From left, Josiah Vaden, Mason Kelley, Nyan Brown and Roderick Orr run on the track at Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte on Monday, May 11, 2026.
TRACY KIMBALL
tkimball@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.
This feature can be seen in Sunday’s newspaper and on our online Edition at eedition.charlotteobserver.com
Esther Carter-Buie, left, and her daughter Gwen Carter-Adamson share a laugh as they look at a photo of Gwen and her friends when they were young in High Point, N.C., on Friday, March 20, 2026. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Rory McIlroy yells as his drive goes wide left from the third tee box during the final round of the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC on Sunday, May 10, 2026. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
A young child watches the 2026 Truist Championship at the Quail Hollow Club on Thursday, May 7. TRACY KIMBALL tkimball@charlotteobserver.com
Mary-Kate and Cody Benfield stand in the frame of their future home Wednesday, May 6, 2026 in Fort Mill, S.C. TRACY KIMBALL tkimball@charlotteobserver.com
The shadows of the umpire, Charlotte Catholic Cougars catcher Brady Marconi and an AC Reynolds batter are cast onto the filed during third round NCHSAA action at Jack Hughes Park in Pineville, NC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. AC Reynolds defeated Charlotte Catholic 5-4. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
AC Reynolds’ Jace Frye celebrates a hit during third round NCHSAA action against the Charlotte Catholic Cougars at Jack Hughes Park in Pineville, NC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. AC Reynolds defeated Charlotte Catholic 5-4. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
Darnell Ivory holds up a photo of the house her family lived in in Charlotte, N.C., on Friday, April 10, 2026. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
AC Reynolds’ Cody Hudgins, left and Levi Anderson, right, celebrate the team’s 5-4 victory over the Charlotte Catholic Cougars during third round NCHSAA action at Jack Hughes Park in Pineville, NC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
Golfer Kristoffer Reitan kisses the Truist Championship trophy at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC on Sunday, May 10, 2026. Reitan won the Truist Championship finishing at -15. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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