In Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, on Jan. 9, 2025, an alligator roams the swamp.
John Bateman, a wildlife professor, helps a spotted salamander cross a road Friday, March 28, 2025, in Honeoye, N.Y. (AP Photo/Maryel Pryce)
John Bateman hands a spotted salamander to Robert, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Mendon, N.Y. (AP Photo/Maryel Pryce)
John Cerro looks over the Ranger Tower at Smithpoint Beach in Shirley, N.Y. on July 27, 2024.
Pemaquid Lighthouse in Pemaquid, Maine on Aug. 4, 2024.
In Newport Beach, California, a beach comber looks for treasures in the sand on July 25, 2021.
A four alarm fire took place in a commercial building on Canal St. in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 18, 2024. The building's roof had collapsed, and a nearby apartment building was evacuated.
Vada Zoda walks across Bald Mountain in Old Forge, NY on Nov. 12, 2022.
The Rainbow Falls in Watkins Glen, N.Y. on Aug. 16, 2025.
Linda Pearson sits at Fort Niagara State Park in Youngstown, N.Y. on May 25, 2025.
Timothy Dunn wheelbarrows compost from last season at 490 Farm on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Rochester, N.Y. Timothy joined 490 Farm in 2021, “coming together around food really brings everything back to square one”, says Timothy. (Maryel Pryce)
A four-toed salamander crawls Friday, March 21, 2025, in Mendon, N.Y. (AP Photo/Maryel Pryce)
A young racer watches the finish line at the annual Rochester Cyclocross race at Genesee Valley Park in Rochester, N.Y. on Sept. 22, 2024.
Jeffrey Morrow, owner of The Book Corner in Niagara Falls, N.Y., stands amongst rows of books on Feb. 1, 2025.
Rochester Institute of Technology vs. Oneonta duals in Rochester, N.Y. on Feb. 21, 2024.
Margot Fass poses for a portrait Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y. (AP Photo/Maryel Pryce)
Man poses with his bird in Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest, Hungary on July 10, 2022.
On Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, voters place their "I Voted" stickers on woman suffragist Susan B. Anthony's headstone in Rochester, NY.
The annual Rochester Cyclocross race at Genesee Valley Park in Rochester, N.Y. on Sept. 22, 2024.
A young girl jumps on the trampoline at the Great New York State Fair in Syracuse, N.Y. on Sept. 1, 2024.
Hayden Anello poses in Youngstown, N.Y. on Jan. 11, 2022.
The boardwalk at Smithpoint Beach in Shirley, N.Y. on July 27, 2024.
The Ranger Tower at Smithpoint Beach in Shirley, N.Y. on July 27, 2024.