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This archive brings together years of published and unpublished work in one place. It includes ongoing coverage of life in Minneapolis, long-term projects like Minneapolis Uprising, and travel work from Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and elsewhere.

Where possible, images include captioning, dates, and location information to make the archive more useful as a long-term record.

Licensing and photo inquiries: chad@daviss.org

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Evening at Yoyogi Station
March 12, 2023

Evening at Yoyogi Station

As dusk settles over Shibuya, the illuminated sign of Yoyogi Station (代々木駅) glows against a deep indigo sky, marking one of Tokyo’s key JR…

McDelivery Scooters at McDonald’s in Japan
March 12, 2023
Tokyo Train Lines at Night
March 11, 2023

Tokyo Train Lines at Night

Trains streak through Tokyo at night, their lights blurring into red and white trails against the urban landscape. The image captures multiple elevated train…

Nippori Station North Gate, Tokyo
March 11, 2023

Nippori Station North Gate, Tokyo

Passengers move through the North Gate of JR Nippori Station, a key interchange for the Yamanote, Keihin-Tohoku, and Joban lines as well as the…

JR Yamanote Line Sign, Tokyo
March 11, 2023

JR Yamanote Line Sign, Tokyo

A sign for the JR Yamanote Line displays the inner loop direction toward Tabata, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Shibuya. The familiar green design and “JY”…

Kyoto Station Platforms and Tracks
March 9, 2023

Kyoto Station Platforms and Tracks

Multiple sets of railway tracks converge toward the distance beneath a grid of steel catenary supports. A man in a dark suit walks along…

Shinsekai Entertainment District, Osaka
March 9, 2023

Shinsekai Entertainment District, Osaka

Shinsekai, Osaka, Japan, is a historic entertainment district known for its dense clusters of restaurants, game parlors, and illuminated signage. Developed in 1912, the…

Coca-Cola Vending Machine, Osaka
March 9, 2023

Coca-Cola Vending Machine, Osaka

Coca-Cola vending machines on a street in Osaka, Japan, offer drinks and a local area map for nearby pedestrians. Vending machines are widely used…

Kyoto Station Green Commuter Train
March 9, 2023

Kyoto Station Green Commuter Train

A classic green Japanese commuter train sits at a station platform, its utilitarian design and weathered paint evoking an earlier era of rail travel.…

Kyoto Station Platforms at Night
March 7, 2023

Kyoto Station Platforms at Night

Kyoto Station in Kyoto, Japan, is a major rail hub opened in 1997 and designed by Hiroshi Hara. It handles Shinkansen, JR lines, and…

Prada Storefront, Kyoto
March 7, 2023

Prada Storefront, Kyoto

Prada storefront in Kyoto, Japan. The luxury fashion house, founded in 1913, operates boutiques worldwide for handbags, clothing, and accessories. This Kyoto location features…

Diesel Storefront, Kyoto, Japan
March 7, 2023

Diesel Storefront, Kyoto, Japan

Diesel storefront in Kyoto, Japan, with its security shutters closed. The fashion retailer’s branding remains visible above the closed entrance.

Yasaka Shrine Chochin Lanterns, Kyoto
March 7, 2023

Yasaka Shrine Chochin Lanterns, Kyoto

Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto displays rows of white chochin lanterns beneath the shrine eaves. These paper lanterns are commonly donated as offerings and are…

Yasaka Shrine Tōrō, Kyoto
March 7, 2023

Yasaka Shrine Tōrō, Kyoto

Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, is known for its rows of donated tōrō lanterns. The shrine, also called Gion Shrine, is closely associated with…

Yasaka Shrine Lantern Stand, Kyoto
March 7, 2023
Yasaka Shrine Lanterns, Gion, Kyoto
March 7, 2023

Yasaka Shrine Lanterns, Gion, Kyoto

Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto’s Gion district is known for rows of donated chochin lanterns hung beneath the shrine eaves. The lanterns are inscribed with…

Nippondo Building Corner, Kyoto
March 7, 2023

Nippondo Building Corner, Kyoto

Nippondo Building, Kyoto, Japan. The corner commercial building appears to house a small business and sits beside another low-rise structure along a street with…

Alley off Hanamikoji-dori, Gion, Kyoto
March 7, 2023

Alley off Hanamikoji-dori, Gion, Kyoto

A narrow side alley branching off Hanamikoji-dori in Kyoto’s Gion district, photographed in March 2023. This historic area is known for its preserved machiya…

Vintage Japanese Post Box, Kyoto
March 7, 2023

Vintage Japanese Post Box, Kyoto

A cylindrical orange post box on a street in Kyoto, photographed in March 2023. This style of mailbox—introduced in the early 1900s during Japan’s…

