How RJ photographer Chase Stevens captured 2015 — PHOTOS
Attendees watch the opening ceremony performance at the Kinetic Field stage at Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 20, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, connects with Andre Berto during their welterweight title boxing match at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. Mayweather won by unanimous decision. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People take photos of airplanes flying in to McCarran International Airport from the runway viewing area off of Sunset Road in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. CHASE STEVENS/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Follow him @csstevensphoto
United States Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A view of the Las Vegas Strip is shown during a helicopter ride as part of a holiday party at Sundance Helicopters in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
UNLV‘s Ben Carter (13) blocks a shot by Cal Poly‘s Jaylen Shead (4) during a basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Children return home after visiting the Sherman Gardens Youth Center, near H Street and Owens Avenue, in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Event staff set up the chips and prize money after Joe McKeehen of North Wales, Pa., defeated Josh Beckley of Marlton, N.J., in the World Series of Poker Main Event at the Rio hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. The first place prize included $7.68 million as well as the championship bracelet. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
UNLV wide receiver Aaron Criswell (9) runs the ball for a touchdown against Hawaii during a football game at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees slide down a zipline in front of the main stage during the Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 8, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
People walk along the Virgin River while hiking the Narrows at Zion National Park in Utah on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
UNLV defensive back Fred Wilson (24) scores a touchdown after a fumble recovery against Boise State as UNLV linebacker Tau Lotulelei (55) looks on during a football game at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Rory MacDonald, left, elbows Robbie Lawler during their welterweight title bout at UFC 189 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Las Vegas. Lawler won by technical knockout. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Annie Clark of St. Vincent performs during the second weekend of Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Sunday, April 19, 2015 in Indio, Calif. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @csstevensphoto
A man walks across Casino Center Boulevard at Lewis Avenue in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A Virgin America flight departs from McCarran International Airport as shown from the runway viewing area off of Sunset Road in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. CHASE STEVENS/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Follow him @csstevensphoto
Democratic presidential candidates, from left, Jim Webb, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Martin O‘Malley and Lincoln Chafee pose before the CNN Democratic presidential debate at the Wynn hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Alex Lifeson of Rush performs at the MGM Grand Garden Arena as part of their "R40 Live 40th Anniversary Tour" in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
UNLV and Arizona State players, including forward Eric Jacobsen (21) and forward Obinna Oleka (5), reach for a rebound during a basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. Arizona State won 66-56 over UNLV. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Seventy-nine-year-old Betty Cleveland, from left, Judy England, 73, Paulisca Buckholz, 84, and Dee Gordon, 81, participate in a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
George Harrison, left, applies makeup to Eryka Ramirez for a dress rehearsal at the "Gates of Hell" haunted house, which is one of the Trilogy of Terror haunted houses run by Freakling Bros. at 4245 S. Grand Canyon Drive, in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Chelsea Higbee, 9, talks with Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at the Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center in Las Vegas on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Costumed performers parade through the festival grounds at Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas during the early hours of Sunday, June 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Donald Trump, center, speaks as Ben Carson, left, and Ted Cruz look on during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Venetian hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People play basketball as a super moon rises at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Kanye West performs during the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
The "blood moon" rises, as seen through a ferris wheel during the Life is Beautiful festival, in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, right, dances with Erin O‘Hara, who he brought to the stage, during the band‘s performance at the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
John Aboyo, right, and Denise Serrano embrace one another as lanterns are released into the sky at Rise Lantern Festival at the Moapa River Indian Reservation on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Gwen Stefani of No Doubt performs on the main stage during the Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas in the early hours of Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Chase Stevens captured some stunning moments in 2015.
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