As a news station, we see captivating, heartbreaking and thrilling images every day, but none are more arresting than the images NBC10 Boston staff photographer Mark Garfinkel takes on assignment.
Below, find the photos of his that stopped us in our tracks this year, from important news stories, like thousands of people paying respects to a fallen Worcester firefighter, to quiet moments of natural beauty.
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Firefighters battle a house fire in West Roxbury on Oct. 25, 2019. One firefighter was hurt in the 2-alarm blaze.
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With their baby Magnolia, Erica Ward greets her husband, Boston Marathon runner Jared Ward, at the finish line on April 15, 2019.
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Linda Murphy and her 4-year-old grandson were among those who on Nov. 18, 2019, lined the route of the funeral procession for Worcester fire Lt. Jason Menard, who died while saving others.
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Firefighters salute fallen Worcester fire Lt. Jason Menard, who died while saving others, during his funeral procession in the city on Nov. 18, 2019.
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A rainbow-colored beach ball is thrown into the air at the 2019 Boston Pride Parade on June 8, 2019.
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Ducklings jump a Boston street curb on May 14, 2019.
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Geese take off from Needham’s Cutler Pond on Nov. 4, 2019.
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A runner avoids a toppled port-a-potty in Cambridge during a heavy wind storm on Oct. 17, 2019.
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Powerful wind gusts weren’t enough to stop this person from getting where he was headed in Boston on Oct. 7, 2019.
