At a recent high school cross-country meet, Blaine High School runner Tom Anderson ruined his shot at a personal record when he stopped to help a fallen competitor. It might have been just a simple unnoticed moment of generosity, but school yearbook photographer Ally Anderson snapped several images that drew attention to the power of a simple act of kindness.

Bird-watchers are catching a glimpse of something pretty special as snowy owls make a rare migration south of the Arctic in search of food.

The rides, the politics, the sweaty teeming masses. And the food! Check out photos from the Great Minnesota Get-Together of 2012 on this Flickr photostream.

After sifting through hundreds of food photos capturing anything from cotton candy to cannolis, judges at the Heavy Table have announced the winners of their 2012 State Fair Food Photography Contest.