The best photographs tell a story, capturing the raw emotion of a single moment in time.

Sometimes the image depicts jubilation, sometimes sadness or other emotions conveying a message that connects with viewers.

AL.com photographers Dennis Victory and Will McLelland shot thousands of photos during the AHSAA softball state championship tournament at Oxford’s Choccolocco Park with some of the best in the gallery above.

Fans voted their top choice, selecting the photo of Thompson’s Kelsey Burden celebrating the Class 7A state championship with dad and assistant coach Tony Burden.

The photo received 32 percent of the vote, besting by 1 percent the shot of Moody celebrating its Class 5A title with fans.