Overhead Gantry Cranes at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility
An elevated view of the overhead gantry crane system inside NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. These yellow steel…
Photography by Chad Davis
For years I shared photos to various sites and services only for them to change or disappear all together. I felt it was important to find a place of my own that will live on regardless. This continuously updated archive includes not only my work published elsewhere, but also new work. You'll find photos of life in Minneapolis, my Minneapolis Uprising series, travel photography from Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and more.
I’ve done my best to include accurate location data on photos when possible.
Licensing inquiries: chad@daviss.org.
View Down the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA Michoud
Looking downward inside the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, this view shows the precision…
Stairwell Inside NASA’s Vertical Assembly Center
A stairwell winds through the interior of NASA’s Vertical Assembly Center at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The…
Vertical Assembly Tower at NASA’s Michoud Facility
A view from the upper levels of the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The…
Orion EM-1 Spacecraft Adapter Cone Under Assembly
The Spacecraft Adapter Cone for NASA’s Orion Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) is shown during assembly inside the manufacturing facility. This conical…
Orion Crew Module at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility
The Orion spacecraft’s crew module sits on a transport platform at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built…
Orion Crew Module under Construction at NASA Michoud
The Orion crew module is seen in mid-assembly at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. Built by Lockheed Martin,…
Inside NASA’s Pegasus Barge Cargo Hold
The interior of NASA’s Pegasus barge shows its cavernous cargo bay, designed to carry the massive Space Launch System (SLS)…
NASA Barge Pegasus at Michoud Assembly Facility Dock
The NASA transport barge Pegasus is shown moored at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. Designed to carry…
NASA Barge Pegasus on the Intracoastal Waterway
The NASA barge Pegasus moored along the Intracoastal Waterway near New Orleans, Louisiana. Originally built in 1999 to carry Space…
NASA Pegasus Barge
Nasa's Pegasus barge that will carry fuel tanks for the Space Launch System to other NASA facilities for testing and…
NASA Michoud – Vehicle Assembly Building Exterior
The main assembly hall of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, seen from the west apron. Originally constructed…
Boeing Dome Section Outside Michoud Assembly Facility
A completed dome section, likely part of the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage, sits wrapped and staged outside the…
SLS Rocket Model at Michoud Assembly Facility
A model SLS rocket outside the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility. The model was used to test transporting on the NASA…
Friction-Stir Dome Assembly at NASA Michoud
Inside NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, a massive aluminum dome section undergoes welding using a PAR Systems I-Stir…
Boeing Dome Section on I-STIR Welder – NASA Michoud
At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Boeing engineers use a PAR Systems I-STIR Friction-Stir Welder to join massive…
NASA Michoud Assembly Facility
Inside the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility where the SLS and Artemis is being built.
NASA Basketball Court – Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans
A recreational basketball court at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans features the NASA insignia at center court and…
Faided North Dakota Pumpjack
Viewed from behind the machinery, the pumpjack overlooks a sweeping stretch of North Dakota badlands. Its rusted gears and faded…
Pumpjack in North Dakota In The Sun
Sunlight glints off the rusted steel of a working pumpjack, its rhythmic motion cutting through the quiet plains air. Shot…
Oil Pumpjack in Western North Dakota
A weathered pumpjack rises from the red clay of western North Dakota, slowly rocking under the midday sun. Once a…
Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center
Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
General Mills plant in Janesville, WI
The now demolished General Mills plant in Janesville Wisconsin.
Science Museum of Minnesota Construction
Scaffolding on the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul.
Winter park, the former home of the Minnesota Vikings, Eden Prai
The final days of Winter Park, the Minnesota Vikings Eden Prairie, MN practice facility.
General Mills, Corporate Headquarters
General Mills sign outside of their corporate headquarters in Golden Valley, Minnesota.
General Mills Corporate Headquarters
General Mills sign at General Mills headquarters near Minneapolis.
General Mills Headquarters in Golden Valley Minnesota
General Mills World Headquarters just outside of Minneapolis.
Colorful Minneapolis Skyline and the Mississippi River
Downtown Minneapolis skyline as seen from the North on the Mississippi River.
Target Field and a Northern Train Station in Minneapolis
Target Field in Minneapolis. Homem of the Minnesota Twins.
Target Field and Interstate 394 in Minneapolis
Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, and Interstate 394 in Downtown Minneapolis.
