Kaiden J. Yu

Virginia Beach, Va. May 25, 2024.

A member of the U.S. Navy Color Guard reacts to the sun before a performance at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. on June 11, 2024.

Edo Kite Master Mikio Toki performs at the 2024 Cherry Blossom Kite Festival on the National Mall on March 30.

Breenie Hasnain chants into a megaphone at the "Hands Off" rally on the National Mall on April 5: "No Trump! No KKK no fascist USA!"

A man wearing American-themed winter gear is struck in the face by a snowball during the annual DC Snowball Fight at Meridian Hill Park on Jan. 6.

Lion dancers perform at the 2024 Lunar New Year Parade in the Washington, D.C. Chinatown on Feb. 11.

A young concert-goer reacts with excitement as TLC takes the stage at Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Va., on July 5, 2024.

A protestor for Palestine takes a break from demonstrating outside of the National Gallery of Art's East Building on July 24, 2024.

A demonstrator shields their eyes during prayer at the March for Israel on the National Mall, Nov. 14, 2023.

A rally for Ukraine moves north on 17th Street toward the residence of the Russian Ambassador to the U.S. in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 22.

A sniper unit gears up during Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign rally at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Oct. 29, 2024.

Aria and Everett Enright observe the 2024 Fourth of July fireworks show on the National Mall from Rosslyn, Va.