The month of November brought Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, high school championships, rain and the Shroud of Turin Experience at Christ Cathedral. Our photographers are out in Orange County every day, capturing these moments and many more.
Fr. John Hopkins walks past a computer-created image of Jesus Christ from the Shroud of Turin at “The Shroud of Turin: An Immersive Experience” at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The 10,000-square-foot exhibit is a look at the story of Jesus and the burial cloth. The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the faint image of a crucified man, which is believed by many to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Nine-year-old Johnny Pruden proudly waves the colors while watching Fullerton’s Veteran Day Parade with his family on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Harry Kartinen works to clean trash off the beach near the mouth of the San Gabriel River in Seal Beach, CA, on Monday, November 17, 2025. Kartinen, a former Long Beach police officer, said he’s been picking up trash off the sand every week for the past 11 years. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Staff at The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center gather and prepare for release one of three Brown pelicans after they were rehabilitated in Huntington Beach, CA. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Chris Romero (21) of Saddleback gets gang-tackled by the Woodbridge defense after a kickoff return in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 13 playoffs at Saddleback High School in Santa Ana on Friday, November 21, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Visitors at “The Shroud of Turin: An Immersive Experience” watch the presentation in the “Immersive Life of Jesus” room at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The 10,000-square-foot exhibit is a look at the story of Jesus and the burial cloth. The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the faint image of a crucified man, which is believed by many to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Visitors at “The Shroud of Turin: An Immersive Experience” watch the presentation in the “Immersive Life of Jesus” room at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The 10,000-square-foot exhibit is a look at the story of Jesus and the burial cloth. The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the faint image of a crucified man, which is believed by many to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A construction worker takes a breather as clouds loom over a Toll Brothers home construction project at the Great Park in Irvine on Monday, November 17, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Temoc Gonzalez of Whittier plays a Shofar, made from the horn of a kudu antelope, at Santiago Park in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Gonzalez practices the Shofar at the park because, “if I practice at home, it can get loud,” says Gonzalez. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A woman walks up the stairs to the Watson Bridge in the rain at UC Irvine in Irvine, CA, on Thursday, November 20, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Maria Carmen Diaz has a laugh with her fellow workers at Unity Meals as they assemble Thanksgiving meals in Vernon, CA on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. The company is making 2,500 meals that will be part of the food distributed during the Y Give Thanks event at The Grove of Anaheim. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ian Ortega, 12, left, plays in the rain with his three cousins as Rafael Salazar, his uncle, sells tamales from the No Tamales, No Vida! food booth in Santa Ana on Saturday, November 15, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A man walks his dog under gray skies along the Santa Ana River in Anaheim, CA on Friday, November 21, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Woodbridge celebrates after defeating Saddleback in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 13 playoffs at Saddleback High School in Santa Ana on Friday, November 21, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Runners take off for the start of the 10K race at the Dana Point Turkey Trot in Dana Point, CA on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Eagle, a flat-coated retriever service dog, keeps an eye out behind Navy veteran Joe Moreno at a coffee shop at 2nd & PCH in Long Beach, CA, on Thursday, November 6, 2025. After being diagnosed with PTSD and given heaps of drugs that only numbed him more, he found a solution in service dogs. Now, he carries that mission forward to other warriors struggling to live their own lives. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Courtney Gebhart, left, joins Jake Chandler, as their son, U.S. Army PFC Jake Chandler, is moved inside First United Methodist Church for military honors in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Private Jake Chandler was killed in a skydiving accident on Oct. 26. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jared Chandler, left and Courtney Gebhart, get U.S. flags in honor of their son, U.S. Army PFC Jake Chandler, during a military honors ceremony at First United Methodist Church in Costa Mesa, CA, on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Private Jake Chandler was killed in a skydiving accident on Oct. 26. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Aaron Banaga kisses his wife, Kelly Banaga, in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle inside Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort on Friday, November 14, 2025, in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Chef Bruno Serato, right, reacts as children from the Boys and Girls Club of Anaheim give him a cheer during the annual Winter Wonderland at the Anaheim White House restaurant in Anaheim on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Chef Bruno Serato, owner of the restaurant and founder of Caterina’s Club charity, provided a Thanksgiving dinner to hundreds of children from the Boys and Girls Club of Anaheim. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives the thumbs up as students cheer with pom-poms at Edison Elementary School in Anaheim, CA on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Abdul-Jabbar announced a partnership between his Skyhook Foundation and the Orange County Department of Education’s Inside the Outdoors to expand environmental science STEM learning programs.
