering his State of the State address to a combined session at the Kansas State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, in Topeka.

photo by: Nick Krug

Senator Vicki Schmidt, R-Topeka, puts her head in her hands as she talks on her cell phone following the Senate's morning recess on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in Topeka, Kan., during the 110th day of the legislative session.

photo by: Nick Krug

President Barack Obama introduces himself to a preschooler named Michelle and tells her that he also knows someone named Michelle, at the Community Children's Center at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015.

photo by: Nick Krug

President Barack Obama shakes hands with people in the crowd following his remarks on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at Anschutz Pavilion on the campus of Kansas University.

photo by: Richard Gwin

President Barack Obama shakes hands with the crowd after a speech Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at Anschutz Sports Pavilion on the campus of Kansas University.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Members of the Alam family of Kansas City, Missouri, were some of the dozens of people with tickets who were turned away by security at 10:30 a.m. to see President Barack Obama's speech Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. "I was so mad I wanted to throw my shoe at them." said the youngest Alam daughter.

photo by: Nick Krug

A Kansas sunset goes down behind a row of diesel pumps outside the Midland Farm Store on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.

photo by: John Young

Teagan Engel, front, 7, and Matthew Stutz, 9, both of Lawrence, learn about light energy as they use ultra violet lights to draw on a board covered with glow in the dark paint during the 20th annual Carnival of Chemistry, hosted by the KU Chemistry Club in Malott Hall on Sunday afternoon.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A SWAT team moves in on a house at 3009 Steven Drive, where Lawrence Police were investigating after a 27-year-old man was shot at least once, early Friday, Jan. 30, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lajuana Rice embraces her dog, Bruiser, who was saved from a fire at Rice's home Monday, June 9, 2015. (iPhone camera)

photo by: John Young

Kris Mauersberger and Tim Anderson, both of St. Paul, Minn., stand at the corner of 9th and Massachusetts streets waiting for Santa Claus to appear on Friday evening. Due to the icy weather conditions, however, Santa's arrival was pushed back until Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 at 6 p.m.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A young Gwangju high school student jumps in excitement after meeting Wayne Selden Jr., Friday July 3. The Team USA squad walked through Gwangju from Athletes Village to a nearby high school for an outdoor practice.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kansas and Team USA squad members walk through Gwangju from Athletes Village to a nearby high school for an outdoor practice Friday, July 3. From left is Julian DeBose, Carlton Bragg, Wayne Selden Jr., Devonte Graham and Lagerald Vick.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kansas guard Wayne Selden Jr. (1) drives to the basket in a 106-41 Team USA win against Chile Tuesday, July 7, at the World University Games in South Korea.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kansas guard Frank Mason III (0) carries the U.S. flag after a Team USA double-overtime win against Germany Monday, July 13, at the World University Games in South Korea.

photo by: John Young

Dancers fill Haskell's football stadium during the annual welcome back fall powwow on Saturday evening.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Pet World staff, volunteers and area veterinarians give oxygen to reptiles rescued from an afternoon fire at the store, Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Richard Gwin

A Scottish Highlands steer chews on some grass northeast of Lawrence on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Audrey Kamb-Studdard places flowers at the gravestone of her husband John Buran Studdard, in the Veteran’s Plot at Oak Hill Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2015. John Studdard was a veteran of the Korean War and a former chaplain with the local American Legion. Kamb-Studdard brought along her recently adopted dog Stella, who provides companionship after the death of her husband in 2013. “He didn’t care for dogs,” said Kamb-Studdard.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Sarah Gonzales McLinn gives a statement Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, in Douglas County District Court before her sentencing for the first-degree murder of Harold “Hal” Sasko in January 2014. Judge Paula Martin sentenced McLinn to a minimum of 50 years in prison without the possibility for parole.

photo by: Nick Krug

Deerfield Elementary first-graders Bryer Hierl, center, Addison Maier, right, Eyan Conforti, back, and others surround their classmate Ana Kokhanovsky, back facing, as Ana leaves class on the final day of school, Thursday, May 21, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A graduate wearing a Star Wars stormtrooper helmet passes by KU faculty during the university's commencement processional Sunday, May 17, 2015.

photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas guard Kelly Oubre Jr. (12) pulls back for a dunk on a breakaway against Texas Tech during the second half on Saturday, Jan.10, 2015 at Allen Fieldhouse.

photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas forward Jamari Traylor (31) takes some ribbing from the Oklahoma State student section before inbounding the ball during the second half on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas forward Perry Ellis (34) throws down a dunk off of a lob pass over TCU guard Trey Zeigler (32) during the second half, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at Allen Fieldhouse.

photo by: Mike Yoder

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins reacts to turnover near the end of regulation during the Jayhawks win against the West Virginia Mountaineers Tuesday, March 4, 2015 at Allen Fieldhouse..

photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas guard Wayne Selden Jr. hides a smile as he and the Jayhawks receive a less than warm welcome as they take the court for warmups prior to tipoff against Kansas State, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 at Bramlage Coliseum.

photo by: Nick Krug

A lone Kansas fan watches the scoreboard in the middle of a raucous sea of purple during the second half, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 at Bramlage Coliseum.

photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas forward Perry Ellis moves to the sideline as Jamari Traylor is shoved by a Kansas State fan during a rush of the court following the Jayhawks' 70-63 loss to the Wildcats, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 at Bramlage Coliseum.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Wichita State guard Fred VanVleet (23) celebrates after hitting a three-pointer to give the Shockers a lead before halftime in the Jayhawks' third-round NCAA Tournament game against Wichita State Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Frank Mason III, left and Wayne Selden Jr. sit at their lockers after the Jayhawks' 78-65 loss to Wichita State Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas forward Cheick Diallo (13) throws down a stylized jam off a breakaway to the excitement of his teammates Wayne Selden Jr. (1) and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (10) during the second half, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 at Allen Fieldhouse.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Free State seniors Cooper Karliln (9) and Jonathan Saathoff (17) celebrate after beating Haysville-Campus Colts 4-0 on Friday May 28, 2015 to advance to the semi finals on Saturday in the State 6-A state baseball at Hougland Stadium at KU.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Lawrence High athlete Shemar Kamara, streaches out in the long jump at an invitational track meet on Wednesday April 15, 2015 at LHS.

photo by: Richard Gwin

During a rain delay in a baseball game between Lawrence High School and Rockhurst the two teams enjoyed a little jousting. From left are LHS players Daonte Lowery (12) and Jacob Unruh (26) with Rockhurst's David Leatherwood (2) and Ben Whetstyone (22)

photo by: John Young

Free State students launch glitter and streamers into the air during the opening kickoff of the Firebirds' football game against Lawrence High on Friday evening at FSHS.

photo by: Nick Krug

Lawrence High's Justin Roberts pulls up for a shot against Shawnee Mission North's Nick Perez during the second half on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015 at Shawnee Mission North.

photo by: Richard Gwin

KU senior Chelsea Gardner (15) makes a steal on Iowa State's Senna Johnson (12) on Monday March 2, 2015.

photo by: John Young

Kansas players rush the court following their three set sweep of Missouri in the second round of the NCAA volleyball tournament Friday evening at the Horejsi Center.

photo by: John Young

Kansas junior Cassie Wait catches some air as she leaps in celebration during Kansas' second round NCAA volleyball tournament match against Missouri on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. The Jayhawks sent the Tigers packing with a three-set sweep.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence fans celebrate at the Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Massachusetts St., as the Kansas City Royals close out the 12th inning vs. the New York Mets to win the 2015 World Series late Sunday night.

photo by: Nick Krug

Lawrence photographer and artist Rachael Perry stands among a handful of the 650 portraits of local residents she photographed for the Lawrence Inside Out community photo project. Perry set out take black-and-white portraits of anyone who considered themselves part of the arts community.

photo by: Nick Krug

Lawrence musician John Lomas estimates he has been in about 40 bands in his musical career. He has been playing in and around Lawrence since the early '70s.

photo by: Nick Krug

Pictured is a collage of images of attendees from Tuesday’s downtown Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Top row, from left, are Mason Kane, 11, Eudora, Mike Beerbower, Emporia, and Kevin Griffin, Lecompton. Second row, from left, are Renee Gallagher, Topeka, Shummer Roddick, DeSoto, and Kindred Curry, 13, Lawrence. Third row, from left, are Amare Dawit, 3, Lawrence, Sophia Saline, 11 months, Lawrence, and Preston Warbritton, 7, Oskaloosa. Bottom row, from left, are Dre Veloz, 5, Holton, Baxter, a Pointer mix, and Melissa Jolley, McLouth.

