How RJ photographer David Becker captured 2015 — PHOTOS
A wild horse makes it way out from the trees on fresh snow in Cold Creek on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. The Bureau of Land Management has come under fire from members of Congress for an "ineffective" strategy that has failed to halt the explosion of wild horse populations. David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Dancers Yeeck Sim and his partner, Rachel Sager, both from the University of Arizona dance during the 25th annual Desert Challenge Intercollegiate Dancesport Championship at UNLV on Friday, April 24, 2015. Students from western colleges competed in a ballroom dancing including the waltz, foxtrot and tango. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tom Ryan, founder of Tom‘s Urban enjoys a glass of beer as he sits in his recently opened restaurant at the New York New York hotel-casino on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Ryan also founded the popular hamburger chain Smashburger. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Graduate Jessica Ledford waves during the processional at the College of Southern Nevada‘s 43rd commencement ceremony at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, May 18, 2015, in Las Vegas. CSN says this will be the largest ceremony ever, with a record 3,326 students eligible to receive 3,578 degrees and certificates. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, compares his cowboy boots with Heaven McMillian, 6, after he spoke at a campaign event at Sun City Anthem in Henderson on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Cody Kennedy and his two-year-old pet capybara, JoeJoe, hang out at Sunset Park on Monday, April 20, 2015, in Las Vegas. JoeJoe, a resident of northern Arizona has taken on a celebrity status with more than 60,000 followers on social media. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Keegan Strouse, chairman of the Historic Boulder City Foundation sits in front of the of the original Boulder City Hospital on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Boulder City. The group is trying to preserve the historic building, built in 1931, before its demolished. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
John Whiteside stands under a pair of billboards that support his religious views along Las Vegas Boulevard near Charleston Boulevard on Monday, April 13, 2015. Whiteside attempted to have a church document notarized at a nearby bank branch and was denied for reasons unclear. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Centennial team members celebrate including Karina Brandon (25) after the Bulldogs defeated Bishop Gorman at the Sunset Region girls basketball championship game at Arbor View High School in Las Vegas on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tehran Boldon, left, and Jean Trimble, siblings of murder victim Michael Boldon react after the death sentence was given to Ammar Harris at the Regional Justice Center on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in Las Vegas. Harris was convicted of killing three people on the Las Vegas Strip in 2013. David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Five-year-old Donny (no last name given) jumps across mushroom shaped steps as he runs between the rain drop at Sunset Park on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, in Las Vegas. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kung fu master Shifu Chang Yuan prepares tea before one of his classes at the Shaolin Tai Chi Cultural Center on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Yuan is a 33rd generation master Shaolin monk, and recently opened the Tai Chi Cultural Center at 9310 S. Eastern Ave in Henderson. (David Becker for DailyMail.com)
Jordyn Farnsworth smiles as she runs from a goose at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs on Friday, June 5, 2015. The 680 acre park in the northwest part of the valley, features wildlife, lush vegetation, lakes and views of the Sheep and Spring Mountain ranges. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Elvis impersonator Harry Shahoian, right, applauds Kimberly and G. Eric Miles after the couple renewed their wedding vows along the Srip in front of the Shake Shack at the New New York hotel-casino in honor of Elvis Week on Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. Three couples took part in the ceremony and enjoyed a champagne toast and an ice cream treat, "All Shook Up," provided by the restaurant. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Skyla Tanner, 9, reacts after being "dunk" in a water tank during a community block party at Faith Temple True Holiness in Las Vegas on Monday, June 15, 2015. The party open to all included the dunk tank, snow cones, and barbecue. Temperatures are forecasted to remain over 105 degrees all week. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Fred Kerpsie, left, dances, as Georgia Jackson looks on before a public viewing of the late B.B. King at Palm South Jones Mortuary in Las Vegas on Friday, May 22, 2015. Hundreds of people lined up to take a last glimpse of the "King of Blues" before he is laid to rest in Miss. next week. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Green Valley‘s A.J. Amelburu, left, points out Basic‘s Cory Wills shoe on top of his own at second base during a high school baseball game at Basic High School on Monday, March 23, 2015 in Henderson. Wills was called safe. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Snow patricianly covers the needles of a Joshua Tree yucca plant at Cold Creek on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. About one-foot of snow fell overnight on the mountain community 40 miles north of Las Vegas in the Spring Mountains. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kristal Meyer wipes her eyes during a memorial vigil for her mother, Tammy Meyers, at Walter Johnson Junior High School on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Meyers died on Saturday after being shot in what police are calling a road rage incident last Thursday. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nick Lawrence of Las Vegas completes a 180 on a ramp as he skateboards during the open skate session at the third annual Rideshop Skate Series along Sixth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Friday, May 29, 2015. Among the activities was a skate competition with awards and a live music concert. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A graduate adjusts her motor board during the College of Southern Nevada‘s 43rd commencement ceremony at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, May 18, 2015, in Las Vegas. CSN says this will be the largest ceremony ever, with a record 3,326 students eligible to receive 3,578 degrees and certificates. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks during a during a Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance luncheon at the MGM Grand hotel-casino on Friday, April 10, 2015, in Las Vegas. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A foal follows its mare as the sun sets near the community of Cold Creek on Friday, July 24, 2015. Federal authorities announced plans Friday to round up as many as 200 wild horses with an emergency gather Saturday near Cold Creek, in the Spring Mountains about 50 miles northwest of Las Vegas. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, left, accepts a bouquet of desert foliage from rancher Cliven Bundy during a news conference at an event near his ranch in Bunkerville on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Bundy is hosting the event celebrating the one-year anniversary since the Bureau of Land Management‘s failed attempt to collect his cattle. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wayne Newton and his pet capuchin monkey, Boo, spend a moment together while Newton tours the museum at Casa de Shenandoah on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, in Las Vegas. The ranch at Sunset and Pecos roads in Las Vegas, is scheduled to open for public tours on Friday. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)l)
The Stratosphere tower is reflected in a puddle of water as the sun sets Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Wednesday‘s forecast calls for sunny skies with a slight chance of showers and a high of 98 degrees according to The Weather Channel. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Christina Martinez, left, comforts her daughter, Lilianna Martinez, 11, after her friend fell off her bike and then the bike was struck by a rental truck in the driveway at the U-Haul Self Storage at 5250 E. Craig Road on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. The younger Martinez was riding home from school with her friend, Ivona Scott, 8, when the incident occurred. No injuries reported according to Las Vegas police. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Preslee Totton, 6, of Overton, dives off her mount during a qualifying round of mutton bustin at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Logandale on Friday, April 10, 2015. The annual fair featuring rides, attractions, food, a junior livestock show and rodeo continues through April 12. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A mother ferries her children as she crosses a flooded Pennwood Avenue just east of Decatur Boulevard after a thunderstorm passed through the west valley on Monday, July 6, 2015. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football strength and conditioning coach Keith Belton poses in his weight room at UNLV on Monday, April 6, 2015, in Las Vegas. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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