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FLATHEADBEACON.COM DECEMBER 31, 2014 | 13
YEAR IN PHOTOS
BY GREG LINDSTROM
Scanning through the more than 3,000 images I submit- ted to my editor at the Beacon this year, it struck me that my favorite frames are the ones that evoke emo- tion. They weren’t necessarily the most well composed pic- tures or the ones with the best light, but they were the ones that kept me thinking long after I finished looking at them.
Whether it’s a funny frame or an image that brings tears, the best pictures are ones the viewer connects with on an emotional level. If you are in awe, laughing, crying or cele- brating while looking through this collection, I feel like I have
done my job connecting you to the history we witnessed in the Flathead this year.
As a photojournalist for a newspaper embedded in this community, I have the privilege of meeting many new people each day. I get to listen to their stories and learn how they shape this place we call home. I am fortunate to enjoy a front- row seat to history in the valley, and I strive to pass that view along to you.
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Snow-capped peaks in Glacier National Park surround fishermen as they drift down the North Fork Flathead River. The North Fork Watershed Protection Act, which bans future mining and drilling on 430,000 acres in the North drainage, was recently signed into law.
Water meanders out of Ninepipe Reservoir as the sun sets after a passing spring storm. In Montana and across the West this past year, there was a growing debate over federal public lands management and possible reform. But as the costs of wildland firefighting skyrocket and timber harvests diminish, hammering out a remedy has been a polarizing point of contention for lawmakers, land managers and conservationists alike.