Tokyo Convenience Store Aisle
March 7, 2023

Tokyo Convenience Store Aisle

A well-stocked aisle inside a convenience store in Tokyo, photographed in March 2023. Japan’s major chains—such as Lawson, FamilyMart, and 7-Eleven—are known for their…

Osaka Shokuhin Sampuru Dessert Display
March 7, 2023

Osaka Shokuhin Sampuru Dessert Display

A display of shokuhin sampuru—hyper-realistic plastic food models—outside a café in Osaka. These handcrafted replicas have been a fixture of Japanese dining culture since…

Shiyakusho-mae Station platform, Kyoto
March 6, 2023

Shiyakusho-mae Station platform, Kyoto

A quiet moment inside the Kyoto City Subway at Shiyakusho-mae Station, where the red-lined doors and bright vending machines reflect the city’s clean, orderly…

Karasuma Oike Station Platform 2, Kyoto
March 6, 2023
N700A Shinkansen at Kyoto Station
March 6, 2023

N700A Shinkansen at Kyoto Station

An N700A-series Shinkansen arrives at Kyoto Station, one of the busiest hubs on the Tōkaidō and San’yō Shinkansen network. Introduced by JR Central as…

Marunouchi Line Train at Ikebukuro Approach
March 5, 2023
Gigo Akihabara Crane Game Floor, Tokyo
March 5, 2023

Gigo Akihabara Crane Game Floor, Tokyo

Inside the multi-floor Gigo arcade complex in Akihabara, photographed in March 2023, rows of brightly lit crane and prize machines fill an entire level…

Yodobashi-Akiba Entrance, Akihabara, Tokyo
March 5, 2023

Yodobashi-Akiba Entrance, Akihabara, Tokyo

Yodobashi-Akiba, photographed in March 2023, is one of Tokyo’s largest electronics retail complexes and a major landmark in the Akihabara district. Opened in 2005…

Gucci Ginza storefront, Tokyo
March 5, 2023

Gucci Ginza storefront, Tokyo

Marathon runners outside the Gucci flagship store in Tokyo’s Ginza district, their reflections merging with the pale blue marble of the storefront’s curved glass…

Tohoku Gyozabou, Shinjuku, Tokyo
March 4, 2023

Tohoku Gyozabou, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Tohoku Gyozabou, located just east of Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, is one of many small neighborhood restaurants that serve the area’s mix of office…

Central Road Crossing, Kabukichō, Tokyo
March 4, 2023

Central Road Crossing, Kabukichō, Tokyo

A delivery scooter moves through the large scramble crossing on Central Road in Kabukichō, one of Shinjuku’s busiest commercial corridors. This stretch of the…

Tokyo Taxi at a Kabukichō Crossing
March 4, 2023

Tokyo Taxi at a Kabukichō Crossing

A Tokyo taxi waits at a crossing in Kabukichō, the entertainment district of Shinjuku known for its dense concentration of restaurants, bars, and late-night…

Pachinko Parlor Entrance, Shinjuku, Tokyo
March 4, 2023

Pachinko Parlor Entrance, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Pachinko parlors remain a defining part of Japan’s postwar entertainment landscape, evolving from small mechanical game halls into large, brightly lit venues that line…

Tokyo Station Marunouchi Facade, Tokyo
March 3, 2023

Tokyo Station Marunouchi Facade, Tokyo

The historic Marunouchi side of Tokyo Station glows warmly at dusk, its red-brick exterior and copper domes standing in contrast to the modern skyscrapers…

Shinjuku Station Bus Terminal, Tokyo
March 3, 2023
Izakaya Lanterns in Shinjuku, Tokyo
March 3, 2023

Izakaya Lanterns in Shinjuku, Tokyo

A cascade of red and white paper lanterns illuminates the facade of an izakaya in Shinjuku, Tokyo, casting a warm glow against the cool…

Kabukichō Ichiban-gai Gate, Shinjuku, Tokyo
March 3, 2023

Kabukichō Ichiban-gai Gate, Shinjuku, Tokyo

The iconic illuminated gate marking Kabukichō Ichiban-gai, photographed in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Installed in the late 1960s and redesigned several times since, the red archway…

Yodobashi Camera in Shinjuku, Tokyo
March 3, 2023

Yodobashi Camera in Shinjuku, Tokyo

Outside Yodobashi Camera’s flagship complex in Shinjuku, one of Tokyo’s largest and most recognizable electronics retail districts. The chain has been a central part…

Shinjuku Community Road Sign, Tokyo
March 3, 2023

Shinjuku Community Road Sign, Tokyo

An older enamel “Community Road” sign in Shinjuku, Tokyo, photographed in March 2023. These signs—marked with コミュニティ道路 (“community road”) and a stylized map of…

