A sign at the No Kings rally, reading "The Nuremberg trial defendants were just following orders, too!" Taken on March 28, 2026.
No Kings. Chicago, March 28, 2026
#nokings #nokingschicago #chicago #resist #demonstrations #brucesharp #nuremberg
A protester dressed as Elwood Blues holds a sign reading "TRUMP IS NOT ON A MISSION FROM GOD!" Taken at the No Kings rally on March 28, 2026.
Elwood, saying what should be obvious.
No Kings. Chicago, March 28, 2026
#nokings #nokingschicago #chicago #bluesbrothers #elwoodblues #elwood #resist #demonstrations #brucesharp
A protester holds up a sign showing George Washinton at Valley Forge. Taken at the No Kings rally on March 28, 2026.
No Kings. Chicago, March 28, 2026
#nokings #nokingschicago #chicago #resist #demonstrations #brucesharp #washington
A billboard at the corner of Cicero and Wilson displays a crudely painted sign reading "UPDATD ALPHABT -ABDFGHJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ." No I.C.E.
UPDATD ALPHABT, Cicero and Wilson, Chicago, January 24, 2026
No I.C.E.
(Artist unknown)
#ice #chicago #resist #fuckice #fuckbovino #fucktrump #streetart #protest #brucesharp #lovechicago
A photo of purple blossoms, seen through a chain link fence.
Beyond the Fence. Northbrook, Illinois, May 2023
#flowers #spring #colors #purple #photography #brucesharp
Strands of holiday lights are draped over an old ladder.
Holidays are Over. Chicago, January 4, 2026
#photography #january #holidays #googlepixel #brucesharp
A small cluster of yellowed leaves are all that remain on an old plum tree.
November Leaves. Chicago, November 25, 2025
#photography #originalphotography #photographersonbluesky #leaves #november #autumn #fall #chicago #novemberleaves #googlepixel #brucesharp
A nighttime photo of the last remnants of the Damen Grain silo, under demolition in November 2025.
The End of the Damen Grain Silos, Chicago, November 18, 2025
#damengrainsilos #urbanexploration #abandoned #photographersonbluesky #originalphotography #nightphotography #chicago #lostchicago #night #cityscapes #demolition #lostplaces #brucesharp #googlepixel
Black and white photo of of a burned tree, with a hole burned completely through the trunk.
Burned Tree, Morton Arboretum, November 2025
#mortonarboretum #illinois #fall #autumn #trees #blackandwhite #monochrome #nature #photography #originalphotography #photographersonbluesky #googlepixel #brucesharp
A sign on the door of a brightly-painted taqueria in Chicago reads, in both English and Spanish, "EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE EXCEPT I.C.E. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DENY I.C.E. ACCESS TO PRIVATE AREAS WITHOUT A JUDICIAL WARRANT. WE ASSERT OUT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS - WHICH APPLY TO EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS - IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT."
Everyone Is Welcome Here Except ICE
Elston Avenue, Chicago, November 6, 2025
#chicago #handsoffchicago #photography #originalphotography #taqueria #immigrants #fuckice #fuckgregbovino #fucktrump #fuckrightoff #photographersontumblr #colorful #colors #brucesharp #lovechicago #googlepixel
Children pose for the photographer in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 1991.
Children in Phnom Penh, 1991
#cambodia #phnompenh #khmer #photographersonbluesky #filmphotography #35mmphotography #originalphotography #southeastasia #mekong.net #brucesharp
Black and white photo of the abandoned Wauconda Rodeo, in Wauconda, Illinois, November 2025. The photo was taken with a Google Pixel 3a.
Wauconda Rodeo, November 2025
#illinois #abandoned #wauconda #waucondarodeo #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #desolation #lostplaces #forgotten #roadsideamerica #midwest #photographersonbluesky #brucesharp
A cat stands on its hind legs and reaches for the light bulb in a desk lamp.
Lemme Just Adjust This Light. Chicago, November 2025
#photographersonbluesky #originalphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #cats #catphotography #catsofblueksy #brucesharp
A sign held by a protestor reads: "Authoritarianism isn't coming. It's here." Taken at the No Kings Protest in Chicago, October 18, 2025.
Do not misunderstand: The things you are witnessing in this country are not warning signs. They are boasts. The Trump Administration has no intention of abiding by the law.
Photo: Chicago, October 18, 2025.
#protests #resist #chicago #nokings #authoritarianism #originalphotography #brucesharp
A large skeleton looms above protestors on a downtown Chicago sidewalk. A sign around its neck reads: "DEMOCRACY IS NOT DEAD!!!"
Democracy is not dead, and it will not pass away quietly.
