The new monument to Felicita and Gonzalo Mendez, located at Mendez Tribute Monument Park on Dec. 1, 2022. CREDIT: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC
Voice of OC this year launched a partnership with photojournalism students at Chapman University to produce photographic work all over Orange County.
Students were able to fill critical coverage gaps for lots of events and news stories. The partnership, which this year saw dozens of student journalists earn their first published clips, aims to nurture skills and publish student work for their portfolios.
Students worked on photo essays and collaborated with Voice of OC reporters to create news photographs.
Women listen to a sermon at the Islamic Society of Orange County. This year, Muslims will be welcomed back into local mosques for taraweeh (optional nightly prayers held at the mosque during Ramadan) or iftars (the meal eaten to break one’s fast at sunset during Ramadan) to celebrate Ramadan which begins Friday evening, April 1, 2022. Credit: VALERIE CHAN, Voice of OC
Protestors gathered at the corner of North Harbor Blvd and East Commonwealth Ave hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday, June 24, 2022. “Hands off our bodies” and “Abortion is our right. We won’t give up the fight” were among the chants used by protestors. Credit: Renee Elefante / Voice of OC
Jonathan Bennett, an Anaheim Resident, wipes a cool towel on his face as he reads his eBook by the Pearson Pond on Sept. 7, 2022. Credit: AMIR GHANI, Voice of OC
Isabel Castilllo (left) and Ivette Xochiyotl (right) next to an altar dedicated to Chalchiu, the head of the Aztec dance group through El Centro. Castillo is Nayarit, while Xochiyotl is Nahua, two indigenous groups native to Mexico. The dance group spent a great deal of time constructing the altar, according to Xochiyotl, and it is worth a few thousand dollars. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC.Dancers wait before performing on Fourth Street at Viva La Vida in Santa Ana Calif. on Saturday Nov. 5, 2022. Credit: Zia Bella Blair
“We are the voice of our community. We have the power to decide what happens in our city,” says Louis Contreras, 26, of Irvine, drops off his ballot at the Irvine City Hall voting center in Irvine, Calif. on Nov. 8, 2022.
Manuel Pineda, owner of Imperial Market & Restaurant in Old Town Placentia, wipes down a counter on Sept. 16, 2022. Credit: ALLIE LEICHTER, Voice of OC
The new monument to Felicita and Gonzalo Mendez, located at Mendez Tribute Monument Park on Dec. 1, 2022. CREDIT: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC
Related
Since you've made it this far,
You are obviously connected to your community and value good journalism. As an independent and local nonprofit, our news is accessible to all, regardless of what they can afford. Our newsroom centers on Orange County’s civic and cultural life, not ad-driven clickbait. Our reporters hold powerful interests accountable to protect your quality of life. But it’s not free to produce. It depends on donors like you.
