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The RNC: Day 2

On By VickieIn Current Events, photography, politics, Writing3 Comments

“The streets are very quiet.”

The text from my photographer friend came in at 10:30 AM.

Neither of us had heard any word or could find any information about anything going on during Day 2 of the RNC. But surely there was something, right?

Before I got here, I had assume I would take public transportation to the convention area, thinking having a car would be a serious hinderance. But since I found an empty parking lot that cost $10 for the day, I figured I could park there again.

I got to downtown at about noon. And dang. My parking lot now had a sign out front: $30 event parking. I didn’t want to do that. I drove around the block to find a place to pull over to look on my phone for parkiing, but lucky me! I found a 10 hour parking meter that would cost $5. Bingo!

The area was completely deserted.

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Election 2024: traveling to the RNC and the DNC

On By VickieIn Current Events, photography, politics, WritingLeave a comment

What started as a single exercise to get me out of my comfort zone has grown into a regular gig photographing protests here in Chicago. Over the past two years, I have improved my skills dramatically, I have found the courage to photograph people unapologetically, I have claimed the authority to record what is going on out in the streets, I have befriended a handful of photographers who are doing the same thing as I am, and I have learned a LOT about people, politics, and propaganda.

We are about to embark on what is likely to be a crazy timeline to be living through (as if the past four + years haven’t already been insane!) as we count down the days to the 2024 presidential election.

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