No Kings Protest, Chicago, October 18, 2025
#nokings #nokingsprotest #nokingschicago #chicagonokings #protests #chicago #photography #originalphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #photographersonbluesky #brucesharp #googlepixel
A woman holds a sign showing the Blues Brothers over the flag of the City of Chicago. Inspired by a quote from the movie, the sign reads: "I Hate Illinois ICE Nazis"
Love this city. Hate Illinois Nazis.
No Kings Protest, Chicago, October 18, 2025
#nokings #nokingsprotest #nokingschicago #chicagonokings #protests #chicago #bluesbrothers #illinoisnazis #fuckice #fucktrump #photographersontumblr #brucesharp #googlepixel
Silhouettes of the witches from the movie "Hocus Pocus" stand in front of colorful floodlights in a house in Chicago. The photo was taken with a Google Pixel 3a, October 16, 2025.
Hocus Pocus Halloween: October 2025
#halloween #halloweendecorations #hocuspocus #photography #originalphotography #photographersonbluesky #colors #colorful #october #brucesharp #googlepixel
#chicago #holidays
A young woman holds a sign with a quote from Cory Booker: "If America hasn't broken your heart, you don't love her enough." Taken at the Hands Off Protest in Chicago, Daley Plaza, April 5, 2025
"If America hasn't broken your heart, you don't love her enough." Chicago, April 5, 2025.
#protests #resist #corybooker #mekongnetwork #originalphotography #brucesharp
A black and white photo, taken from inside a clay jack-o-lantern. Trees and parked cars are visible through the openings in the pumpkin's face. The photo was taken with an iPhone 5 on October 31, 2017.
The view from the porch: Halloween, 2017
#halloween #photography #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #originalphotography #brucesharp #fall #autumn #personalfavorites #chicago #pumpkin #halloweendecorations #holidays #iphone
A reflective spherical sculpture, symbolic of a pinball, in front of the Stern Pinball factory in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
Stern Pinball. Elk Grove Village, Illinois, October 2025
#photograpy #originalphotography #reflections #sternpinball #sculpture #blue #googlepixel #brucesharp
Black and white photo of Thornton Dial's "Outside the Coal Mine," on display at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. An empty black chair sits in front of the work.
Outside the Coal Mine, by Thornton Dial: Indianapolis Museum of Art, July 2025
#thorntondial #art #newfields #indianapolis #indianapolismuseumofart #blackandwhite #photography #monochrome #originalphotography #museums #blackandwhitephotography #brucesharp
Young children peer out the window of an old house in Providence, Rhode Island. The photo was taken in June 1989, using Kodachrome film and a Ricoh SLR.
Khmer children in Providence, Rhode Island, 1989
#khmer #cambodians #kodachrome #providence #rhodeisland #photography #filmphotography #kodachrome #immigrants #refugees #originalphotography #personalfavorites #ricoh #brucesharp
A black and white film photo of the Fox Theater in Elgin, Illinois, on a rainy night. The photo was taken around 1997.
Fox Theater, Elgin, Illinois, circa 1997
#theaters #theatres #movietheaters #photography #rain #blackandwhite #monochrome #nightphotography #filmphotography #brucesharp
Graffiti in Guatemala City, 1992.
Graffiti, Guatemala City, 1992
#guatemala #guatemalacity #filmphotography #photography #originalphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #35mm #monochrome #brucesharp
A lone woman sits near the Alexander Calder "Flamingo" sculpture in downtown Chicago. Taken with a Google Pixel 3a in July 2024.
Flamingo, July 2024
#chicago #calder #alexandercalder #art #sculpture #flamingo #photography #brucesharp
The photographer's shadow, captured at Cadillac Ranch, near Amarillo, Texas, June 2024.
Shadow Self, Cadillac Ranch, June 2024
#cadillacranch #selfportrait #photography #photographersonbluesky #brucesharp #texas #amarillo #googlepixel
Clouds are reflected in a closeup photo of names on the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. The photo was taken in 1999.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., 1999
#memorialday #veterans #war #soldiers #vietnam #vietnamwar #washingtondc #filmphotography #originalphotography #mayalin #brucesharp
Photo of brightly-colored umbrellas suspended over the outside dining area of Cafe Libra, Chicago.
Cafe Libra Umbrellas. Chicago, May 2025
#photography #design #colors #colorful #cafelibra #chicago #umbrellas #googlepixel #brucesharp
An elderly Khmer refugee in Chicago, taken in the Albany Park neighborhood in 1988. The photo was shot with a Ricoh XR7, using Kodak Tmax 3200 film.
Khmer refugee in Chicago, 1988
#khmer #cambodians #refugees #immigrants #immigration #filmphotography #photography #originalphotography #blackandwhite #chicago #kodak #tmax3200 #brucesharp
