David Crane images for SPJLA Nomination

Firefighters battle winds and flames as multiple beachfront homes go up in flames along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu in the Palisades Fire on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Homes burn in Malibu along PCH during the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Photo byDavid Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Shelley Sykes wipes away tears after receiving a flag for Rory Sykes during a ceremony at the American Legion Post in Pacific Palisades on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Rory Sykes was killed in the Palisades fire. A ceremony was held to honor the 12 people who lost their lives in the fire which took place on its one-year anniversary. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Families and friends of those killed in the Palisades fire receive flowers during a ceremony at the American Legion Post in Pacific Palisades on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. A ceremony was held to honor the 12 people who lost their lives in the fire on its one-year anniversary. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Protestors face off with police at Beverly near the Grove in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020. A protest erupted into looting and rioting and face-offs with police leading to a curfew at 8pm due to violence throughout the city. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Protestors dance on a LAPD cruiser at Beverly at Fairfax in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020. A protest erupted into looting and rioting and face-offs with police leading to a curfew at 8pm due to violence throughout the city. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

A couple waits to be processed and arrested by police along Fairfax avenue in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020. A protest erupted into looting and rioting and face-offs with police leading to a curfew at 8pm due to violence throughout the city. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Rodney King calls for an end to the violence on May 1, 1992: “People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?” (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Graham and lena Kelly, Lexi’s foster aunt and uncle, break down in the street after family services came to take Lexi away from her foster family. Because Lexi is part native-american the Department of Children and Family Services may remove her from her current home and place her with a native american family. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Truck driver Ervin Nichols of Bend, Oregon, waits as his truck is lowered from the shattered Golden State Freeway in Saugus two days after the quake. While Nichols was able to make his way off the freeway when the shaking stopped, his truck was left stranded on the overpass. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

A Palmdale resident checks rising flood waters around his house at Division Street and Ave. P-12 in Palmdale, CA, as tropical storm Hilary sweeps through Southern California Sunday, August 20, 2023. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Bystanders detain a man who was upset that activists blocked off McCadden Place to prevent the city from cleaning and power washing the area where homeless had been living in tents, the man first attacked one of the activists for blocking the street. Activists turned out in the area of McCadden and Sunset Tuesday to help protect homeless from being displaced by street cleaning and power washing. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

George Ventura, who lives along the 118 freeway in Pacoima, shaves at a make-shift mirror near his camp. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Kobe Bryant waves to fans after scoring 60 points in the final game of his career against the against the Utah Jazz. April 13, 2016. Los Angeles, CA.  (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

The Rams Aaron Donald celebrates after stopping Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow on fourth down late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LVI NFL football game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA. on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022 to give the Rams a 23-20 win. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

A sell out crowd of runners leave Dodger Stadium at the start of the 29th Los Angeles Marathon Sunday, March 9, 2014. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Vin Scully waves to Dodgers crowd on his last day of broadcasting at Dodger Stadium as Dodgers cinch the NL West division title for the fourth straight year Sunday, September 25, 2016. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Dodgers celebrate their win over the Braves Monday, October 7, 2013 ( David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News )(Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Fans enjoying game five of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, Oct 18, 2018. Dodgers lead Three games to Two as the go to Milwaukee for game 6. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Windward’s Caida Davis and Sierra Canyon’s Cheyanne Wallace battle for a loose ball during game acton at Viewpoint Thursday, February 12, 2015. The Sierra Canyon girls defeated Windward 60-57.(Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

The Bandaloop Aerial Dancers perform off of the top of City Hall Tuesday to help celebrate “LA LA Land Day” in Los Angeles on April 25, 2017. Mayor Eric Garcetti proclaimed the day in support of the arts in the city and to honor Director Damian Chazelle for his portrait of the city in his movie “La La Land”. ( Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

A slack liner walks above the bike path near the Santa Monica pier in Santa Monica. (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News-SCNG

Meryl Streep arrives for the 84th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 26, 2012. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Visitors at the Griffith Observatory walk past a Super Moon in Los Angeles on Monday, August 19, 2024. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)