Secondary TSA Screening at ATL Airport
Secondary TSA screening at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
TSA secondary screening
Secondary TSA screening at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Automated Passport Control, Atlanta Airport
Autoamted Passport Control (APC) at the Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
Old Portal de Mercaderes
Pedestrians cross a street at Mexico City’s Zócalo, with the ornate colonial-era Government Palace and other historic administrative buildings lining…
Mexico City Intersection
Intersection in Mexico City’s historic center with pedestrians crossing and cyclists moving along the street. Colonial-era buildings with balconies line…
Pedestrians in Mexico City
A street in Mexico City’s historic center with pedestrians walking past shops and vendors. A bright yellow hotel building with…
Rooftop in Mexico City near Zocalo
View over the rooftops of central Mexico City, where a large Mexican flag is raised above the buildings near the…
Mexico City Central District Rooftop
Rooftops of Mexico City’s historic center fill the foreground, with flat structures, water tanks, and makeshift additions visible across the…
Mexico City Architecture
A busy street scene in Mexico City’s historic center, viewed from the steps of the Metropolitan Cathedral. Pedestrians fill the…
Mexico City Metro Line — Iconic Orange Train on the Viaducto
A bright orange Mexico City Metro train runs alongside the Viaducto highway, partially framed by trees and fencing that separate…
Mexico City Hotel Lobby — Modernist Ambience and Art Deco Ligh
Inside a Mexico City hotel, warm amber lights from onyx columns reflect across a polished marble floor, creating a calm,…
Contrasts on Avenida Reforma — Mexico City’s Skyline in Tran
The dense vertical rhythm of Avenida Reforma captures Mexico City’s layered identity — a metropolis balancing past and future. In…
Evening Along Calle Madero, Centro Histórico
Calle Francisco I. Madero stretches eastward through Mexico City’s Centro Histórico, illuminated as evening falls. This pedestrian artery connects the…
Alameda Central and the Hemiciclo a Juárez from Above
An aerial view of Alameda Central, Mexico City’s oldest public park, established in 1592 and redesigned in the 19th century…
Mexico City Sunset above Paseo de la Reforma
Mexico City is shown from above at sunset, with the Paseo de la Reforma running diagonally through the right side…
Mexico City Skyline from Torre Latinoamericana
Looking south from the Torre Latinoamericana, this panoramic view captures the vast scale of Mexico City as it extends across…
Corner of Calle República de Uruguay and Calle 5 de Febrero
A busy corner in Mexico City’s Centro Histórico where Calle República de Uruguay meets Calle 5 de Febrero. The block’s…
Metrobus Line 4 through Centro Histórico
A Mexico City Metrobus on Line 4 passes through the narrow streets of the Centro Histórico, heading toward the San…
Calle República de Uruguay in Mexico City’s Historic Core
Calle República de Uruguay in the heart of Mexico City’s Centro Histórico, lined with colonial-era stone façades and early 20th-century…
Ecobici Dock at Night — Mexico City, 2023
Rows of red Ecobici bicycles line a graffiti-marked wall in Mexico City’s historic center, their white fenders catching what little…
Street Vendors on Avenida Francisco I. Madero — Mexico City, 2
As evening settles over Mexico City’s Centro Histórico, informal vendors spread colorful textiles, pillows, and trinkets across the pedestrian walkway…
Light Rail Bridge over Haiwatha in 2018
Metro Transit light rail bridge over Haiwatha Avenue in South Minneapolis.
Martin Olav Sabo Bridge at night in 2018
Martin Olav Sabo Bridge in Minneapolis. The lit up bridge crosses Haiwatha Avenue in South Minneapolis.
Metro Apartments in Minneapolis
Metro Apartments building on Marquette Ave and S 9th St in Downtown Minneapolis.
University of Minnesota Demolition in 2018
Demolition of a building on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Findorff Construction Crane in Minneapolis
A building gets demolished as a new one rises in the background in Dinkytown, Minneapolis.
University of Minnesota Demolition
Demolition of a building on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Guthrie Theatre and Gold Medal Flour in Gold Medal Park
The Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis as seen from Gold Medal Park.
Patrick Gannaway Boat in St. Paul
Patrick Gannaway docked on the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Downtown Minneapolis from Century Plaza Roof
Downtown Minneapolis as seen from the roof of Century Plaza. Now home to the Minneapolice Police 1st precinct.
Marquette Ave demolition for City Club Apartments
Demolition on Marquette Ave of a building to make way for City Club Apartments.
