StarPhoenix photojournalist Michelle Berg shares best photos from 2022

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Photojournalist Michelle Berg has been on the ground capturing daily life and pandemic recovery in Saskatoon throughout the year.

David Fineday stands for a photo in front of his home on 20th street. He was born on Sweetgrass First Nation but was taken as part of the Sixties Scoop — a mass removal of Indigenous children from their homes. Fineday has since worked to reconnect with his culture. He said the legacy of that discrimination continues to affect his community.
David Fineday stands for a photo in front of his home on 20th street. He was born on Sweetgrass First Nation but was taken as part of the Sixties Scoop — a mass removal of Indigenous children from their homes. Fineday has since worked to reconnect with his culture. He said the legacy of that discrimination continues to affect his community.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

As the city began to recover and return to business as usual after the COVID-19 pandemic, Saskatoon StarPhoenix photojournalists were there to capture the moments of change and hope.

Below, photojournalist Michelle Berg shares some of her most powerful images of 2022.

Rejna Ahmadi puts on a scarf that was sent to her from her fiancée M. Jawid Shoja on May 17. It symbolizes leaving her parents to live with him. Green is for luck and fortune; gold is for shining and representing the bride’s value.
Rejna Ahmadi puts on a scarf that was sent to her from her fiancée M. Jawid Shoja on May 17. It symbolizes leaving her parents to live with him. Green is for luck and fortune; gold is for shining and representing the bride’s value.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Hong (Rose) Tran sits in the window sill of her restaurant Saigon Rose, which she has owned and run for 40 years, on Jan. 24. She fled Vietnam in 1980 with her husband and two boys and has been working tirelessly to support her family in Canada.
Hong (Rose) Tran sits in the window sill of her restaurant Saigon Rose, which she has owned and run for 40 years, on Jan. 24. She fled Vietnam in 1980 with her husband and two boys and has been working tirelessly to support her family in Canada.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Maryam Masoomi, who came to Saskatoon from Afghanistan as a refugee after escaping the new regime’s control late last year, sits for a photo in her bedroom June 8.
Maryam Masoomi, who came to Saskatoon from Afghanistan as a refugee after escaping the new regime’s control late last year, sits for a photo in her bedroom June 8.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Marefat High School students embrace each other on Aug. 27, after being reunited with their former classmates at the Saskatoon International Airport one year after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan.
Marefat High School students embrace each other on Aug. 27, after being reunited with their former classmates at the Saskatoon International Airport one year after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

David Fineday stands for a photo in front of his home on 20th street on July 8. He was born on Sweetgrass First Nation but was taken as part of the Sixties Scoop — a mass removal of Indigenous children from their homes. Fineday has since worked to reconnect with his culture. He said the legacy of that discrimination continues to affect his community. “That’s why I live on 20th. This is my family now,” Fineday said. “I fell in a crack., but the crack became a ditch. Then it became a street.”
David Fineday stands for a photo in front of his home on 20th street on July 8. He was born on Sweetgrass First Nation but was taken as part of the Sixties Scoop — a mass removal of Indigenous children from their homes. Fineday has since worked to reconnect with his culture. He said the legacy of that discrimination continues to affect his community. “That’s why I live on 20th. This is my family now,” Fineday said. “I fell in a crack., but the crack became a ditch. Then it became a street.”Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

