Art of the Everyday: July in photos
A look at some of the photos from the month of July by State Journal photographers Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak.
Concertgoers are surrounded as they eat dinner during the Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra’s Concerts on the Square as a protest takes over the stage in response to a man being shot and killed by police at Williamson St. and S. Baldwin St. earlier in the day on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Following a fishing outing on Lake Wingra, enrollees in the Camp Wingra summer camp return their craft to the shore of the lake in Madison, Wis. Thursday, July 2, 2026. In addition to small group paddling and fishing instruction, the camp offers team-building activities, arts and crafts, nature exploration, and environmental education for children in grades 1-9. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Halina Beck, of Madison, browses art by Kenneth Kudulis, as she directs her children, Mila Buchanan, 5, left, and Jack Buchanan, 2, to put their hands up to refrain from touching anything, during Art Fair on the Square in downtown Madison, Wis. Saturday, July 11, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Jim Huwe tests out a marching baritone as he cleans and checks over rental instruments in preparation for the upcoming school year at Ward-Brodt Music in Fitchburg, Wis. Thursday, July 2, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Ron Obzsarny of Wells Asphalt Paving grabs a drink of water on the site of a patching and sealcoating project along South Park Street in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, July 14, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Sabrina Lee, who said her son was a high school classmate of Corey Ruiz, mourns at near a memorial where Ruiz was fatally shot the previous day during an altercation with officers of the Madison Police Department on Williamson Street in Madison, Wis. Thursday, July 23, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Justin Woods pours diesel on a pile of burning branches he had collected from his yard after a strong storm blew through the day before on Saturday, July 4, 2026 in the town of Geneva, Wis. , Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Brian Elberth, left, and his nephew Rell, center, try to catch fish in Lake Mendota off of the Tenney Park Lock on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 in Madison, Wis. Particles from incoming smoke from Canada led to a vivid red sunset.
Edgewood hockey player Owen Barnett poses for a portrait on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at Verona Ice Arena in Verona, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Participants in a vigil at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Madison, Wis. join the church’s choir in song Friday, July 24, 2026. Local faith leaders and community members gathered for a night of healing and hope through prayer, reflection, sermon and song following the shooting death of Corey Ruiz during an altercation with Madison Police Department officers on Wednesday. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
J’san Artis, left, and his brother Jahmar blow bubbles at a bubble station at the Dane County Fair on Friday, July 17, 2026 at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Marsha Martin, a participant of Madison Metropolitan School District's Grow Your Own program and student at Madison Area Technical College, does school work during her 12-year-old son’s football practice at Warner Park in Madison, Wis. Monday, July 13, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Sharon McMahon crosses Broom Street carrying a clear plastic tote with eight ducklings inside as the mother mallard follows her brood from behind to Lake Monona in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, July 21, 2026. The newly hatched ducklings were from the latest clutch to be born on the rooftop deck of McMahon and her husband Tom’s fifth floor downtown condo. Since moving into their condo in 2021, the McMahons have had over 12 duck nests on their deck, and, once the eggs have hatched, relocate the ducklings, with their mother, to the lake. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Avery Sime, 11, with Rutland 4-H, pets her Yorkshire gilt pig, Ethel, during the first day of the 100th annual Stoughton Fair at Mandt Park in Stoughton, Wis. Wednesday, July 1, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Taylor Blair, lead volunteer at Period Garden Park on Gorham Street, passes the fountain as he pulls his wagon with rose plants he recently purchased to add to the garden in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, July 22, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
People surround the growing memorial for Corey Ruiz, who was shot and killed by a Madison Police Department officer at the intersection of Williamson St. and S. Baldwin St. on Friday, July 24, 2026 in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Friends play whiffle ball in their front yard on Saturday, July 4, 2026 in Como, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
A family of sandhill cranes and visitor to Brittingham Park share the shoreline of Monona Bay in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, July 28, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Phish fan Frenchesca Chidsey of Ashland, Wis. passes the time by spinning a “flow star” while waiting for admission into the first of the band’s two night performances at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, July 7, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
AC/DC guitarist Angus Young walks across the stage while he performs on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at Camp Randall in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Henry Gassen, a senior at UW-Madison and organizer of the Badger Sprint and Social Club, takes part in a series of sprints up Bascom Hill as sprinklers attempt to mitigate the area’s dry, hot conditions Monday, July 27, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Lori Aegerter, of Cross Plains, competes in the Madtown Pickleball Open at Wyndham Hills Park in Sun Prairie, Wis. Friday, July 10, 2026. The fifth annual tournament raises funds for Destination Madison Foundation’s Youth Sports Grant. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Beaver Dam Quarterback Jaxon Ladron poses for a portrait on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at beaver Dam High School in Beaver Dam, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Verona High School lacrosse player Sam Genin at the school in Verona, Wis. Wednesday, July 1, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Protesters interrupt a press conference held by Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, Madison Police Department Chief John Patterson, City Council President Sabrina Madison and Mt. Zion Baptist Church Rev. Marcus Allen on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at the Madison Police Department in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
In a composite image, DeForest golfer Abby Henrikson poses for a portrait golfing, on her laptop and on her phone at her home on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 in DeForest, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Lisa Schulz, Wisconsin State Button Society treasurer, shows her button collection displayed on the wall in the basement at her home in Madison, Wis. Thursday, July 9, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Pet therapy volunteers and their dogs attend a press conference at the Dane County Regional Airport, including, from left; Tami Rotar, with Bernedoodle, Darby, 7; Kay Smith, with Maltese, Jesse, 10; and Deb Hamele, with French bulldog, Chaos, 12, in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, July 8, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Kah’liyah Ruiz, 13, daughter of Corey Ruiz, speaks about her father and the two days since she received the news that he was shot to death Wednesday during an altercation with Madison Police during a press conference with the family’s attorneys B’Ivory Lamarr, behind left, and Ben Crump at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Friday, July 24, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Linda and Dennis Davidsaver entertain their 11-month-old granddaughter, Isla, as she enjoys a ride on a tree swing the couple recently added to their property along West Shore Drive in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, July 22, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Jordan Powell Karis adjusts the Pan-American flag atop a 11-foot raised fist sculpture he built and delivered from Minneapolis, at the intersection of Williamson and South Baldwin streets where Corey Ruiz was fatally shot by a police officer on Wednesday afternoon, in Madison, Wis. Friday, July 24, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Just after 9 p.m. a protester raises a fist while standing on top of a vehicle after protesters returned from a march to the intersection of Williamson St. and S. Baldwin St. on Friday, July 24, 2026 in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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