As we dip our toes into the shallow end of 2025, photographer Mark Larson offers us a look back at the year from which we’ve only just emerged. If it feels like a blur to you, don’t worry — his collection of images (the entirety of which you can see here) captured the pageantry of our parades, the fraught protests, natural beauty, competitions, artistic endeavors and communities coming together. The landscape and annual celebrations, at least, remind us of what we have to look forward to for the next 12 months. They remind us, too, of the importance of getting out and about in our county to experience it for ourselves. Happy New Year, Humboldt.
Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
This article appears in Through Mark Larson’s Lens 2025.