A police officer takes a moment in a field at the scene of Myles Sanderson’s arrest on Sept. 6, after a stabbing spree on James Smith Cree Nation, on Highway 11 North of Saskatoon.
A police officer takes a moment in a field at the scene of Myles Sanderson’s arrest on Sept. 6, after a stabbing spree on James Smith Cree Nation, on Highway 11 North of Saskatoon.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Community members came together for a candle lit vigil at Saskatoon City Hall on Sept. 6, in memory of the lives lost during the tragedy in James Smith Cree Nation.
Community members came together for a candle lit vigil at Saskatoon City Hall on Sept. 6, in memory of the lives lost during the tragedy in James Smith Cree Nation.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Dawn Walker’s sister and mother Kathy Walker (left) and Theresa Walker (right) speak to media after Dawn Walker’s first court appearance at Saskatchewan Provincial Court on Aug 29.
Dawn Walker’s sister and mother Kathy Walker (left) and Theresa Walker (right) speak to media after Dawn Walker’s first court appearance at Saskatchewan Provincial Court on Aug 29.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Shabnam Abddi carries balloons with messages during an Oct. 29 rally from College Drive and Wiggins Avenue to City Hall to support the freedom movement of Iranian people and women’s rights which erupted after the killing of Mahsa Amini by the morality police.
Shabnam Abddi carries balloons with messages during an Oct. 29 rally from College Drive and Wiggins Avenue to City Hall to support the freedom movement of Iranian people and women’s rights which erupted after the killing of Mahsa Amini by the morality police.Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau receives a warm welcome during his stop at the Saskatoon Open Door Society child-care centre on May 25.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau receives a warm welcome during his stop at the Saskatoon Open Door Society child-care centre on May 25.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Atefa Rahimi, 20, has been singing since Grade 5. “As I am coming from a country that women aren’t allowed to do whatever they want, I want to be the voice of women. I feel better when I am singing.” Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Monday, August 8, 2022.
Atefa Rahimi, 20, has been singing since Grade 5. “As I am coming from a country that women aren’t allowed to do whatever they want, I want to be the voice of women. I feel better when I am singing.” Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Monday, August 8, 2022.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Judy Pelly, an Anishinaabe residential school survivor from Cote First Nation, is all smiles as she’s surrounded by thousands of supporters wearing orange during the Rock Your Roots Walk for Reconciliation on National Truth and Reconciliation day on Sept. 30. She works with 30 organizations in Saskatoon, as well as provincially, on issues of truth and reconciliation, intergenerational trauma, and hope and healing.
Judy Pelly, an Anishinaabe residential school survivor from Cote First Nation, is all smiles as she’s surrounded by thousands of supporters wearing orange during the Rock Your Roots Walk for Reconciliation on National Truth and Reconciliation day on Sept. 30. She works with 30 organizations in Saskatoon, as well as provincially, on issues of truth and reconciliation, intergenerational trauma, and hope and healing.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Steph Clovechok shares a moment with her daughter Shae during the Rock Your Roots Walk for Reconciliation on National Truth and Reconciliation day at Victoria Park on Sept. 30.
Steph Clovechok shares a moment with her daughter Shae during the Rock Your Roots Walk for Reconciliation on National Truth and Reconciliation day at Victoria Park on Sept. 30.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Saskatoon Open Door Society CEO Ali Abukar stands for a photo in his downtown Saskatoon office on April 21.
Saskatoon Open Door Society CEO Ali Abukar stands for a photo in his downtown Saskatoon office on April 21.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Nishell Selinger, a journey person Industrial Mechanic (Millwright), pulls a dolly of tools to the compaction plant where she’ll do screen maintenance at the Nutrien Vanscoy Potash Operation. Photo taken in Vanscoy, Sask. on Thursday, July 28, 2022.
Nishell Selinger, a journey person Industrial Mechanic (Millwright), pulls a dolly of tools to the compaction plant where she’ll do screen maintenance at the Nutrien Vanscoy Potash Operation. Photo taken in Vanscoy, Sask. on Thursday, July 28, 2022.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Acrobats train in behind the scenes photos of Cirque Du Soleil’s OVO at SaskTel Centre on July 27.
Acrobats train in behind the scenes photos of Cirque Du Soleil’s OVO at SaskTel Centre on July 27.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Greg Kozub, a soccer coach and substitute teacher who moved to Canada from Poland, is excited to cheer on Canada in the World Cup with his friends at Broadway Collective on Nov 23.
Greg Kozub, a soccer coach and substitute teacher who moved to Canada from Poland, is excited to cheer on Canada in the World Cup with his friends at Broadway Collective on Nov 23.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

(From left) U of S Huskies’ Nick Wiebe, Caleb Morin and Michael Palumbo hoist up the Hardy Cup after defeating the UBC Thunderbirds 23-8 in the Canada West football final at Griffiths Stadium on Nov. 2.
(From left) U of S Huskies’ Nick Wiebe, Caleb Morin and Michael Palumbo hoist up the Hardy Cup after defeating the UBC Thunderbirds 23-8 in the Canada West football final at Griffiths Stadium on Nov. 2.Saskatoon StarPhoenix

University of Saskatchewan Huskies’ Libby Epoch takes on the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns during the Canada West conference semi final at the PAC on March 18.
University of Saskatchewan Huskies’ Libby Epoch takes on the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns during the Canada West conference semi final at the PAC on March 18.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Saskatchewan Rush captain Chris Corbeil fights Charlie Bertrand of the Rochester Knighthawks during a 9-6 win Saturday night at SaskTel Centre on March 19.
Saskatchewan Rush captain Chris Corbeil fights Charlie Bertrand of the Rochester Knighthawks during a 9-6 win Saturday night at SaskTel Centre on March 19.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Saskatchewan Rush’s Dan Lintner jumps up for joy after scoring the first goal of the game against Colorado Mammoth at SaskTel Centre on Dec. 3.
Saskatchewan Rush’s Dan Lintner jumps up for joy after scoring the first goal of the game against Colorado Mammoth at SaskTel Centre on Dec. 3.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

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