Art of the Everyday: June in photos
A look at some of the photos from the month of June by State Journal photographers Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak.
Jana Gedymin and her daughter, Quinn, 10, take in a view of an ascending full moon during a visit to Rockwell Park in Oconomowoc, Wis. Monday, June 29, 2026. The first full moon of the summer season, it is sometimes called the “Strawberry Moon,” a name with Native American connections that reflects the annual harvesting time for the fruit. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Maria Joseph lays her head on a picture of Michael Johnson at a vigil for the late Dane County Boys and Girls Club CEO on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at McKenzie Regional Workforce Center in Fitchburg, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
The Progress Pride Flag is raised over the Wisconsin State Capitol an event attendee displays a handheld version of the flag in Madison, Wis. Monday, June 1, 2026. The flag will be displayed through the month of June for Pride Month. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Johnson’s One Stop meat department worker Brad Johnson shares a light moment with customer Maggie Mezera in the grocery area of the store in Seneca, Wis. Wednesday, June 17, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Smoke drifts out of Miguel Angel Jimenez’s cigar before he tees off on hole one during day one of the American Family Insurance Championship on Friday, June 5, 2026 at TPC Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
People watch from afar as Ben Crane lines up his driver to tee off on hole three during day three of the American Family Insurance Championship on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at TPC Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Algae is seen around a dock on Lake Monona outside of Waterfront Place in Monona, Wis. Monday, June 22, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Kamm Reyna, 13, watches as his father, Oscar, tries to work the hook out of a fish he caught along Yahara River on Thursday, June 25, 2026 in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Researchers with UW-Madison’s Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease share the top of a man-made rock feature during a lunch break from studies of the area’s tick population at Harvey E Schmidt Park in Madison, Wis. Monday, June 22, 2026. Comprised of both graduate and undergraduate students as well as interns, the group’s goal is to better understand tick behavior and develop better ways to control ticks and help people avoid tick bites and tick-borne disease. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Children play in the art room at Arthouse Preschool in Waunakee, Wis. Friday, June 26, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Clara Stark, 9, hugs Finn, a two-year-old beagle rescued from Ridglan Farms, while playing with him in her backyard on Thursday, June 4, 2026 in Verona, Wis. Finn was adopted from the Dane County Humane Society on May 16. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Sister Judy Schaefer, who is part of the leadership team at Sinsinawa, walks past the grave markers of Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa at St. Clara Cemetery at the Sinsinawa Mound Center in Hazel Green, Wis. Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Sister Schaefer recently attended a ceremony on behalf of Sister Mary Vincent, who is buried in the cemetery, for being inducted in the U.S. Speed Skating Hall of Fame. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
A worker uses scaffolding stairs as construction continues on the addition to the jail at the Dane County Public Safety Building in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, June 2, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Memorial pitcher Brayden Banyai (1) yells as he rounds this after hitting a home run against Verona in the WIAA Division 1 Sectional Championship on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at Sun Prairie West High School in Sun Prairie, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Alessandro Faria, 2, and his sister, Alessia, 7, enjoy the spray of a water feature during a visit to the seasonal opening of the Goodman Pool in Madison, Wis. Friday, June 12, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
As artists from across the country gather in Sun Prairie, Wis. this week for the city’s 2026 Mural Fest, Hannah Webb of Los Angeles commences work on her piece on the facade of the Pit Stop Pub Tuesday, June 23, 2026. The exteriors of nine locations throughout the downtown area are being transformed during the event which concludes Saturday with reveal party featuring live music, food trucks, local vendors and meet the artist opportunities. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Toccara Kimble adds soap bubbles to the festivity surroundings of a Juneteenth celebration at Penn Park in Madison, Wis. Saturday, June 20, 2026. This year’s gathering, featuring the theme “Black Resilience: Celebrating Our History and Presence,” offered attendees live music, cultural performances, soul food, speakers, family activities and community vendors. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Brianna Ware plays the piano in her studio on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Middleton’s Teagan Kadow (18), left, celebrates her goal with teammate Zoe Sharaf (5) in the first half of a regional semifinal girls soccer game against Sun Prairie West at Burghy Soccer Stadium in Middleton, Wis. Tuesday, June 2, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Sun Prairie East shortstop Abby Packard (9) yells after a Hamilton player was caught stealing in the WIAA Division 1 State Semifinal on Friday, June 12, 2026 at Goodman Softball Complex in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Cara Streekstra, associate director of UW-Madison's Botany Garden and Greenhouse, shows the Agave victoriae-reginae plant in death bloom at the greenhouse in Birge Hall at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, June 9, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Ian Oestreich of Curbside Bicycles works on a clients bike during one of his regular appearances at the Fitchburg Center Farmers Market in Fitchburg, Wis. Thursday, June 4, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Collin Schmit and Maddie Kaiser, front, float down the Yahara River in Madison, Wis. Monday, June 29, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Family of Richard Lee Johnson hold up a photo of him during a press conference on Monday, June 15, 2026 at the City-County Building in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
French artist Olivier Delobel raises his hand with a small carving tool to his sculpture in progress of a bear and mouse dancing together at the Harry Whitehorse International Wood Sculpture Festival on Thursday, June 25, 2026 at San Damiano Park in Monona, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
USA Soccer fans stand and cheer after the team defeated Australia 2-0 on Friday, June 19, 2026 at Breese Stevens Field in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Traffic goes by on the existing bridges over the Wisconsin River on I-39/90/94 as crews work to complete one of the new replacement bridges, at right, near Poynette, Wis. Wednesday, June 24, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Kaelin Meicher, left, with team The Girl Behind the Myth, talks with Krysia Braun, right, with team House of Astral Hanji, backstage before modeling their dresses made of paper on the runway during Madison Reading Project’s “Read(y) to Wear” fundraiser event at The Sylvee in Madison, Wis. Thursday, June 11, 2026. The lead designer for Meicher’s dress was Eglantina Anderson, and the artist who created Braun’s dress was Robin Swaminathan. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Lomira catcher Izzy Westphal (30) celebrates after crossing home plate to score against Lodi in the WIAA Division 3 State Championship on Saturday, June 13, 2026 at Goodman Softball Complex in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Sun Prairie East's Abby Packard (9) holds up the WIAA Division 1 softball sectional champion award as the team celebrates their 5-2 win over Waunakee at Middleton High School in Middleton, Wis. Thursday, June 4, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Eve Paras, pictured in the production booth at Comedy on State in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The stage-facing clock above helps performers' track their time on stage. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Alexis Spalding of Jefferson, Wis. and her 5-year-old Akita, Ouija, share a paddle board ride on Fowler Lake in Oconomowoc, Wis. Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Not only is Ouija comfortable on water, he’s comfortable on the big stage as well, as he appeared in this year’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York as part of the Working Group category. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Participants in Madison’s Juneteenth parade, including Tyler West, 7, center, proceed along South Park Street toward Penn Park, the grounds of the day-long celebration in Madison, Wis. Saturday, June 20, 2026. This year’s gathering, featuring the theme “Black Resilience: Celebrating Our History and Presence,” offered attendees live music, cultural performances, soul food, speakers, family activities and community vendors. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Mourners walk towards the entrance of High Point Church for the funeral of late Dane County Boys & Girls Club CEO Michael Johnson on Friday, June 19, 2026 in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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