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Photo essay: A collection of our favorite Houston Landing photos for May 2024
By Marie D. De Jesús / Staff photographer,
2024-05-31
Photojournalists are notorious for being the first on the scene.
In May, Houston Landing’s photojournalists left the safety of their homes during two deadly storms. They navigated roads inundated with debris and off-roaded at points to reach different areas across the Houston region affected by the storms.
Along the way, we witnessed incalculable damage, but also heartwarming acts of service, which we hope offers a balanced visual documentation of the storms’ impact on Houstonians, who often rise to adversity with care and compassion.
The best photos of the month also included moments from the community: whether it was honoring the legacy of Rev. William A. Lawson during his funeral service, the graves of fallen troops at the Houston National Cemetery or demonstrators chanting outside the Harris County Jail after two University of Houston students were arrested while protesting the Israel-Hamas war.
Sophia Sagar, at left, leads a chant during a protest outside the Harris County Jail, May 8, 2024, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) (Left photo) Alicia Bain, at left, and Brandon Williams have a laugh during a Youth Voices Empowered at Montrose Grace Place, May 1, 2024, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) (Right photo) Adil Kone, 7, flies out of a waterslide during the grand re-opening of Westbury Pool on Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Houston. (Annie Mulligan for Houston Landing) A person visits the graves of fallen troops at the Houston National Cemetery on Memorial Day on May 27, 2024. (Meridith Kohut for Houston Landing) (left photo) The casket of Rev. William A. Lawson is moved down to the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church during his memorial service on Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Houston. (Right photo) People walk by a mural depicting Rev. William A. Lawson during his memorial service at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) (left photo) Brandon Williams, 25, was homeless and bullied for being openly gay while in high school, leading to suspensions that hurt his academic progress. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) (right photo) Danielle Stephen, 20, found herself homeless during her teenage years. Stephen now serves in organizations supporting homeless youth and is working to get her psychology degree from Houston Christian University. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) People survey a partially collapsed section of Conejo Malo on Travis Street in Houston on May 17, 2024. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) (Clockwise) Storms smashed several transmission power lines near Highway 99 on May 16, 2024, in Cypress. The Houston region suffered widespread power outages, affecting nearly 1 million customers.(Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Two large pine trees fell on Sam Nuñez’s home on West 31st street in the Shepherd Forest neighborhood when a tornado and high winds came through Houston on the evening of May 16, 2024. (Meridith Kohut for Houston Landing) A car roof is flattened after bricks from a partially collapsed wall of Conejo Malo fell on it in downtown, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) The Muncy family looks at damaged buildings in downtown after a storm broke windows in many of the skyscrapers on Louisiana Street, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) Stacey Pakosta, 62, at right, delivers a meal to her friend Willie Smith, 65, who just had back surgery and is unable to walk down to get food at Heights House, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) (Top left photo) Volunteers from various groups bag and hand out supplies during a food distribution at the Moody Community Center on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Houston. (Annie Mulligan for Houston Landing) (Top right photo) Neighbors Kathy Smith, left, and Nowell Degree, right, spent a few hours at the cooling center inside the Leonel Castillo Community Center on Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) (Bottom photo) Volunteers load water, food and other emergency supplies into vehicles during a food distribution at the Moody Community Center on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Houston. (Annie Mulligan for Houston Landing)
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