
Sam Upshaw Jr.
Staff Photographer at The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Staff photographer for the Courier-Journal
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Sam Upshaw Jr.Ateendees walk past a mural of Abraham Lincoln during The Ancestors Dream - Juneteenth Celebration at 4th Street Live in Louisville, Ky. on June, 19, 2025. The Juneteenth national holiday commemorates the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas following the Civil War.
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Sam Upshaw Jr.A member of the LMPD Honor Guard Unit playted Taps during the funeral service for LMPD Detective Michelle Rusch at Cave Hill Cemetery on Monday, June 16, 2025. Jeff Faughender/Courier JournalA Rifle Squad fired off three volleys during the funeral service for LMPD Detective Michelle Rusch at Cave Hill Cemetery on Monday, June 16, 2025.
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Sam Upshaw Jr.A variety of plants and flowers are on display in Johanna Bos’s garden at her home in Old Louisville in Louisville, Ky. on June, 2, 2025. Her garden will be featured in the Old Louisville Hidden Treasures Garden Tour. Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier JournalThisFrida Kahlo Rose is on display in Johanna Bos’s garden at her home in Old Louisville in Louisville, Ky. on June, 2, 2025. Her garden will be featured in the Old Louisville Hidden Treasures Garden Tour.
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Sam Upshaw Jr.Oldham County's Jozie Lashley (8), right, and Bekah Townsend (18) celebrated after they defeated Anderson County 10-9 during the KHSAA 8th Region Softball Final at Ulmer Stadium in Louisville, Ky. on May 29, 2025. Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier JournalOldham County's Bekah Townsend (18) was greeted by her teammates after she hit a Grand Slam homerun against Anderson County during the KHSAA 8th Region Softball Final at Ulmer Stadium in Louisville, Ky. on May 29, 2025.
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Sam Upshaw Jr.Members of the Redemption Church help demolish a damaged home by hand in London, Ky. on May 22, 2025 after a tornado tore through the Sunshine Hills neighborhood. The homeowner’s son was afraid that family heirlooms might be lost if the home were bulldozed. Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier JournalThis foundation is all that remains of a home in the Sunshine Hills neighborhood in London, Ky. on May 22, 2025 after a tornado tore through the community about a week prior.
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