The Chilkat Valley News’ annual year in photos is a look back at the images that inspired us, surprised us and made us laugh. We focused on the moments and images that gave us a more intimate view of the daily lives of Chilkat Valley residents.

Coupled with our reader’s favorites of the more than 900 stories we published this year and our annual “by the numbers” index, they’re a look back at some of the most memorable parts of the last year.

Rashah McChesney is a multimedia journalist and editor who has reported and edited newsrooms from the Deep South to the Midwest to Alaska. For the past decade, she has worked in collaborative news as the...

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.