The month of June brought graduations, big surf, warm weather, Juneteenth celebrations and the start of the World Cup.
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It was a busy month, and our photographers were out and about every day to capture these moments and more.
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Brett Paulson of Rancho Santa Margarita rides his bike along the shore of Rancho Santa Margarita Lake while his dog, Marshmallow, rides in a bike basket on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates Kayana Coachman, Claire Fincher and Gabriella Tamraz celebrate after getting their diplomas during the Aliso Niguel High School’s commencement ceremony at Wolverine Stadium in Aliso Viejo, CA, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Martha Gray, right, cheers for the U.S. Men’s National Team as they practice on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Irvine at the Great Park Championship Soccer Stadium in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lorena Luke, 7, does the Double Dutch jump rope during the OC Juneteenth Celebration at the Great Park in Irvine on Saturday, June 20, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Don Lee, owner of Yama Sushi & Grill is pictured with the Chef’s Choice sushi and sashimi platter in Mission Viejo on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A Great Horned owl is one of the education ambassadors at the Orange County Bird of Prey Center in Lake Forest. OCBPC takes birds to schools and other events to educate the public about raptors and the challenges they face. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A surfer gets humbled by nature as a big swell hits the Wedge in Newport Beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Birds take flight over morning surfers at the Wedge in Newport Beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Iris Wang and her cap-and-gown-wearing dog, Laifu, during the commencement ceremony for UC Irvine’s School of Social Sciences at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, CA, on Friday, June 12, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Twins Korina Bao, left, and Kianna Bao wear caps that read “Grad 1” and “Grad 2” before the start of their graduation ceremony at Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo on Thursday, June 4, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Abigail Yoo is lifted off the ground by friends after the commencement ceremony for UC Irvine’s School of Social Sciences at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, CA, on Friday, June 12, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Vit Kruml of Alta Loma watches as his dog, Beretta, a 4-year-old Australian cattle dog, leaps into the pool while competing in a diving dog qualifier during the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge in Huntington Beach on Friday, June 19, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Patrick Giles of San Diego and his dog Maxton, a 4-year-old Parson Russell terrier, catch a wave back to shore while competing in the surf dog competition portion of the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge in Huntington Beach on Friday, June 19, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Birdie, a 5-year-old border collie, launches off the back of owner Sophie Janavs of North Hollywood as the pair compete in a freestyle flying disk qualifying round at the annual Purina Incredible Dog Challenge in Huntington Beach on Friday, June 19, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Stalker, a 9-year-old mix breed, leaps into the pool while competing in a diving dog qualifier during the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge in Huntington Beach on Friday, June 19, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Friends Jim Edmon and Deann Day get emotional as they check to a piece of a steel beam from the World Trade Center at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach on Friday, June 26, 2026. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s ‘Steel Across America’ tour, brought a section of a steel beam from the South Tower of the World Trade Center to Bolsa Chica State Beach as they commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Family members of Jaden Michaca, including his mother, Maribel Michaca, at left with back to camera, embrace after a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the city of Santa Ana on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. The 15-year-old, who suffered from mental health issues, was killed by police after a domestic violence call on June 14. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Logan Kalscheuer, 9, of Ladera Ranch, reads a children’s book to Sophie, a Golden Retriever, and one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies’ monthly Read to a Dog event, part of the Helping Kids Canine Literacy Program, at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dr. Alissa Deming, left, vice president of conservation and medicine, and veterinary intern, Dr. Sydney Zotto, right, join others as they euthanize Panama, a sick adult sea lion, at Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach on Monday, June 8, 2026. The mammal was found a day earlier on the beach at The Wedge in Newport Beach. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Teal Helms, the interim executive director of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center, intubates a brown pelican while Medical Director, Dr. Lizzie Wood, prepare to clean out a wound from a fishing hook in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Wood said that one of the results of the current marine heatwave off the California coast is more birds with hook injuries because they look for food closer to people. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez (21) throws to home plate in the top of the second inning during a game against the Colorado Rockies at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Four-year-old Remington Rivas holds Old Glory high as she and other Girl Scouts get ready to march in Anaheim’s 31st annual Flag Day parade on Sunday, June 14, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
U.S. Women’s National Team player Lily Yohannes gives high fives during a soccer clinic at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Friday, June 12, 2026. This was the national launch of the “Soccer with Us” clinics, part of Bank of America’s outreach to teach soccer fundamentals and life skills through soccer. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Cassie Ni climbs during Rock Climbing Camp at Sender One in Aliso Viejo on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Campers can top rope, where they are tied into a harness that goes through an anchor at the top of the wall and a belayer takes up the slack as they climb up to 45 feet. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Brandon Ta, left, Noah Wei, center, and Luca Spezza practice controlling their robots at the Tustin Summer Academy in Tustin on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Three-year-old Ford Uytengsu cruises into the shore with Surfers Healing volunteer Blake Michaels during the 30th annual event, which allows children on the autism spectrum to experience the fun of surfing. They were in Dana Point on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Workers place sandbags at the corner of a patio as waves hit the rocks below at Capistrano Beach in Dana Point on Monday, June 15, 2026. King tides and big swell caused damage over the weekend. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A customer leaves Trader Joe’s on Culver Drive in Irvine with the new mini striped tote bags that was introduced on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The totes have developed a cult-like following with customers and with the fashion-conscious. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People take photos as waves crash off the jetty in Dana Point on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Thành Tran looks over the fence in his backyard, over the railroad tracks and onto the GKN Aerospace property in Garden Grove on Friday, June 5, 2026. More than 50,000 people were evacuated around the plant, including Tran, after chemical tanks began leaking. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Joey Finiguerra of Aliso Viejo carries his daughter, Olive Finiguerra, 2, in a carrier on his chest, and his son, Milo Finiguerra, 5, on his shoulders as they arrive at Thousand Steps Beach in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 20, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Brett Paulson of Rancho Santa Margarita rides his bike along the shore of Rancho Santa Margarita Lake while his dog, Marshmallow, rides in a bike basket on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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