Weekly Snapshot

The Weekly Snapshot showcases the best of architecture, landscapes, people and history of American cities and counties. Each Friday, a photograph depicting a local scene will be selected to appear on americancityandcounty.com. At the end of the month, one photo will be selected to print in American City & County magazine.

To submit a photo, simply send an e-mail to lindsay.isaacs@penton.com. Attach the digital photo in jpeg format with a 300 dpi resolution, 5X7 inches. Include a description of where the picture was taken, when and the photographer's name. You will be notified by e-mail if your photograph is chosen to appear on the Web and/or in print.

Weekly Snapshot photos must be taken by a current or past local or state government employee, or show an event or scene related to local and state governments.

This Week's Winner

Previous Winners

Weekly Snapshot winners that are selected to be printed in the magazine are in bold and include the issue date when they were published. 

2011

• Dear Santa... - Dec. 22, 2011
• A good old-fashioned Christmas - Dec. 15, 2011
• Santa brings toys to good girls and boys - Dec. 9, 2011
• Preserving history in Babylon - Dec. 2, 2011
• The holidays are here - Nov. 23, 2011
(December 2011)
• Newark's Caped Crusader - Nov. 18, 2011
• A piece of terrible history - Nov. 11, 2011
• Bang a drum, raise a flag - Oct. 30, 2011
• Let's move! - Oct. 24, 2011
• Ahoy, ye hat lubbers! - Oct. 17, 2011 (November 2011)
• It soothes the savage breast - Oct. 10, 2011
• A devil of a good time - Oct. 5, 2011
• Unusual Santa Fe architecture - Sept. 22, 2011
• Remembrance - Sept. 18, 2011 (October 2011)
• A super heroic gift - Sept. 12, 2011
• Good health on tour - Sept. 6, 2011
• E.T. hits the beach - Aug. 29, 2011
• Cutting edge rescue - Aug. 22, 2011
• Cruising like Mark Twain - Aug. 8, 2011 (September 2011)
• Shade on the shoreline - Aug. 1, 2011
• Next stop: History! - July 25, 2011
• Seeing Green - July 15, 2011
• 'Walkway of Flags - July 11, 2011 (August 2011)
• Rescue at the wastewater plant - July 1, 2011
• Spinning through history - June 27, 2011
• A moving tribute - June 20, 2011 (July 2011)
• Orphan for a day - June 10, 2011
• Ending the day on the bay - May 23, 2011
• A little child shall lead them - May 13, 2011
• Never forgotten - May 6, 2011 (June 2011)
• Honor, in all kinds of weather - April 29, 2011
• Good night, sun - April 22, 2011
• On the beach - April 15, 2011
• In full bloom - April 8, 2011 (May 2011)
• Purple skies at sunset - April 1, 2011 (April 2011)
• Steps along a greener path - March 28, 2011
• Celebrating independence - March 14, 2011
• Taking the pledge - March 7, 2011
• Together they stand - Feb. 25, 2011
• An oasis on the sea - Feb. 18, 2011
• A sacred oath - Feb. 14, 2011 (March 2011)
• Birds of a feather - Feb. 4, 2011 (February 2011)
• A day on the lake - Jan. 7, 2011

2010

• A light in the darkness - Dec. 27, 2010
• Santa visits Connecticut - Dec. 17, 2010 (January 2011)
• What are you looking at? - Dec. 13, 2010
• Touching the sun - Nov. 29, 2010
• Poised to take flight - Nov. 5, 2010 (December 2010)
• How much are the pumpkins? - Oct. 29, 2010
• Honoring the 'Cradle of Poets' - Oct. 25, 2010
• Just kickin' it - Oct. 18, 2010
• Those who wait - Oct. 11, 2010
• Nice place for a pot of gold - Oct. 4, 2010 (November 2010)
• The latest fashion - Sept. 27, 2010
• Back to school! - Sept. 17, 2010
• Night in the city - Sept. 10, 2010 (October 2010)
• East meets West - Sept. 7, 2010
• Closer to the gods - Aug. 30, 2010
• Different vehicles, same racetrack - Aug. 23, 2010
• The moonlighting mayor - Aug. 16, 2010 (September 2010)
• Miami awakening - Aug. 9, 2010
• A monument to baseball - Aug. 2, 2010
• Cars for a cause - July 23, 2010 (August 2010)
• It's in the can - July 16, 2010
• Oh Shenandoah! - July 9, 2010
• Those aren't birds! - June 18, 2010 (July 2010)
• A note of thanks - June 1, 2010
• Hollywood, East Coast style - May 21, 2010
• Santa in the off season - May 17, 2010 (June 2010)
• On the beach - April 23, 2010
• Smoothing things over - April 16, 2010
• A touching tribute - April 1, 2010 (May 2010)
• Hitting the trail - March 29, 2010 (April 2010)
• Well-rounded art - March 22, 2010
• Groundhog's Day in Connecticut - Feb. 19, 2010 (March 2010)
• Reaching the glass ceiling - Jan. 29, 2010
• On a break - Jan. 22, 2010
• Starry, starry night - Jan. 11, 2010