photo by: Nick Krug

Lawrence fashion designer Margie Hogue says that lately she has been inspired by bright colors, independent designers and slow fashion, which Hogue explained is fashion that is "made by hand in responsible conditions." In her upcoming collection, Hogue says that she drew this inspiration from the bright patterns of guatemalan textiles.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Quail Run Elementary third-grade friends Skylar Mayo, Kaitlyn Lessig and Kinsey Lake hang out during recess on Friday, Aug. 28, 2015.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Eight-month-old Ryan Eiberger, of Liberty, Missouri, enjoys the company of the Easter Bunny, Saturday, April 4, 2015, at the Indoor Aquatic Center.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Nadia Itani, 4, as Princess Leia, right, runs into a dreaded Star Wars enemy AT-AT Walker operated by Laura and Ben Elder, Lawrence, during the annual Halloween Trick-or-Treating in downtown Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015.

photo by: Nick Krug

Eighty-year-old Herman Edwards, a Jefferson County resident, sits on a bag of feed as he waits for a tire to be repaired by Midland Farm Store tire shop employee Bruce Romero on Monday, April 13, 2015 at the Midland Farm Store. Store owner Jill Tregemba explained that her older customers often appreciate the nostalgia that the store creates.

photo by: Richard Gwin

From left, Page Lueker, Sydney Crawford, Abby Leis, Kristi Carpenter, Katie Roger and Lauren Petter, all members of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority, jump in at the Polar Plunge at Naismith Hall Pool at 1800 Naismith Drive to benefit Special Olympics Kansas.

photo by: Richard Gwin

A fog settles beyond a field of sunflowers in bloom Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, on Ted Grinter's farm near Tonganoxie. The flowers annually draw thousands of onlookers to the farm near 24154 Stillwell Rd., on Hwy 24-40 between Tonganoxie & Lawrence.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Farmer Justin Kleffner, of Parkville, Mo., found himself cutting a ditch to let water out of a corn field east of Lawrence on Friday, June 5, 2015. Recent heavy rains in the Lawrence area have saturated the soil.

photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas University student Ramon Carneiro, an electrical engineering major from Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Brazil, crouches down to shoot a selfie with his first snowman along the walk next to Potter Lake, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 on the campus of Kansas University. Carneiro said he was planning to share the image with his friends in Brazil.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Juan Cortez, of Kerr Athletics Inc. in Atchison, straightens out the endzone lettering on new turf at Kansas University's Memorial Stadium, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015.

photo by: Richard Gwin

KU's McCollum Hall drops from the center as the '60s-era dorm was imploded to make room for student parking.

photo by: John Young

Yudel Milman, of Overland Park, holds on to the end of the feather quill that Rabbi Berel Sosover uses to pen one of the final letters in a Torah scroll for Milman while Michael, right, 8, and Eddie Tamir, 10, both of Brooklyn, N.Y. watch Sunday at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 1203 W. 19th Street. In September 2014, the Chabad Center commissioned a scribe from Israel to write the Torah scroll, which is dedicated in honor of the KU community. Writing a Torah scroll is an important aspect of the Jewish faith, dating back 3,300 years. When completed, the Torah scroll will be comprised of approximately 63 sheets of parchment and contain 304,805 individual letters. Care must be taken when writing a Torah scroll because a single error voids the entire scroll.

photo by: John Young

Pastor Brian Elster blesses Miss Darling Daphne Diva, a pug owned by Frances Emmons, of Lawrence, outside of Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 New Hampshire St., on Saturday morning during the annual "Blessing of the Animals" event in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.

photo by: John Young

Tim Martini, center, host of the web-based show “Exploring the Obscure,” flaunts a green mermaid dress while dancing on top of the bar inside the Sandbar, 17 E. Eighth St., on Saturday evening as Jessica Price shoots video for an upcoming episode of their show.

photo by: John Young

Kansas junior Frank Mason, left, and KU freshman Cheick Diallo break out into a Nerf sword fight in the middle of the store while shopping for local families at Wal-Mart, 3300 Iowa Street, Dec. 16, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A plane is framed against the eclipsing moon Sunday night, Sept. 27, 2015. A harvest moon and the blood moon eclipse has led many to call this event a rare super blood moon. This combination of events won't happen again until 2033.