Anna London holds her niece, 1-year-old Autumn, after filing as a candidate for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education District 6, during the first day of candidate filing for the 2025 election in Mecklenburg County Board of Elections in Charlotte on July 7, 2025.
KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH
Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Through the lens of our visual journalists, a moment in time is captured and becomes part of our history.
Each week the Charlotte Observer will present a selection of images that document communities.
An anatomy cross section displays on the wall in a classroom at the new Atrium Health Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Local business owner Jonathan Newell walks his daughter Aubrey France along the Duke Kimbrell Trail portion of the Carolina Thread Trail in Belmont, NC, on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Lila Turner lturner@charlotteobserver.com
Volunteer Susan Moore, left, works with Allison Pinto, Mecklenburg County Democratic Party senior organizer, at party headquarters in Charlotte on Thursday, July 3, 2025. The election season for both Democrats and Republicans begins in early July. John D. Simmons For the Observer
Kimberly Owens fills out form to run for Charlotte City Council District 6 at Mecklenburg County town elections on Monday, July 7, 2025. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH
Kimberly Owens smiles while taking a photo with supporters after filing as a candidate for Charlotte City Council District 6 during the first day of candidate filing for the 2025 election in Mecklenburg County Board of Elections in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, July 7, 2025. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Andre Ross, the owner of Metro Fashion Avenue, discusses the needs of the Nations Ford community in Charlotte and presents his business as a platform where Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
Inside his shop, Sporty “B”&”J” Barber Styling, Matthew Wingate, on the left, gives Carlton Pettis a haircut while discussing the needs of the Nations Ford community in Charlotte on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
Bekka Myers, Freedom Boat Club’s Director of Marketing and Community Relations, hands the painter of the Bennington Tritoon to dock hand Nolan Hunter to help dock the boat in Cornelius, NC, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. The club’s crew assists members with launching and docking, while the club handles maintenance and storage for the boats. Lila Turner lturner@charlotteobserver.com
John Decoteau, a Marine Corps veteran and member of the Freedom Boat Club, drives a Bennington Tritoon out on Lake Norman in Cornelius, NC, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Growing up in Biloxi, Decoteau developed a love for life on the water. This passion led to learning how to swim with crawfish, which ultimately propelled him to become a marine and undergo training in the water. Lila Turner lturner@charlotteobserver.com
Oscar Joyner of Charlotte looks at the “Neon Peacock” fireworks Wednesday at Red Rocket Fireworks in Fort Mill. TRACY KIMBALL tkimball@heraldonline.com
