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One afternoon in Illinois, October 25, 2025. Red cloaks and white bonnets, a line of state troopers, and flowers pushed through a chain-link fence.

Role: Photographer
Where: Illinois
When: October 25, 2025

Taken OCT 25 2025 14:01Shutter 1/400Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 100Focal length 24MMLens RF 24-70MM F2.8Camera CANON EOS R5 MARK II

October 25, 2025

1:32 to 4:49 in the afternoon.

8 frames

Flowers pushed through a chain-link fence — Taken OCT 25 2025 13:32Shutter 1/400Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 100Focal length 24MM

Two demonstrators in red cloaks and white bonnets raise their middle fingers toward a fenced lot — Taken OCT 25 2025 13:42Shutter 1/400Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 100Focal length 57MM

A demonstrator in a respirator holds flowers, a megaphone and a bike helmet — Taken OCT 25 2025 14:01Shutter 1/400Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 100Focal length 24MM

A man holds a sign reading God loves refugees — Taken OCT 25 2025 14:24Shutter 1/400Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 320Focal length 57MM

Demonstrators behind concrete barriers, an upside-down American flag hung in front — Taken OCT 25 2025 15:31Shutter 1/640Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 320Focal length 50MM

A sign reading Cruelty is not a solution above an inflatable duck and a flag — Taken OCT 25 2025 16:22Shutter 1/100Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 320Focal length 33MM

A demonstrator holds a sign overhead while news cameras film — Taken OCT 25 2025 16:43Shutter 1/30Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 800Focal length 24MM

State troopers walk in a line down the street at dusk — Taken OCT 25 2025 16:49Shutter 1/125Aperture F2.8ISO ISO 800Focal length 31MM