PHOTOS:January Photos of the Month

PHOTOS: January Photos of the Month

Gazette Visuals Staff shares its favorite photos taken in January 2023

Gazette Visuals

Feb. 13, 2023 3:21 am, Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 2:08 pm

A new year calls for a new gallery of The Gazette’s visuals staff’s favorite photos of the month.

Dan and Angel Chizek of Springville make their way along the overlook trail at Palisades-Kepler State Park in Linn County, Iowa on Sunday, January 1, 2023. Palisades-Kepler state park was one of 17 Iowa state parks offering First Day hikes to celebrate the New Year. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Outreach worker John Greene hands Jeffrey Hymes a cup of coffee and a hot breakfast while hanging out under a bridge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Greene found Hymes in the early morning hours of Thursday during the winter homeless count and came back during daylight to talk with him more and give him a hot meal. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Sara Sievert looks at her son Ian’s drawing as they prepare for the school day on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at at their home in Anamosa, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Kennedy senior Gentine Nzoyikorera dances in the center of a circle at the conclusion of the second Voices of the Voiceless night at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, January 27, 2023. Kennedy's Black Student Union sponsored the open mic event which was open to the public. Cedar Rapids Washington dance group The Warriorettes also performed at the event. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward AJ Ediger (34) gives one of the heart heroes a high-five as she walks with Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin (20) during introductions before the start of the game against Northwestern at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Maryland Terrapins forward Julian Reese (10) gets double teamed on a rebound by Iowa Hawkeyes forwards Filip Rebraca (0) and Kris Murray (24) during the second half of their Big Ten Conference men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Sunday, January 15, 2023. Iowa won 81-67. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Chad Yoder and his son’s Owen, age 6, and Luke, age 9, carry buckets of hog feed on their farm in Lone Tree, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. The Yoder’s sell the meat from their hogs on ChopLocal, an online marketplace for local meat founded in 2020. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Fans react after Hempstead’s Jospeh Lewis defeated Linn-Mar’s Griffin Schultz by fall at 285 pounds during a 3A regional duals final between Dubuque Hempstead and Linn-Mar at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Dubuque Hempstead won the dual 36-34. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Dubuque Hempstead’s Dawson Fish (green singlet) wrestles Linn-Mar’s Grant Boddicker (black singlet) at 152 pounds during a 3A regional duals final between Dubuque Hempstead and Linn-Mar at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Dubuque Hempstead won the dual 36-34. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Independence’s Korver Hupke celebrates after winning the WAMAC conference tournament on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at Independence Jr/Sr high school in Independence, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

East Buchanan’s Keeley Kehrli reacts as she runs to her team after winning the 155 pound first place match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

North Linn Lynx guard Molly Boge (30) reacts as she fights to steal the loose ball against Alburnett Pirates guard Peyton Scott (2) in the first quarter of the game at North Linn High School in Troy Mills, Iowa on Friday, January 20, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Patrick McCaffery (22) smiles as his brother Iowa Hawkeyes guard Connor McCaffery (30) hugs him after winning over Rutgers 93-82 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, January 29, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Prairie wrestlers celebrate after Prairie’s Erika Brokovich defeated Iowa City Liberty’s Eavenly Nielsen during a girls’ wrestling dual tournament at Solon Middle School in Solon, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Alburnett fans cheer on Alburnett’s Josiah Redel after winning his match at Lisbon High School in Lisbon, Iowa on Thursday, January 12, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Storm Clouds north of Ely, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. Unseasonably warm weather brought tornados and hail to Eastern Iowa. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Blake Rupe smiles as she watches her son Raven Rupe, 2, play with his toys while hanging out together at their residence in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Artist John Paul Schafer poses for a portrait Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in front of one of his well-known paintings, at Gallery One, a new space he opened in December at 4341 First Ave. SE in Cedar Rapids. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Taylor McCabe (2) watches the Iowa video before the game against Northwestern at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Alburnett’s Brody Neighbor wrestles Lisbon’s Tiernan Boots during a 138 pound match at Lisbon High School in Lisbon, Iowa on Thursday, January 12, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Wash’s Marie Jackson dribbles during a game between Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids Washington in Marion, Iowa on Monday, January 30, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Filip Rebraca (0) is fouled by Michigan Wolverines forward Terrance Williams II (5) during the Hawkeyes home Big Ten basketball game against Michigan on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Hawkeyes players embrace forward Payton Sandfort (20) after making two big foul shots during the Hawkeyes home Big Ten basketball game against Michigan on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

West Liberty’s Nellie Stagg holds back her emotion after her comeback semifinal victory during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

West Liberty’s Dionni Garcia-Vasquez shoots for a takedown on Davenport’s Greta Brus during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Kris Murray (24) prepares to take the court after being introduced during a home Big Ten matchup against Northwestern on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Prairie Hill resident Wendy Brown shares a laugh in the kitchen during a Tasty Tuesday communal meal on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at Prairie Hill Cohousing neighborhood in Iowa City, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Sara Sievert looks at her son Ian’s drawing as they prepare for the school day on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at at their home in Anamosa, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Students walk to their classes at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, January 19, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Drivers travel past on-street parking spots along Seventh Avenue in Marion, Iowa, on Friday, January 27, 2023. The city and chamber are working on increasing available parking and communicating available parking that people may not know about as the revitalization of Uptown Marion has brought more people to local businesses during the nights and weekends. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Fire Department firefighters work to rescue a colleague portraying a victim from a hole cut into the ice during the department's annual ice rescue training at Noelridge Park in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Firefighters, wearing survival suits, practiced rescuing similarly dressed colleagues from a hole cut in the ice. Firefighters also practiced self rescues using ice awls integrated into their survival suits. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Bryton Stern with the Amana Society Service Company uses a bucket truck and a pike pole to remove Christmas lights from the higher branches of a tree at the intersection of Highway 151 and 220th Trail in Amana, Iowa, on Monday, January 9, 2023. The Amana Society decorates for Christmas beginning the week of Thanksgiving. It took four 75-foot and four 50-foot strings of multi-colored lights to decorate the tree. Workers could have used more. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Sixth Judicial District Chief Judge Lars Anderson (center) listens to First Assistant Linn County Attorney Monica Slaughter (right) and Linn County public defender Tyler Johnston during the trial of Alex Jackson in the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, January 20, 2023. Jackson is on trial for three counts of first-degree murder. He is accused of killing his father, Jan Jackson, 61; mother, Melissa Jackson, 68; and sister, Sabrina Jackson, 19. Police were called, about 8:30 a.m. on June 15, 2021, to the Jackson home at 4414 Oak Leaf Ct. NE and found the three family members had been fatally shot, according to then criminal complaint. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Collins Aerospace Global Sales and Marketing Conference attendee Sha Yu (right) high-fives a table teammate during a MLK Day of Service meal packaging event at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cedar Rapids Convention Complex in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, January 16, 2023. About 300 volunteers from the conference, Coe College and the United Way of East Central Iowa joined together to package 14,000 deluxe Mac n cheese and 14,000 apple and cinnamon oatmeal meals for the Outreach Program. The Outreach Program will give the packaged meals to HACAP for distribution. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)