Coyote Pretty club during Super Bowl LII
A temporary danceclub being setup in downtown Minneapolis in preparation for Super Bowl LII, held on February 4, 2018.
Target Center and Mayo Clinic in Downtown Minneapolis
Target Center and Mayo Clinic in Downtown Minneapolis
Minneapolis Skyways Looking Towards Nicollet
The Minneapolis Skyways while looking towards Nicollet Avenue in Downtown Minneapolis.
Emergency Exit Door With Peeling Paint
An emergency exit door on top of a Minneapolis parking ramp. Paint peeling on the walls.
Wells Fargo, The Armory and US Bank Stadium
Downtown East Minneapolis. Wells Fargo Towers, The Armory, and US Bank Stadium.
Capella Tower, IDS Center and Foshay Sunset
Beautiful sunset behind the IDS Center, Capella Tower and Foshay in Downtown Minneapolis.
Apartment buildings on Marquette Ave in Minneapolis
Apartment buildings in Minneapolis. Looking down Marquette Avenue.
Downtown Minneapolis from the Sky in 2017
Aerial photo of downtown Minneapolis. Showing the Foshay Tower and AT&T Tower.
Early Morning S-Bahn to Zürich Hauptbahnhof
An early morning S-Bahn train heads toward Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Switzerland’s busiest railway hub. The interior, illuminated by soft fluorescent lighting…
Zurich HB Train Station Interior at Night
The interior of Zurich Hauptbahnhof, the main train station in Zurich, Switzerland, is shown in this nighttime photograph. The station…
TGV at Gare de Lyon, Paris
SNCF high‑speed service at Paris’s Gare de Lyon. A blue‑and‑silver TGV unit marked with the SNCF logo and the number…
Quiet moment on the platforms at Paris Gare de Lyon
Platforms under the iron-and-glass train shed at Paris Gare de Lyon appear quiet as a few travelers walk along the…
Midday flow in the concourse of Paris Gare de Lyon
Passengers cross the main concourse of Paris Gare de Lyon, 12th arrondissement, France, near coordinates. Under the iron-and-glass train shed,…
Midday bustle at Paris Gare de Lyon concourse
Passengers wait and walk through the main concourse of Gare de Lyon in Paris, France, a major rail hub located…
Gare de Lyon in Paris, France
The Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, France, is depicted in this photograph taken during daytime. The historic building…
Midnight Stillness in the 10th Arrondissement
A narrow Parisian street glows beneath the amber wash of lamplight, its cobblestones slick with the faint sheen of evening…
Evening cyclist at Place des Ternes, Paris
Cyclist at Place des Ternes, Paris evening traffic. A bicyclist with a backpack waits astride a single‑speed bike at a…
Evening Traffic at Place de l’Alma, Paris
Evening commuters navigate the cobblestone intersection at Place de l’Alma, a busy roundabout near the Seine that connects several major…
Paris Apartment Building Under Clear Autumn Sky
A view of a typical Parisian apartment building in the 9th arrondissement, captured on a clear autumn day. The white…
Aerial View Toward the Eiffel Tower and La Défense, Paris
An expansive view of Paris stretches toward the Eiffel Tower and the La Défense business district beyond. The photograph reveals…
Hôtel Longchamp Elysées Window, Paris (2017)
A frosted glass window at Hôtel Longchamp Elysées in Paris features a cutout design of the Eiffel Tower and minimalist…
Gucci x Printemps Pop-Up, Paris (2017)
A vibrant Gucci x Printemps display inside Paris’s historic Printemps department store, featuring illuminated shelving and an array of designer…
Paris Skyway at a shopping mall
A skyway to a shopping mall in Paris. If you know what mall this is, i'd love to know!
Pont de Bir-Hakeim Metro Crossing toward Passy
Paris Metro Line 6 crosses the Seine on the Pont de Bir-Hakeim, a two-level bridge completed in 1905 that combines…
Beaux-Arts entrance of Paris’s Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord’s monumental Beaux‑Arts facade is pictured from street level in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. The stone…
Night street in the historic center of Bruges, Belgium
A quiet cobblestone lane in the historic center of Bruges, Belgium, stands nearly empty at night. Rows of brick and…
Night reflections on the River Reie, Bruges
Bruges’ medieval waterfront is illuminated at night along the River Reie in the historic center of Bruges, Belgium. Brick gabled…