Moments from 2015 / by Justin Merriman

Ryan Smith, right, of Corning, NY sits on his horse next to Rob Wright, left, of Alexander, NY at the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City on Friday, July 10, 2015.
 A suspect is taken into custody at a coyote stash house in Edinburg, Texas where 12 immigrants  were being held. Typically the migrants are held in the home until they can pay the coyote for assisting them in entering the U.S.  
 A Hidalgo County Deputy Constable stands near his cruiser with two female illegal immigrants during a raid on a suspected stash house just outside of Edinburg, Texas.
Members of the Josh Gibson All-Stars stand on the field prior to their game against the Anderson Monarchs on July 2, 2015 at Manchester Field in Manchester.  The game was part of the Monarchs Barnstorming Tour, a 20-city tour to pay tribute to Jackie Robinson, the Negro League, and the Civil Rights Movement.  The teams wore Negro League uniforms with the Josh Gibson All-Stars wearing the Homestead Grays uniform and the Monarchs in their Philadelphia Star uniforms.
 W.M. Hanley behind the counter at the Bird Cage Theatre in Tombstone, Ariz.
 Bob Jones of Melbourne, FL stands in the audience at an campaign event for Rick Santorum, who announced his candidacy for U.S. President, at Penn United Technologies in Cabot, PA on May 27, 2015.
 Dylan Terrazes of Santa Barbara, Calif., touches his grandmother's fingers as she meets him for the first time at Freedom Park in Border Field State Park in Imperial Beach, Calif. Sitting at the end of the 1,933 miles of U.S. border with Mexico, the Border Patrol allows people to congregate on both side of the fence on weekends. The small holes in the fence leave little room for physical contact through the fence except for fingertips. Those who visit at the park say they give "pinkie kisses" though the fence.
 A man sits on a stoop along a busy Pittsburgh street on Sept. 2, 2015.
 Bob Johansen, 75, of St. Petersburg, FL., a pilot with the Geico Skytypers stands on the wing of a plane in a hanger at the Arnold Palmer Region Airport as rains pass through Latrobe on June 18, 2015 delaying the team's practice run for the Westmoreland County Airshow.
 Jayne May-Stim, 19, of Greenfield reacts to a speaker at a rally for Indigenous Peoples Day at the statue of Christopher Columbus in Schenley Park on Oct. 12, 2015. The rally called attention to "Indigenous Peoples Day," a day to honor the culture and history of Indigenous people.
 Raymond Hostetler of Piffard, NY rides out of the gate at the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City on July 10, 2015.
 A man and woman sit in Cafe du Monde in New Orleans, LA on August 26, 2015. 
 A fan smokes a cigar on top of the bleachers at the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City on July 10, 2015.
A cyclist rides through an alley in the Strip District as the sun begins to set on Sept. 24, 2015.