Summer through a Louisville photographer’s eyes

Experience summer through the lens of Jon P. Cherry — a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer.

A gif shows various locations around Louisville throughout the summer, including children playing on a picnic table with a colorful backdrop, Forage's building in Germantown, another local photographer at Red Tree in NuLu, Logan Street Market, Chef Lawrence Weeks cooking at North of Bourbon + a family sitting inside Bean coffee shop.

Jon Cherry’s summer included trips to Forage + Logan Street Market. | GIF by LOUtoday, photos by @jonpcherry

GIF by LOUtoday, photos by @jonpcherry

As we reflect on the end of the summer, local photographer Jon Cherry — who won a Pulitzer Prize earlier this year — shared these nostalgia-inducing photos recapping summer across the 502 making us wish we could turn back the clock.

Jon’s adventures around Derby City this summer took him to Forage and Bean Roastery and Cafe in Germantown + he showed us a behind-the-scenes photo of Chef Lawrence Weeks at North of Bourbon (hopefully making his delicious pickled shrimp).

He also hit Logan Street Market + even got out to Lynn Family Stadium for a soccer gamewhich is still on Sarah’s to-do list.

Brush up on our end of summer bucket list + see what you can check off in the final week of summer.

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