Check out our Register photographers’ favourite photos from July 2026 – Orange County Register

A boy jumps off the San Clemente pier as a part of his junior lifeguard program in San Clemente on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Winston calmly waits whereas proprietor Tyler Winslow picks up a number of issues on the grocery retailer in Newport Beach on Sunday, July 5, 2026. The bernedoodle pet is used to cruising on the again of the e-bike. “This is his ride, every day,” Winslow stated. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A fowl named Beachy has it’s personal patriotic umbrella to attend the America’s 250th Anniversary Celebration at Independence Hall at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Megan the Bubbleologist performs her bubble present on the County Meadows Stage on the OC Fair through the opening day of the truthful in Costa Mesa on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The All-Alaskan Racing Pigs leap over a hurdle throughout a race at Plaza Pacifica throughout opening day of the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Patrick Hawkins and his son, Chosen, 7, visiting from Huntsville, Alabama, journey the “Dodgem” bumper automobiles throughout opening day on the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Sophia Carver, 6, of Mission Viejo offers a excessive 5 to stilt performs dressed as Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty through the annual Independence Day Community Celebration on the OC Fair Event Center in Costa Mesa on Friday, July 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Jo O’Brian, a member of the Llama Association of Southern California, walks together with her llama, Cash, as they take part within the 122nd annual Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade on Saturday, July 4, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Planes fly in formation over the 122nd Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade in Huntington Beach on Saturday, July 4, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)

An NSW RFS “Bomber 210” Boeing 737-300 Large Air Tanker drops hearth retardant on the Narrow hearth as Orange County Fire Authority firefighters work on the bottom to extinguish the blaze in Ladera Ranch on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Nadia Erostarbe of Spain competes within the Challenger Series on the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A fan waits to congratulate Japanese surfer Keijiro Nishi, together with his signature pink hair, as he returns to the seaside after competing within the Challenger Series on the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, transferring from 4th place to 1st place in his warmth on his closing wave, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Albert Nevarez and his son, Aiden Nevarez, 8, of Hawthorne scream as they journey down a steep part of Pelican Plunge at Wild Rivers Waterpark in Irvine on Saturday, July 18, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Rumi Song holds on to her mother, Sarah Choi, earlier than beginning her first day of kindergarten at Weaver Elementary School in Rossmoor on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Ariella Topliff Lee, left, and Trenton Connor follow performing CPR on a canine utilizing a coaching manikin throughout Vet for a Day on the American Veterinary Medical Association Convention on the Anaheim Convention Center on July 13, 2026 in Anaheim. NatGeo Critter Fixers and Hill’s Pet Nutrition sponsored the one-day class for teenagers of individuals attending the conference. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Riders fly over The U.S. Capitol throughout opening day of Soarin’ Across America at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim on Thursday, July 2, 2026. The patriotic nod to the United States’ Semiquincentennial short-term replaces Soarin’ over the World. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A Piper Cherokee 140 sits on the sand after an engine failure foced pilot Mike Bremner to make an emergency touchdown at Huntington State Beach close to Magnolia Avenue on Monday, July 27, 2026 in Huntington Beach. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Naomi Ortega cries as she sees her late husband’s work on show throughout opening day on the OC Fair on Friday, July 17, 2026, in Costa Mesa. Gil Ortega was a Chicano artist raised in Compton, then later based mostly is Orange County. His work was based mostly on barrio identification, ‘50s youth tradition, the lowrider motion and early graffiti expression in Southern California. He died in 2019. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Laguna Beach Firefighter/Paramedic Logan Strook with Oro, a 2-year-old Aussiedoodle peer help service canine in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, July 10, 2026. The LBFD received Oro from the Patriotic Service Dog Foundation, with funding offered by a sponsorship from Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits of Las Vegas. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Ron Hugli, 78, at his dwelling in Dana Point, CA, on Friday, July 10, 2026. Hugli was fleeced $266,308 by an administrator for Raya’s Paradise senior dwelling dwelling in San Clemente, the place he was staying. The administrator persuaded him to provide her energy of legal professional over his financials. State social companies confirmed the theft. Hugli is now again at his dwelling in Dana Point. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Taka Inoue celebrates a wave through the elimination spherical for the longboard competitors on the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, CA, on Monday, July 27, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Tommy Coleman celebrates after profitable the U.S. Open of Surfing Longboard championship in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Coleman defeated Australia’s Declan Wyton within the finals. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Friends and household of Tommy Coleman have fun after he received the U.S. Open of Surfing Longboard championship in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Coleman defeated Australia’s Declan Wyton within the finals. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Luke Thompson competes within the Round of 32 through the Challenger Series through the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, July 31, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Dachshund house owners launch their canines as they fight working from the beginning gate throughout follow for the twenty ninth Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 6, 2026. The canine races, a fund raiser for the Seal Beach Animal Care Center, are held between the scheduled horse races on July 11. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Peyton Morgan, 11, poses for a photograph with stilt-walking Uncle Sam, Connor Breen of Hightopp Circus Entertainment, through the America’s 250th Anniversary Celebration at Independence Hall at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Matthew Carlson, 8, left, and his grandparents Dana and Rick Carlson take a selfie through the America’s 250th Anniversary Celebration at Independence Hall at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Master Musician José Hernández, proper, reacts when Heidi Velasco, 16, of Las Vegas, sings through the musical interpretation class on the fifteenth Annual Mariachi Nationals & Summer Institute at Benito Juarez Elementary School in Anaheim on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Master Musician José Hernández, left, performs a vihuela for his one-year-old grandchild Nico Altavilla as he holds on to his grandmother, Teresa Hernández, through the musical interpretation class on the fifteenth Annual Mariachi Nationals & Summer Institute at Benito Juarez Elementary School in Anaheim on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Juan Rodriguez, left, of Lake Forest reacts after watching Belgium rating the primary aim towards the USA through the World Cup Watch Party Series on the Great Park Live in Irvine on Monday, July 6, 2026. “It broke my heart,” stated Rodriguez. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The La Grande XL Observation Wheel looms over crews as they put together a piece of the Fun Factory, a multi-level walk-through funhouse, on the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa on Thursday, July 9, 2026, as they put together for the opening of the 2026 OC Fair on July 17. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Winston calmly waits whereas proprietor Tyler Winslow picks up a number of issues on the grocery retailer in Newport Beach on
Sunday, July 5, 2026. The bernedoodle pet is used to cruising on the again of the e-bike. “This is his ride, every day,” Winslow stated. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Ocean Encounter exhibit celebrates Shark Week at Discovery Cube Orange County with wondrous underwater movies on Sunday, July 26, 2026 in Santa Ana. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Allison Graciano, with Sonora High School’s FFA program, spends time with Bagel, the goat she raised for the OC Fair’s Junior Livestock Auction. “No matter what happens, I know I gave him the best 8 months of his life,” she stated of the emotional goodbye after the public sale on Saturday, July 25, 2026. “He’s such a cuddle bug,” she stated.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Orange County Fire Authority personnel put out a hearth after utilizing a protected and sane sparkler to point out how shortly it could actually begin a vegetation hearth throughout a press convention on the OCFA coaching middle in Irvine on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Officials have been selling security through the July 4th vacation. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Cheyenne Hunt, at dwelling in Orange County on Monday, July 13, 2026, is the founder and government director of Reckoning Action. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)