Betty Watkins, a member of BlueOval Good Neighbors, poses for a portrait on the farm that has been in her family for over 100 years in Stanton, Tenn., on Friday, September 20, 2024.
Dr. Derek Kelly, an orthopedic surgeon at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and Campbell Clinic, poses for a portrait in an operating room at the hospital in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. So far this year, Le Bonheur has treated a record 165 gunshot victims – and these numbers don’t include the youth who are treated elsewhere or pronounced dead on the scene.
Christina Williamson poses for a portrait holding stuffed animals that contain the voice of her nine-year-old daughter Maaliyah Williamson, who was shot and killed on Mother’s Day when her brother found a gun in the glove compartment of a family friend’s car and accidentally shot her, at her home in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday, January 12, 2024. Williamson said she and her children went to Build-A-Bear Workshop after Maaliyah was killed to put recordings of her voice in the animals.
Artist Mike McCarthy poses for a portrait with the group of fellow artists and collaborators Yvonne Bobo, Terance Brown, Jana Wilson, Frank Smith and Alison Heverly that all helped created the 10-foot-tall David Bowie statue seen beside them at Off the Walls Arts in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday, June 21, 2024. McCarthy wants to erect the statue in Overton Park and will be holding a fundraiser on June 30.
Sybil Presley, known as “The Pothole Lady,” poses for a portrait next to multiple potholes on Jefferson Avenue in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday, April 26, 2024. Presley appeared as this character at a recent Memphis City Council meeting and sang an original song, “The Pothole Blues.”
Ricardo Higgs stands in the garage of his home in McLean's Town, Grand Bahama on September 16, 2019. Most houses in the community were severely damaged by Hurricane Dorian and many locals are displaced to Freeport and other parts of the island. Higgs said his wife lost eight family members who were together in one home. "I had a good loss," he said. "You can't mourn right now... If you sit down and think about it you'll go crazy," he said
Sophie Christopher, a student and golfer at Houston High School, poses for a portrait at Memphis National Golf Club in Collierville, Tenn., on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.
Spangle the Clown shows off his “naughty” and “nice” tattoos during the 2024 International Santa Celebration in Downtown Memphis on Friday, April 26, 2024. The event brings professionals working as Santa or Mrs. Claus together to learn, network and socialize.
Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering’s Kumaro Brown poses for a portrait on their practice field in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.
Peggy Higgs sits on the front porch of her home in McLean's Town, Grand Bahama on September 16, 2019. She said she lost eight family members who were together in their home when it was destroyed by Hurricane Dorian. Higgs is living in Freeport and returns each day to try and clean her home. "I lost a few of my family but for the most part we are fine," she said.
Jordan Ware, an 18-year-old senior at Central High School, poses for a portrait in the starting position on the track at Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
Babbie Lovett, a 92-year-old former model, fashion buyer, show creator and Memphis fashion icon, poses for a portrait with ballet dancers Olivia Bran, Ashley Hannah Davis, Hannah Smith, and Alyssa Abbas, who will all portray her in a new production called “The ICON: Babbie Lovett, Fashion Legend,” in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Each dancer selected a pose for the photo they felt represents the portion of Lovett’s life they represent from her childhood to present day.
First Assembly Christian School’s Brian Shields (1) poses for a portrait during practice in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, October 18, 2023.
Cordova’s KJ Tenner poses for a portrait holding a necklace with a picture inside of his late grandmother Ophelia Jones in the gym at Cordova High School in Cordova, Tenn., on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
The Commercial Appeal’s Dandy Dozen players pose for a group photo at Collierville High School on July 15, 2025. Top row left to right: Collierville’s Marshall Smith Jr., Whitehaven’s Cory House Jr., Germantown’s Andre Amis Jr. and Djidjou Bah. Middle row left to right: Whitehaven’s Christopher Talley, Germantown’s Tre’von McGory, DeSoto Central’s Eric Perry Jr., Lake Cormorant’s Raderrion Daniels and Tyler Mathews, Front Row: Lausanne’s Jawell Rodgers, Southwind’s Kelvin Perkins and Houston’s Celley Davis