2009

• The writing is off the wall - Dec. 18, 2009 (February 2010)
• Police pedal power - Dec. 11, 2009 (January 2010)
• After the rain - Nov. 20, 2009
• A herald of fall - Nov. 13, 2009
• Ready to pounce - Nov. 9, 2009
• Rush hour on pause - Nov. 2, 2009 (December 2009)
• Out of the mouths of babes - Oct. 26, 2009
• In memoriam - Oct. 16, 2009
• To sail beyond the sunset - Oct. 12, 2009
• On the march - Oct. 1, 2009 (November 2009)
• Reporting for duty! - Sept. 25, 2009
• Have a pleasant Monday? - Sept. 21, 2009
• Down on the bayou - Sept. 14, 2009
• Up for a swim? - Sept. 8, 2009
• The halls of government - Aug. 31, 2009
• Beware the guard chicken - Aug. 13, 2009 (October 2009)
• The sunflower king - Aug. 6, 2009 (September 2009)
• Am I blue? - July 28, 2009 (August 2009)
• Asphalt and shadows - June 15, 2009 (July 2009)
• An historic meeting - June 3, 2009 (June 2009)
• Pit stop in the race to fight fires - May 18, 2009
• Unleash the flood - May 8, 2009
• Dance the day away - May 4, 2009
• A bridge over calm waters - April 20, 2009 (May 2009)
• Walk on the wild side - April 6, 2009
• Bobcats fight flood - March 27, 2009
• Golf course at dawn - March 20, 2009 (April 2009)
• Playing in Paramount - March 10, 2009 (March 2009)
• Dashing through the snow - Jan. 30, 2009 (February 2009)
• It's a hold up - Jan. 23, 2009
• Splendor in the grass - Jan. 16, 2009

2008

• All aboard Seattle - Dec. 5, 2008
• A stream restored - Nov. 24, 2008 (January 2009)
• Through a yellow wood - Nov. 24, 2008 (December 2008)
• A new take on public housing - Nov. 7, 2008
• Fall in Virginia - Oct. 24, 2008
• Sunsets in the West - Sept. 22, 2008 (November 2008)
• And they're off! - Sept. 12, 2008
• A beautiful balloon - Sept. 5, 2008 (October 2008)
• The beach at dusk - Aug. 22, 2008
• School is back in session - Aug. 15, 2008
• Shrimp boats in the fog - Aug. 4, 2008 (September 2008)
• Up, down and all around - July 28, 2008
• A local Lincoln - July 21, 2008
• Where there is smoke - July 11, 2008 (August 2008)
• Urban adventuring - July 7, 2008
• Fluttering by the garden - June 20, 2008
• Cooling off - June 13, 2008 (July 2008)
• Shining through - June 9, 2008
• Walking in Nashville - May 19, 2008 (June 2008)
• Topping it all off - April 18, 2008
• Sky high - April 11, 2008
• Retro restoration - March 10, 2008 (April 2008)
• Looking forward to spring - March 3, 2008
• Drinking the sea - Feb. 1, 2008
• Battleship at rest - Jan. 28, 2008
• Firefighter training in Iowa - Jan. 22, 2008
• Nautical Norfolk - Jan. 14, 2008
• America's Tallest Man - Jan. 8, 2008
• Holidays on ice - Jan. 2, 2008

