COVID, BLM, Kobe, fires and more: Pixels from 2020, by staff photographer David Crane

California

Back in January I visited my friends’ house and noticed he had a huge box of 500 surgeon’s masks in his entry hallway which had just been delivered by Amazon.

I thought it was a strange purchase as he is not a doctor or works in the medical field, and in fact, has been retired for a few years.

He went on to tell me about a virus in China and he thought it might spread to other countries so he figured he should order some masks just in case and asked if I would like some.

At the time, I told him I could see no need for the masks and passed on the offer.

By the end of March, I was wearing an N95 mask all day and covering events only outdoors. I ended each day stripping my clothes off in the garage and running to a hot shower washing my gear with a diluted bleach solution and dumping all my clothes in a hot bleach wash.

So much has occurred over the last year, it hardly seems possible that 2020 began with the tragic death of Kobe Bryant. Such has been one of the wildest years of working as a photojournalist I have ever experienced.

  • South Korean pops group Girls’ Generation perform during the premium showcase live concert in Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

  • Jimmy Johnson races during the first NASCAR practice session Friday March 16, 2018 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. (Photo by, Will Lester-Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

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  • Baby tears photo by Joshua Siskin for 3-9-19 garden column

  • Tiffany Young is a Korean-American singer who found fame starting in her teens as a member of the K-pop group Girls’ Generation. She grew up in Diamond Bar, moved to South Korea as a teen, and now has returned to L.A. to pursue a solo career, recently releasing her debut solo EP “Lips On Lips.” (Photo courtesy of Transparent Agency)

  • South Korean pop group Girls’ Generation perform during their premium live concert in Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

  • “Lips On Lips” is the new EP from Tiffany Young, a Korean-American singer who left home as a teenager to move to South Korea where she was became a star in the group Girls’ Generation. Now 29, she’s moved back to Los Angeles to pursue a solo career. (Photo courtesy of the artist)

  • Tiffany Young is a Korean-American singer who found fame starting in her teens as a member of the K-pop group Girls’ Generation. She grew up in Diamond Bar, moved to South Korea as a teen, and now has returned to L.A. to pursue a solo career, recently releasing her debut solo EP “Lips On Lips.” (Photo courtesy of Transparent Agency)

  • Fans react during a premium live concert by South Korean pop group Girls’ Generation in Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

  • Baby tears photo by Joshua Siskin for 3-9-19 garden column

  • FILE- In this March 6, 2018, file photo people walk along a path in front of a row of homes in San Jose, Calif. Each quarter, NerdWallet calculates the home affordability for 178 metropolitan areas, matching the list of metros for which the National Association of Realtors publishes median home prices. NerdWallet found that in San Jose, the country’s most expensive metro area, a buyer of a typical home would get a $1 million mortgage after a 20 percent down payment. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

  • FILE- In this March 6, 2018, file photo people walk along a path in front of a row of homes in San Jose, Calif. Each quarter, NerdWallet calculates the home affordability for 178 metropolitan areas, matching the list of metros for which the National Association of Realtors publishes median home prices. NerdWallet found that in San Jose, the country’s most expensive metro area, a buyer of a typical home would get a $1 million mortgage after a 20 percent down payment. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

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