A color, wide angle, eye-level photograph captures a busy street fair on Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. The street is closed to vehicle traffic due to the No Kings protest and is filled with a diverse crowd of people strolling and browsing among rows of white tented vendor stalls lining both sides of the asphalt street. The fair occupies the foreground and middle ground, with people dressed in warm clothing on a crisp morning. Prominent storefronts like Smashburger and a Westin hotel are partially visible behind the temporary tents. The rich blue sky is partly cloudy.
📍 Eighth Avenue
📷 48mm • f/1.8 • 1/390s • ISO 80 • iPhone 16 Pro Max • AVIF HDR
A color, wide-angle, street-level photograph of the No Kings protest in Times Square as protestors begin to start marching down Seventh Avenue. The perspective is from behind the frontmost part of the crowd. The protesters are a diverse mix of people, primarily focused away from the camera. They hold various signs and flags, though many are obscured by the sheer number of people. The backdrop is commercial advertising, characteristic of Times Square. Towering above the protesters on the right is a massive digital billboard featuring a close-up image of Taylor Swift's face. Other screens display brightly colored abstract patterns, commercials, and public service messages. The street itself is completely taken over by the gathering. The sky above is clear and light blue.
📍 Times Square
📷 24mm • f/1.8 • 1/3831s • ISO 100 • iPhone 16 Pro Max • AVIF HDR
A color photograph in portrait orientation captures a moment at a bustling protest in Times Square, New York City. The focus is on a young child who is sitting on her mother’s shoulders and holding up a homemade, bright blue protest sign. The sign is roughly painted with white capital letters that read, "PEACE IS POWER." The child, wearing a black sweatshirt with a white logo, and blue sport shorts, looks off to the right with a focused expression. A small, yellow-green bandage is on the left side of her face above the cheek. The adult beneath the child is seen from the chest up, with sunglasses resting on her head. The background is a vibrant, dense crowd of demonstrators with signs and hats. Towering above the crowd are the iconic billboards of Times Square.
📍 Times Square
📷 24mm • f/1.8 • 1/365s • ISO 64 • iPhone 16 Pro Max • AVIF HDR
A color, street-level photograph captures a segment of the No Kings protest filling Times Square, Manhattan. The mass of people, largely comprised of adults, extends from the foreground back into the distance, entirely obscuring the street pavement and sidewalks. The crowd is very densely packed and peaceful. Several signs are held by individuals in the foreground. One prominent, square cardboard sign held at the center features large, handwritten black numbers: "86 41." Other visible signs include a white sign on the left with black text, "FUCK ICE," and a smaller sign in the lower foreground reading, "NO KINGS." American flags are interspersed throughout the crowd, carried on poles or worn on clothing. The backdrop of the scene is dominated by tall buildings and advertising. Visible structures include the H&M building topped by a spire and the flashing digital signs for "tktS," Snapple, and various entertainment billboards in the middle and right background. The sky above is a bright blue with some wispy clouds. A traffic light on the left is illuminated with a red signal.
📍 Times Square
📷 24mm • f/1.8 • 1/2000s • ISO 100 • iPhone 16 Pro Max • AVIF HDR
A color photograph of the No Kings protest as it began to gather momentum in Father Duffy Square at 10:30am in Manhattan. A dense crowd of thousands of people fills the square and the surrounding streets. The crowd is holding a multitude of diverse signs and flags that voice their opposition to the Trump administration. Signs with phrases like "ICE out of NYC," "fight fascism," "we love America," and "No Kings Since 1776" are visible above the heads of the crowd, contrasting with the commercial advertisements of the surrounding billboards. In the lower left corner a man wearing a dark colored baseball cap holds a white sign with red lettering that reads "Dentists Fight Truth Decay!". The digital billboard are advertising Broadway shows, FedEx, Oreo and Reese’s cookies. The sky is seen between the buildings as a light blue color.
📍 Times Square
📷 14mm • f/2.2 • 1/285s • ISO 16 • iPhone 16 Pro Max • AVIF HDR
A color photograph of the recent No Kings protest in Times Square, Manhattan. The square is packed full of thousands of people. Many are holding up signs and American flags. Notable signs include: We the people serve no kings. Release the full Epstein files! A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. - Cicero. The most prominent sign is the center and focal point of the image, it reads "This is what democracy looks like. No kings." The sign is held by a woman with her right hand. Her nails have dark nail polish, her hair is dyed a deep red, and she is wearing a black wind breaker jacket. The digital billboard ads light up the scene from above the protestors.
