Arizona Daily Star photo editor Rick Wiley's top photographs of 2021
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We are sharing Arizona Daily Star reporters' and photographers' favorite work from 2021.
Rick Wiley has been the photo editor for the Arizona Daily Star since 2004. Sometimes he gets out and takes pictures.
Prior to the Daily Star he was Director of Photography for the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. He started out as a staff photographer for the Tucson Citizen and intern at the Mesa Tribune. And yes, he graduated from ASU.
2021 Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona air show
A boy squints while looking into the sun at the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds in formation high overhead at Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona air show at Davis-Monthan AFB on Nov. 6, 2021. I was looking for the right moment with the boy on the shoulders as the Thunderbirds performed their show. I had the wide angle lens at the ready.
Rick Wiley, Arizona Daily StarArizona Weather
A woman climbs out of a Nissan pick-up as Northwest Fire District firefighters position themselves for a water rescue in the Cañada del Oro Wash at Overton Road on Aug. 10, 2021. I wasn't even ready for work when I heard the call for a water rescue about 10 minutes west of our house. Put on shorts and T-shirt and I was on the way. I had a clear view of firefighters doing what they have trained for so often.
Rick Wiley, Arizona Daily StarRain, rainbow
Panorama of a rainbow in the Santa Catalina foothills as seen from Oro Valley on April 27, 2021. I like this one in part because I used my iPhone in panorama mode. It's all about using the right tool.
Rick Wiley Arizona Daily StarCatalina Foothills High School, marching band
Tia Wood and the flag line dressed as tin soldiers during "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" at Catalina Foothills High School Falcon Marching Band rehearsal on Nov. 9, 2021. So much of this is just luck. I shot a lot of pictures of this flag line. It worked.
Rick Wiley, Arizona Daily StarSnow in Tucson
Snow on Thompson Peak and the Tucson Mountains on March 13, 2021. Remind you of Tucson? Not me!
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Rick Wiley
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