Alex Shepherd and her partner Hans Rasschaerd share an intimate moment together at “Submergence”, the large immersive walk-through experience at Rochester Fringe Festival on September 9, 2025 in Rochester, N.Y.
Jazmyne Throumoulos wears her dad Nik’s hat while her brother poses for a caricature drawing at The Lucky Flea in downtown Rochester on Sept. 7, 2025 in Rochester, N.Y. Nik took his son and daughter to The Lucky Flea to explore the city, and after, they were going to go to the park.
Dancers rehearse their piece backstage at Catch & Collide while Geo Mandrino sits in a plastic bin during ESL Rochester Fringe Festival at School of The Arts on Sept. 24, 2025 in Rochester, N.Y. Mandrino’s mother Nanako Mandrino was a dancer in “Connecting Threads,” a group dance piece that was a part of The Mending Project at University of Rochester, choreographed and coordinated by Anne Wilcox.
Adam Tripp joins other protestors outside of Naples High School who are seeking Patrick Freivald, a Naples High School physics and robotics teacher to be fired due to a Facebook post he made about Charlie Kirk’s recent death saying things such as “Good riddance to bad garbage,” on Sept. 20, 2025 in Naples, N.Y. Tripp claims he does not agree with celebrating the death of any human life and that, “Frievald’s comments were disgusting and he shouldn’t be around children.”
Ian King (left) hugs his father Brian King while dressed in his halloween costume to participate in the “No Kings: We’re Not Going Back” rally and march in downtown Rochester, a part of the nationwide “No Kings” day of protests against the Trump administration at Genesee Gateway Park on Oct. 18, 2025 in Rochester, N.Y. Brian and his wife Amanda King found it important to participate in this protest because they don’t know how many more opportunities they will have. “We wanted [Ian] to grow up knowing that this is what we are supposed to be doing,” Amanda says.
Rochester Institute of Technology students on the men’s club rugby team are lifted by their teammates to practice lineouts on the RIT Turf Field on Sept. 17, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y.
Corey Faison #1 of Wilson Magnet Men’s Varsity Basketball hustles after the ball during play against Padilla High School at Franklin Campus at Wilson Magnet High School on Dec. 9, 2025 in Rochester, N.Y. The Wilson Magnet Wildcats beat the Franklin Bulldogs with a final score of 80-56.
Sarabi (left) and Nichole (right) Wagstaff shelter from the rain in the fan section of Greece Olympia/Odyssey High School Football vs. Rush-Henrietta High School Football game to support their family member Imani Wagstaff at Greece Olympia/Odyssey High School on Oct. 17, 2025, in Greece, N.Y. Rush-Henrietta beat Greece Olympia/Odyssey with a final score of 55-13.
Rochester Institute of Technology student members of the Corner Crew celebrate after Tilli Keranen #28 scores a goal against Delaware at Gene Poliseni Center on Dec., 6, 2025 in Rochester, N.Y. The RIT Tigers beat Delaware with a 4-2 win.
Brendan McCollum vomits in a trash can after running in the Men’s 500m Final at the Nazareth University Alumni Meet at Golisano Training Center on Dec. 5, 2025 in Rochester, N.Y. McCollum finished second with a final time of 1:06.65.
Rochester Institute of Technology student Jared Huseby does a celebration handstand after making a basket during his Deaf Basketball Association game against Brick Mafia in the Hale Andrews Student Life Center on Sept. 19, 2025 in Rochester, N.Y.