More than 3,000 pairs of Adidas shoes and backpacks were donated to students in the Anaheim Unified School District. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ozzie, a 13-year-old 120-pound pitt bull mastiff, jumps into the kiddie pool during the Ole Hanson Beach Club Doggie Dive party in San Clemente on Saturday, November 22, 2025. Dogs got to swim in the heated pool before it closes for winter maintenance. “He’s a total water junkie,” owner Nigel Jay said. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Aura Solares cries as she visits a memorial on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 where Luis Adrian Morales-Pacheco was struck and killed the previous day in Dana Point, CA. The hit-and-run accident occurred at Dana Point Harbor Drive and Park Lantern. Solares knew the family from church. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Chandler Lightfoot and his friend’s German shorthaired pointer, Timko, enjoy the annual Doggie Dive swim party in San Clemente on Saturday, November 22, 2025. Canines got to swim in the Ole Hanson Beach Club pool before it closed for winter maintenance. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Fullerton Museum Center Curator, Georgette Collard, shows off the newly renovated building where stained glass windows from 1942 were re-exposed after being covered by a wall from a 1985 renovation. Etchings in the glass pay homage to the history of print and text. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mater Dei star athletes turn their cameras on their loved ones during a college signing day ceremony in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. From left: volleyball players Layli Ostovar and Addison Coady, who will both play for USC, Kaia Ciszewski who will play for UC Irvine, and Sam Capinpin who will play for Cal State Bakersfield. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Shanta Francis, RN, gets a ride in a patient repositioning lift from nursing assistant Emmily Estrada, left, and John Ho, RN, during staff training at UCI Health hospital in Irvine, CA on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The three were practicing on a patient repositioning lift. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
San Clemente Rhinos player Mike T’eo, left, takes on a Balkans Honey Badger player during the Rugby Tens Championship games at the Great Park in Irvine on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Artist Alex Gano’s fabric and textile piece, “Muno’s Crazy Dream,” is displayed at Brea Gallery’s Yo Gabba Gabba! exhibition on Sunday, November 16, 2025. The exhibit features various artists’ 2025 work paying homage to the animated musical children’s show that debuted in 2007. Gano shows off some of his cloth creatures not related to the show. He was part of the Fresh{AIR} weekend where the public was invited to meet the artist and learn about what it takes to create art. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A cat looks through the window into the lobby at the San Clemente & Dana Point Animal Shelter in San Clemente on Friday, November 14, 2025. The Coastal Animal Services Authority will implement new animal codes to streamline operations for residents in San Clemente and Dana Point. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jessica Artinger, director of the Orange Coast College Planetarium, is pictured against the planetarium’s giant dome with an image from the new immersive 360-degree film, “Beautifica 360,” in Costa Mesa on Thursday, November 20, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jessica Chen, holding Lupi Chen, jokes with her daughter Avery Ellison while waiting to check bags at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA on Monday, November 24, 2025. James Ellison is readying their bags. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Three-year-old Ridge Kohlenberger gives Haines an encouraging kiss during the dog’s first day of work greeting patients at Rady Children’s Hospital in Mission Viejo on Monday, November 17, 2025. Ridge’s mother is a certified child-life manager in charge of reducing patient stress and anxiety. Haines is the hospital’s first full-time resident dog to help with this mission, although other Rady hospitals in the area have also started the program. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ron Larson washes away sand and debris outside his apartment in Seal Beach, CA on Friday, November 7, 2025. High tides and swell combined to cause flooding in some areas along the coast. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Workers with AFSCME Local 3299 began their two-day strike at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, CA on Monday, November 17, 2025. The union includes patient care and technical workers. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Fr. John Hopkins walks past a computer-created image of Jesus Christ from the Shroud of Turin at “The Shroud of Turin: An Immersive Experience” at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The 10,000-square-foot exhibit is a look at the story of Jesus and the burial cloth. The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the faint image of a crucified man, which is believed by many to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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