Extra Frames is a monthly compilation of images captured by Long Beach Post photographers that are, well, extra. The photos were not used in a story for one reason or another but are too good to simply fade into obscurity and languish in the archives, forever unpublished.

Long Beach Unified School District Superintendent Jill Baker comforts Madelyn Chann as she walks into the classroom for the first time on the first day of school at Barton Elementary School in Long Beach Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.
Jonathan Butler plays guitar during the 33rd annual Long Beach Jazz Festival Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
A student stands under the balloon archway as Barton Elementary School welcomes its students to the first day of school in Long Beach Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.
A group of people play pickleball at College Estates Park Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
Gotti Grimes sits in class during the first day of school at Barton Elementary School in Long Beach Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.
A man sleeps in the large E in the Long Beach sign just off the 710 Freeway heading into Downtown Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
A resident looks down from one of the top floors of 1900 Ocean as police investigate an apparent suicide at 14th Place and Ocean Boulevard Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.