The best Review-Journal pictures of 2016 — PHOTOS

The sun sets behind Bonanza Gift Shop in Las Vegas, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016. The gift shop’s operator, Haim Gabay, bought the 2-acre property at the northwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara Avenue for $50 million on Friday. (Miranda Alam/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @miranda_alam

Jubilee feature dancers, Elyse Corbin, left, Katherine Schwing and Kaleigh Jones poise for a photo in the dressing room at Bally's, 3645 South Las Vegas Boulevard, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid

Flyn Cooley, co-founder of Kazoom Adventures, leaps from one rock formation to another at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas. Kazoom Adventures combines elements of geocaching and capture the flag, and draws over 2000 Las Vegas residents to it's events. "We just really want to encourage people to get out and enjoy nature," Cooley said.

Troy Clinton poses for a photo at dawn during Electric Daisy Carnival on Friday, June 17, 2016, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Maj. Beau Vinatieri gets a big hug from son's Jeau, 10, and Keaul, 8, in a surprise ceremony at Bunker Elementary School on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, in Las Vegas. Maj. Vinatieri recently returned to the U.S. after a nine month tour in the Middle East. Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton walks off the stage through a sea of balloons during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday, July 28, 2016, in Philadelphia. Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Immortan Joe poses for a photo during the seventh annual Wasteland Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in California City, Calif. The four day, post-apocalyptic festival takes place in the Mojave desert and is inspired by director George Miller's Mad Max films. Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal

A dust storm approaches during Burning Man at the Black Rock Desert north of Reno on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Marco Antonio Eguchi is knocked off of "Seven Dust" moments before being trampled while competing during the second day of the Professional Bull Riders World Finals at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Fire safety workers stand as the Catacomb of Veils art installation burns at sunrise during Burning Man at the Black Rock Desert north of Reno on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Chris Camozzi, left, fights Vitor Miranda in their middleweight bout during UFC Fight Night 88 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 29, 2016. Camozzi won by unanimous decision. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Pannee Thompson owner of Taste of Asia cracks an egg to make Pad Thai during the first day of the Annual Pacific Islands Festival Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, in Henderson, NV. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @EliPagePhoto

JinJoo Lee of DNCE performs during iHeartRadio's Daytime Village music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. (Miranda Alam/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @miranda_alam

A confrontation breaks out after the third presidential debate in front of the Student Union Ballroom at UNLV in Las Vegas, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. (Miranda Alam/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @miranda_alam

Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School students paint a planter box at 9th Bridge School in downtown Las Vegas, on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. (Miranda Alam/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @miranda_alam

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Henderson Pavilion on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in Henderson, Nev. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

A Lockheed T-33 Ace Maker II performs during the Aviation Nation air show at Nellis Air Force Base on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

Fireworks light up the sky during the grand opening ceremony for Sands China Ltd. new resort, Parisian, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, in Macau. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

Bishop Gorman's head football coach Kenny Sanchez, center, gets a Gatorade (water) shower by his players Tate Martell (18), left, and Alex Perry (4) as the game comes to an end for a win 88-8 against Liberty in the Class 4A state football championship game at Sam Boyd Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

Douglas Trinkle, right, autism teacher at Variety School, works with his student Lee Arnold, 18, at Variety School on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, in Las Vegas. Trinkle was named the Outstanding Education Teacher by the National Association of Special Education teachers. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

A protestor is escorted out during a campaign rally by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Treasure Island hotel-casino on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzcoon

Dance troupe Xochipilli members including Carla Mendez, right, and her daughter Carolina Mendez, 15, left, perform an Aztec dance during the ninth annual Da de Muertos event at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Martin Macias-Rivera carries a statue of Virgin Mary as he joined workers fighting for a higher minimum wage protest outside of a McDonald's on Las Vegas Boulevard on the Strip Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

Rosemary Lopez, right, embraces her daughter Spc. Diana Lopez during a welcome home ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. About 150 soldiers from the Nevada Army National Guard reunite with their family after serving in Kuwait. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @

A Las Vegas firefighter tries to unlock a gate as flames burn through a boarded-up building at 1614 E. Lake Mead Blvd. in North Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Fisherman finish selling their daily catch on the sands of Playa Blanca in Cartagena, Colombia, Oct. 11, 2016. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @EliPagePhoto

Protesters march in downtown Las Vegas during a Black Lives Matter demonstration on Saturday evening, July 16, 2016. Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Elipagephoto

Teenagers take turns taking hits takes of marijuana in Commons Park, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in Denver. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @ELIPAGEPHOTO

Bishop Gorman celebrates after defeating Arbor View 56-17 during the Sunset Region football final at Arbor View High School, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, Las Vegas. Bishop Gorman had a victory of 56 to 17. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @ELIPAGEPHOTO

Aliyah Maese,8, center, a member of the junior Prodigy Dance Crew, fervently chears on the varsity crew while they practice their routine late Wednesday night Aug. 3, 2016 in Las Vegas at Studio One’s Summerlin Dance Academy. The crew had three 12 hour practices at SOSDA in a row as a final push to perfect their routine for the 2016 USA Hip Hop Dance Championship starting Aug. 6, 2016. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Hainan Airlines flight from Beijing stand for a photos with showgirls at McCarran International Airport on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. The first nonstop flight from China arrived on Friday. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jeffscheid

Macoy Shoneberg,left, 3, and his brother Hadley, 6, twirls ropes during the first day of Cowboy Christmas at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. Over 400 vendors are showcasing western themed apparel and products daily through Dec. 10. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jeffscheid

Golf coach Ralph Bauer watches Nick Taylor's putting alignment at TPC Summerlin on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open begins Thursday. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jeffscheid

Two women cross 4th Street and Fremont Street Experience during a rain storm on Monday, Oct. 24,2016. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jeffscheid

Arturo Alipio prepares drinks at the Minus5 Ice Bar, which maintains a temperature of 23 degrees Fahrenheit, at Shoppes at Mandalay Place in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

An aerial view of “Double Negative”, an earth sculpture by Michael Heizer on Mormon Mesa just northeast of Logandale, NV on September 15, 2016. Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Vegas88s

The Eye of Orlando ride is seen onThursday, June 16, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. It is lit rainbow in honor of those killed at the gay nightclub Pulse on Sunday. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @rookie__rae

Passengers riding the 550-foot tall High Roller observation wheel are silhouetted by the rising super moon in Las Vegas, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal

A Southwest airliner makes its descend onto the McCarren International Airport tarmac early morning on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, as a nearly full moon, prepares to set behind the Spring Mountains. Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @vegasphotograph