
Easily, my favorite moment and image of the week was watching 96-year-old Yeoman 3rd Class Allen Chatwin salute at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base’s Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony on Dec. 7. One of the most satisfying moments as a photographer is capturing movement — in this case, the movement of Chatwin’s arm as he salutes.
The chapel had more than enough light for me to capture this image with a fast enough shutter speed to freeze Chatwin’s arm as he swung it upward, but I decided to portray the action to add a dimension to the image.
Those technical visual aspects make this photo my favorite of the week.
From Uplift Mighty Preparatory’s College and Career March to the Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony, our photojournalist at the Fort Worth Report captures the diversity of events through images of the week. If you have events or photo opportunities, contact community engagement journalist Cristian ArguetaSoto at cristian.arguetasoto@fortworthreport.org or on Twitter.
The Fort Worth Central Library will be sold to Dart Interests LLC after city council approval next week. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) People collect toy donations on Dec. 8 at American Aero. From left to right: Sophia Del Val, lead customer service representative, Jackie Gates, aviation dispatcher, Cpl. Devin Gingry, Carsyn Brown, customer service representative, Lance Cpl. Isaiah Morgan, Rose Craddock, customer service pepresentative, Angela Thurmond, the general manager at American Aero. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Lance Cpl. Isaiah Morgan, left, Cpl. Devin Gingry, center, and American Aero General Manager Angela Thurmond talk on Dec. 8 at American Aero. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Donated bicycles sit in a hangar on Dec. 8 at American Aero. About 100 bicycles were donated. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Toy donors received an airplane-shaped cookie on Dec. 8 at American Aero. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) A Toys for Tots donation box sits in the lobby on Dec. 8 at American Aero. The box is open for community members to drop off toy donations. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Religious Program Specialist Second Class Stephen Rossell, left, Yeoman 2nd Class Kacie James, Yeoman 3rd Class Allen Chatwin and Commander Gregory Hazlett (right) pose for a photo at the Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony honoring the victims on Dec. 7 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Command Gregory Hazlett and Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Harold Miller, the master of ceremonies, conclude a Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony honoring the victims on Dec. 7 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Guests bow their heads for prayer at the Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony honoring the victims on Dec. 7 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Yeoman 2nd Class Kacie James carries a wreathe to the front of the chapel at the Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony honoring the victims on Dec. 7 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) District 2 Councilmember Carlos Flores listens to speakers at the Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony honoring the victims on Dec. 7 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Yeoman 2nd Class Kacie James carries a wreath at the Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony honoring the victims on Dec. 7 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Yeoman 2nd Class Kacie James carries a wreath at the Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony honoring the victims on Dec. 7 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Guests listen to comments from a junior sailor at the Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony honoring the victims of the attack 81 years ago. The ceremony concluded with a wreath laying on Dec. 7 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Community members can vote for best decorated trees at the Festival of Trees by following the displayed QR codes. Voting concludes on Dec. 23 and winners are announced on Dec. 26, said Leanne Haynes, the office manager at the Junior League of Arlington. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) A tree decorated by Sigma Gamma Rho, a Divine Nine sorority, or council composed of historically Black fraternities and sororities, shows poodles on it. The poodle is the sorority’s mascot. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) A tree is decorated with handmade book ornaments at the Festival of Trees through Dec. 23 at the Junior League of Arlington Center for Community Service, 4002 W. Pioneer Parkway. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Small trees with university decorations sit on a shelf on Dec. 6 at the Festival of Trees through Dec. 23 at the Junior League of Arlington Center for Community Service, 4002 W. Pioneer Parkway. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) A tree decorated by the Little Black Dress Initiative lists domestic violence statistics on its ornaments. The tree is on display at the Festival of Trees through Dec. 23 at the Junior League of Arlington Center for Community Service, 4002 W. Pioneer Parkway. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Brazilians Ricardo Silva and Fabianna Silva celebrate a goal in the World Cup Round of 16 match between Brazil and South Korea’s national soccer teams on Dec. 5 at Sundance Square. Ricardo and Fabianna live in São Paulo, Brazil, but traveled to Fort Worth for a stock show. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Brazilians Ricardo Silva and Fabianna Silva celebrate a goal in the World Cup Round of 16 match between Brazil and South Korea’s national soccer teams on Dec. 5 at Sundance Square. Ricardo and Fabianna live in São Paulo, Brazil, but traveled to Fort Worth for a stock show. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Soccer fans watch a screening of the World Cup Round of 16 match between Brazil and South Korea’s national soccer teams on Dec. 5 at Sundance Square. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Soccer fans gather to watch a screening of the World Cup Round of 16 match between Brazil and South Korea’s national soccer teams on Dec. 5 at Sundance Square. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Soccer fans record a screening of the World Cup Round of 16 match between Brazil and South Korea’s national soccer teams on Dec. 5 at Sundance Square. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Students and family watch as seniors drop off their first college applications at the College and Career March on Dec. 2 at Uplift Mighty Preparatory, 3700 Mighty Mite Drive.(Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Uplift Mighty Preparatory seniors listen to a speaker at the College and Career March on Dec. 2. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Uplift Mighty Preparatory student Diana Almeda drops her first college application into a mailbox on Dec. 2 during the College and Career March. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Relatives sit and wait for seniors to walk and drop their first college application into a mailbox. The tradition symbolizes the first step of their higher education journey, said Amy Painter, the marketing, branding and design specialist at Uplift Education. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Cheerleaders dance at the College and Career March on Dec. 2 at Uplift Mighty Preparatory, 3700 Mighty Mite Drive.(Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Eighty-five seniors in the 2022-2023 class participate in the College and Career March on Dec. 2 at Uplift Mighty Preparatory, 3700 Mighty Mite Drive.(Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Senior Diana Almeda leads the College and Career March on Dec. 2 at Uplift Mighty Preparatory, 3700 Mighty Mite Drive.(Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Cheerleaders and mascots at Uplift Mighty Preparatory lead the College and Career March on Dec. 2. About 85 seniors graduated from this year’s Uplift Mighty class. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
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Click! A look back at the top photos of the week in Fort Worth, Tarrant County
by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report
December 9, 2022