📍 Times Square
📷 24mm • f/1.8 • 1/1000s • ISO 80 • iPhone 16 Pro Max • AVIF HDR
A color, wide-angle, slightly elevated above street level photograph captures a large crowd of people participating in a No Kings protest filling Seventh Avenue in Times Square, Manhattan. The street is packed with demonstrators holding various signs with political messages. The signs are varied, with some prominent ones visible in the foreground, including "NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW," "NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL," "TRUST IS NOT APPEASEMENT," "YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID BUT YOU CAN VOTE IT OUT," and "NO KINGS" on a large blue flag. The crowd is diverse in age and dress, facing generally toward the camera. The background is dominated by the tall, densely packed buildings and bright, illuminated billboards of Times Square. Notable signage includes large advertisements for "That Smooth Silk Taste," "CANNABIS," "HERSHEY'S." The upper portion of the buildings shows the mix of older stone architecture and modern glass facades. The sky above the buildings is mostly clear with a hazy, bright afternoon light.
📍 Times Square
📷 24mm • f/1.8 • 1/683s • ISO 80 • iPhone 16 Pro Max • AVIF HDR
A color, medium-angle, street-level photograph captures the massive No Kings protest filling the main pedestrian area of Times Square in New York City, set against a backdrop of towering, modern skyscrapers adorned with giant billboards. Thousands of diverse protestors are tightly packed together, holding various hand-made signs, with the crowd extending deep into the background. Dominating the lower-right foreground is a large, square protest sign with the bold, all-caps text: "TURD REICH NO!" And Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Elon Musk are dressed as SS nazi soldiers below the text. Other visible signs include a yellow one reading: "We The People Say NO KINGS," another saying: "EVERYONE DESERVES LOVE," and a red sign on the far right that reiterates "NO KINGS". Above the crowd, the iconic, brightly lit billboards are visible, including a dominant red Coca-Cola sign on a building to the right, and a large 'BATTLEFIELD 6' PlayStation advertisement banner on the left.
📍 Times Square
📷 24mm • f/1.8 • 1/650s • ISO 100 • iPhone 16 Pro Max • AVIF HDR
A color, street-level photograph capturing a wide view of a crowded political demonstration in Times Square, Manhattan for the No Kings protest. A diverse group of people fill the streets and sidewalk, many holding signs and American flags. The signs visible carry various messages, including "FUCK ICE," "FUCK TRUMP," and "NO KINGS." In the foreground, a woman with short blonde hair and sunglasses is smiling, wearing a dark blue coat over a bright yellow top, with a man in a denim jacket and a yellow beanie next to her. The background is dominated by the tall buildings and bright, large digital billboards characteristic of Times Square. The sky above is clear and bright. The crowd is facing the camera’s direction, moving slowly and peacefully south.
📍 Times Square
📷 24mm • f/1.8 • 1/2200s • ISO 64 • iPhone 16 Pro Max • AVIF HDR
A color, street photograph capturing a crowd of people participating in the No Kings protest along 7th Avenue in Times Square, New York City. It is early afternoon, and the sky is a light blue with scattered clouds. The central focus is a person in the middle foreground wearing a red and black plaid shirt and a dark cap, holding a large square sign over their head. The sign has bold, black, and red text on a white background, reading "NO FASCISM" in the center. To the right, another person has their back turned to the camera and is draped in a large, rainbow-colored flag with thirteen white cannabis leaves formed in a circle to represent the founding thirteen colonies of the U.S. The crowd consists of a diverse group of people of various ages. Several billboards and screens are visible in the background, showing advertisements and news content.
📍 Times Square
📷 24mm • f/1.8 • 1/2500s • ISO 64 • iPhone 16 Pro Max • AVIF HDR
A color photograph captures the No Kings protest marching down Seventh Avenue in the Garment District neighborhood of Manhattan. A thick crowd of demonstrators, many holding signs and flags, fills the left side and center of the frame as they move down the street. The urban environment is marked by tall office and residential buildings, including one with a "Garment District" banner hanging from its facade. In the foreground, dominating the right side, is a striking piece of public art: a colossal, bright yellow sculpture resembling a button on a pedestal, which is the "Needle Threading A Button" art installation.
📍 Garment District
📷 24mm • f/1.8 • 1/2000s • ISO 64 • iPhone 16 Pro Max • AVIF HDR
A color photograph captures the No Kings protest marching down Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. The foreground features several distinct individuals amidst a dense crowd of protesters. On the left, a large, bright-pink inflatable axolotl, a type of salamander, with prominent gills and large black eyes. The background provides context for the protest and the location. Protesters are holding various signs, one of which is clearly visible above the center of the crowd, a large red-bordered sign with a portrait of Donald Trump, and the text "TIME to go!". It mimics Time magazine cover. Other signs with the phrase "NO KINGS". The protest is flanked by tall Manhattan buildings; on the left, a low-rise, older brick building with fire escapes is visible above a Taco Bell sign, contrasting with the taller, more modern commercial buildings that line the right side of the avenue under a clear, bright sky.
📍 Chelsea
📷 24mm • f/1.8 • 1/4000s • ISO 64 • iPhone 16 Pro Max • AVIF HDR