1 year of E&P's "Photo of the Month"

"Dismantling the Old Water Tower" E&P Photo of the Month for August 2026

Perched high above the ground, a worker cuts steel with his torch, dismantling an old water tower in Brookings, South Dakota, on May 14, 2026. Photo credit: David Bordewyk

"We Will Never Go Back!" E&P Photo of the Month for July 2026

Justin Jones (D-Nashville) walks out of the House Chamber — burning a photo of the Confederate Flag with the words “We Will Not Go Back” — on the third day of special session concerning redistricting at The Tennessee State Capitol Building in Nashville on May 7, 2026. - Nicole Hester/The Tennessean

"Golden Tempo Wins" E&P Photo of the Month for June 2026

Golden Tempo and jockey José L. Ortiz win the Kentucky Derby on May 2, 2026. — Michael Clevenger and Christopher Granger/Louisville Courier Journal/USA TODAY Network

"Tornado" E&P Photo of the Month for May 2026

A radar-indicated tornado warning was issued for part of Van Wert County on March 31, 2026. Here’s a view of the storm taken from Richey Road, looking northeast. Even though there was no confirmed touchdown, the storm downed power lines along a two-mile stretch west of Scott, Ohio. — Sam Shriver, Reporter, Van Wert Times Bulletin, Van Wert, Ohio (a publication of CherryRoad Media)

"Match Day" E&P Photo of the Month for April 2026

With tears of joy, Sandra Hagenimana gets a hug from her mother after matching to the pediatric residency program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas during Match Day celebrations at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston on Friday, March 20, 2026. —Jennifer Reynolds, Photography Editor, The Daily News, Galveston, Texas
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