Yodobashi Camera Electronics Floor, Shinjuku
March 3, 2023

Yodobashi Camera Electronics Floor, Shinjuku

An interior view of Yodobashi Camera’s sprawling Shinjuku complex in March 2023, showing the densely organized electronics floor where computer hardware, mobile devices, and…

Yodobashi Camera Battery Display, Shinjuku, Tokyo
March 3, 2023
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Mask Sign
March 2, 2023

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Mask Sign

Printed notices from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government remind customers to wear masks except while eating, part of Japan’s ongoing public health etiquette during the…

Please Call With The Button
March 2, 2023

Please Call With The Button

A small black service button sits on a restaurant table in Japan, labeled with both Japanese and English text inviting customers to “Please call…

Inside a Tokyo 7-Eleven
March 2, 2023

Inside a Tokyo 7-Eleven

A 7-Eleven convenience store in Japan displays partially empty refrigerated shelves during what appears to be a restocking period or supply shortage. Packaged sandwiches,…

Nippori Station Commercial Streets, Tokyo
March 2, 2023

Nippori Station Commercial Streets, Tokyo

A nighttime view of the commercial streets southwest of Nippori Station in Tokyo’s Arakawa ward, where pachinko parlors, DVD shops, cafés, and convenience stores…

Nippori Station Rail Junction, Tokyo
March 2, 2023

Nippori Station Rail Junction, Tokyo

Multiple rail lines converge near Nippori Station in Tokyo, a key junction connecting the JR Yamanote, Keisei, and Joban lines. The illuminated signals and…

NTT Public Payphone, Tokyo, Japan
March 2, 2023

NTT Public Payphone, Tokyo, Japan

A bright green NTT public payphone, once a fixture of every Japanese street corner and train station, stands as a reminder of Japan’s pre-smartphone…

Asakusa Underground Street Soba Stall, Tokyo
March 2, 2023

Asakusa Underground Street Soba Stall, Tokyo

A small soba counter operates inside Asakusa Underground Street, one of Tokyo’s oldest surviving subterranean shopping arcades. Tucked beneath the streets near Asakusa Station,…

Shimbashi Station Yurikamome Platform, Tokyo
March 2, 2023
Cargo Ship at Tokyo Port
March 2, 2023

Cargo Ship at Tokyo Port

A cargo ship is docked at an industrial pier surrounded by warehouses and factory buildings, their signs bearing familiar Japanese corporate logos. The port’s…

Tokyo Big Sight Conference Tower, Tokyo
March 2, 2023

Tokyo Big Sight Conference Tower, Tokyo

Tokyo Big Sight—officially known as the Tokyo International Exhibition Center—is Japan’s largest convention and exhibition complex, located in the Ariake district on the western…

Tokyo Big Sight, Ariake, Tokyo
March 2, 2023

Tokyo Big Sight, Ariake, Tokyo

Tokyo Big Sight—officially the Tokyo International Exhibition Center—stands out with its striking inverted-pyramid conference towers, a landmark of the Odaiba and Ariake waterfront districts…

Yurikamome Pins DX Vending Machine, Tokyo
March 2, 2023

Yurikamome Pins DX Vending Machine, Tokyo

A souvenir capsule vending machine featuring “Yurikamome Pins DX” collectibles, themed after the Yurikamome Line—Tokyo’s automated, elevated transit system linking Shimbashi with the waterfront…

IC Card Recharge Machine, Japan
March 2, 2023

IC Card Recharge Machine, Japan

A close-up of a Japanese IC card recharge machine shows a bright pink interface with the word “チャージ” (charge) displayed prominently. The IC logo…

Ginza District, Tokyo, Japan
March 2, 2023

Ginza District, Tokyo, Japan

Ginza, Tokyo, is a major commercial district known for department stores, luxury retail, and office towers. The area developed as a modern shopping and…

Route 20 near Yotsuya-Sanchome, Tokyo
March 2, 2023

Route 20 near Yotsuya-Sanchome, Tokyo

Route 20 near Yotsuya-Sanchome, Tokyo, runs through a dense commercial corridor in central Shinjuku. The route is part of Tokyo Metropolitan Route 20, a…

Tokyo pedestrian passage at a transit hub
March 2, 2023
Shimbashi Station Brick Facade, Tokyo
March 2, 2023

Shimbashi Station Brick Facade, Tokyo

The brick exterior of Shimbashi Station displays its bold green lettering in both Japanese and English, marking one of Tokyo’s busiest commuter hubs. Opened…

Airport Fire truck at MSP Airport
February 28, 2023

Airport Fire truck at MSP Airport

A Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport fire truck, painted in its distinctive lime-yellow livery, is seen positioned on the tarmac. Marked “Airport Fire” and operated…

The January 6th Report Book at an Airport
February 28, 2023

The January 6th Report Book at an Airport

A display shelf at an airport bookstore showcases The January 6th Report beside Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner, capturing a blend of contemporary political…

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