Photos of the Year III

ILLUSTRATIONS AND PORTRAITS

Dog Days of Summer


Georgia wide receiver A.J. Green


Former Olympian and Georgia gymnast Courtney Kupets


LeEllen Chandler made it her mission to find out where, when and how her grandfather died in World War II.


Gameday cover: Georgia vs. South Carolina in the first of several night games
(Cedar Shoals' Caleb Miles, left, and Charmarcus Pittard pose for illustration)


Clarke Central defensive stars Devante Derricotte, left, and Jordan Pierce


Georgia running backs Caleb King, left, and Washaun Ealey


Jefferson QB Darius Minor


Georgia gymnasts from left Courtney Kupets, Courtney McCool, and Grace Taylor have each scored a perfect 10 on beam this season.


Oconee County setter Darby Rogers is the 2009 Athens Banner-Herald Volleyball Player of the Year.


Madison County's Courtney Freeman


Illustrations on concussions in football


Georgia defensive end Cornelius Washington


Brooks Mendell played baseball with the MIT beavers on the 1993 team that won its conference for the first time ever. Brooks has written a book about that winning season called Beaverball.


Emily O'Rear of Athens Academy is the 2009 girl soccer player of the year.


Illustration on Gym Dogs fitness and nutrition


Georgia's Jeff Owens, left, and Geno Atkins


Georgia cornerback Brandon Boykin


Daniel Gade, who lost his leg when hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2005, is competing in the Nautica New York City Triathlon Sunday, July 26. He began doing triathlons last year and competes with Operation Rebound and the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF).


Brian Bowles is the WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting) Bantamweight Champion.