2007

• White Christmas - Dec. 21, 2007
• Snowed in with Santa - Dec. 14, 2007
• Lights for sight - Dec. 7, 2007
• Let the festivities begin - Nov. 30, 2007
• Urban pattern - Nov. 12, 2007
• In the heartland - Oct. 12, 2007
• High in the sky - Oct. 1, 2007
• The sun sets on summer - Sept. 7, 2007
• Into the fire - August 17, 2007
• Sunrise over Florida - August 10, 2007
• All-American courthouse - Aug. 3, 2007
• Pennsylvania flora - July 27, 2007
• A refreshing site - July 20, 2007
• Burning brush - July 13, 2007
• Time to take a rest - June 22, 2007
• In honor of Flag Day - June 15, 2007
• Building boom on the water - June 8, 2007
• Where the alligators roam - June 1, 2007
• Springtime in Illinois - April 30, 2007
• Monumental reflections - April 20, 2007
• Spring is here - April 13, 2007
• Keeping watch - March 23, 2007
• Gauntlet of honor - March 9, 2007
• Fine feathered friends - Feb. 23, 2007
• Winter berries - Feb. 16, 2007
• Waterside reflection - Feb. 9, 2007
• Let's play ball - Feb. 2, 2007
• As the sun goes down - Jan. 16, 2007
• Surrender your weapons - Jan. 12, 2007

2006

• Christmas in Dixie - Dec. 22, 2006
• Lights of the season - Dec. 15, 2006
• Field of Glory - Nov. 17, 2006
• Give me shelter - Oct. 16, 2006
• Bridging the gap - Sept. 8, 2006
• An icon for the City of Brotherly Love - Aug. 25, 2006
• Hanging out - July 28, 2006
• Fallen hero - June 30, 2006
• Top of the heap - July 3, 2006
• Starting young - June 9, 2006
• By dawn's early light - March 27, 2006
• Mirror image - March 20, 2006
• Tag! You're it. - Feb. 27, 2006
• Get in gear - Feb. 13, 2006
• On the ready - Jan. 30, 2006
• Objects in mirror are closer than they appear - Jan. 23, 2006
• Look out below - January 16, 2006
• Red winter night - January 9, 2006
• Luck of the Irish - January 2, 2006

2005

• Go with the flow - December 26, 2005
• Reflections of a lighthouse - December 19, 2005
• Festival of lightbulbs - December 12, 2005
• The longest kiss - December 5, 2005
• Something's fishy - November 28, 2005
• Gobble, gobble - November 21, 2005
• A bridge runs over it - November 14, 2005
• Open wide - November 7, 2005
• Honoring the fallen - October 31, 2005
• Got your goat - October 24, 2005
• Powers of observation - October 17, 2005
• Dead on - October 10, 2005
• Summer mountain high - October 3, 2005
• Gateway by Night - September 26, 2005
• Out of the Blue - September 19, 2005
• A man and his paddle - September 12, 2005
• Don't forget to write - September 5, 2005
• Blue mountain's majesty - August 29, 2005
• Around the bend - August 22, 2005
• Listen up kids - August 15, 2005
• More cotton candy? - August 8, 2005
• Southern night lights - August 1, 2005
• Waterfront kitsch - July 25, 2005
• Tall Ships - July 18, 2005
• Cooling off - July 4, 2005
• Gather around - June 27, 2005
• In the mist - June 20, 2005
• Down the road - June 13, 2005
• Suspension - June 6, 2005
• Genius of Water - May 31, 2005
• A walk in the woods - May 23,2005
• At an angle - May 16, 2005
• When the sun goes down - May 9, 2005
• Art by mail - May 2, 2005
• Nature on Pine Island - April 25, 2005
• Natural wonder - April 18, 2005
• Painting through a lens - April 11, 2005
• Sunset in Asheville - April 4, 2005
• Fishing in Chaska - March 28, 2005
• The Mysterious Indian Signal Tree - March 20, 2005
• Saving the Coleman - March 14, 2005
• Yorktown Swing - Feb. 28, 2005
• Winter Sports in Coralville - Feb. 21, 2005
• Touch of Spring - Feb. 14, 2005
• Meeing on Mill Creek - Feb. 7, 2005
• Ketchikan in winter - Jan. 31, 2005
• Rex goes to Vernal - Jan. 24, 2005
• Room with a view - Jan. 17, 2005
• Night lights - Jan. 11, 2005

2004

• Snow in Miami - Dec. 17, 2004