Photo Archive

Photo Archive

This archive brings together years of published and unpublished work in one place.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

Recent Photography
Inside the Canadian Pacific Plaza
Roof of the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
HERC Control Room Monitoring, Minneapolis

HERC Control Room Monitoring, Minneapolis

Operators monitor facility systems from a control room inside the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) in Minneapolis. Wall-mounted screens display live camera feeds from…

HERC Turbine Hall Operations Floor

HERC Turbine Hall Operations Floor

The turbine hall at the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) in Minneapolis houses control panels, steam piping, and generator equipment that convert heat from…

HERC Turbine Generator Hall

HERC Turbine Generator Hall

A turbine generator housing and connected high-pressure steam line are seen inside the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) in Minneapolis. Steam produced from burning…

HERC High-Pressure Steam Lines

HERC High-Pressure Steam Lines

Inside the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) in downtown Minneapolis. Operated by Hennepin County, the facility began service in 1989 and processes hundreds of…

HERC Combustion Unit Access Doors, Minneapolis
Waste Processing Floor, HERC Minneapolis

Waste Processing Floor, HERC Minneapolis

A crane-mounted grapple lifts mixed municipal waste inside the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) in downtown Minneapolis. Operated by Hennepin County, the facility began…

HERC Waste Processing Floor, Minneapolis

HERC Waste Processing Floor, Minneapolis

A crane-mounted grapple lifts mixed municipal waste inside the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) in downtown Minneapolis. Operated by Hennepin County, the facility began…

Walkway at Denver International Airport

Walkway at Denver International Airport

A walkway inside the Denver International Airport. Passengers wait below for the train to the B Gates as others roll luggage across elevated concourses.…

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Salt Lake

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Salt Lake

Evening light falls over downtown Salt Lake City, with the Wasatch Mountains silhouetted beyond. The historic Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, built of red sandstone in…

Caveman Building, New Orleans

Caveman Building, New Orleans

READ UP CAVEMAN building in New Orleans. The graffiti on the former Holiday Inn was removed in 2022 when the building was renovated to…

NASA Space Launch System Liquid Oxygen Tank

NASA Space Launch System Liquid Oxygen Tank

A liquid oxygen tank for NASA’s Space Launch System core stage is positioned for processing inside the Michoud Assembly Facility. Formed from welded aluminum-lithium…

Vertical Weld Center, NASA Michoud

Vertical Weld Center, NASA Michoud

The Vertical Weld Center (VWC) at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, which is producing components for the Space Launch System (SLS) and Artemis rockets. Shown…

NASA SLS Core Stage Fuel Tank Interior, Michoud

NASA SLS Core Stage Fuel Tank Interior, Michoud

The interior of the Space Launch System (SLS) fuel tank at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility. NASA Core Stage Infographic: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/multimedia/infographics/corestage101.html Space Launch System: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

Futuramic Gore Weld Tool

Futuramic Gore Weld Tool

At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Boeing engineers use a PAR Systems I-STIR Friction-Stir Welder to join massive aluminum dome sections for…

North Dakota Pumpjack Overlooking Badlands
Pumpjack in Dunn County, North Dakota

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