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This archive brings together years of published and unpublished work in one place.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
Monceau-sur-Sambre Cooling Tower, Charleroi

Monceau-sur-Sambre Cooling Tower, Charleroi

A 118-meter-tall cooling tower stands amid overgrown trees at the former Monceau-sur-Sambre power station near Charleroi, Belgium. Constructed in the 1960s as part of…

Charleroi Cooling Tower Base Overgrown

Charleroi Cooling Tower Base Overgrown

Dense vegetation surrounds the concrete base of a decommissioned cooling tower in Charleroi, Belgium. The structure’s massive form rises from a patch of overgrowth…

Crane over Rue de Fer, Namur

Crane over Rue de Fer, Namur

Looking along Rue de Fer toward Namur’s main station in Wallonia, Belgium. Historic brick and limestone façades line the street, with the HEMA storefront…

Thalys Train at Köln Hauptbahnhof, Cologne
Liège-Guillemins Station, Belgium

Liège-Guillemins Station, Belgium

Liège-Guillemins Station, located in Liège, Belgium, serves as one of the country’s primary high-speed rail hubs and a striking example of modern European transport…

Liège-Guillemins Station Architecture

Liège-Guillemins Station Architecture

The sweeping steel-and-glass structure of Liège-Guillemins railway station stands as one of Europe’s most recognizable contemporary transport terminals. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava…

ICE 3 Train on Berlin Rail Line

ICE 3 Train on Berlin Rail Line

A Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express (ICE) train moves through the rail network, distinguished by its white body and red horizontal stripe. The train belongs to…

Berlin Friedrichstraße S-Bahn Tracks Eastbound
Kurt-Schumacher-Platz U-Bahn Platform, Berlin
Berlin Wedding U-Bahn Station Platform Art

Berlin Wedding U-Bahn Station Platform Art

Wittenbergplatz station on Berlin’s U2 line features a distinctive orange-tiled design characteristic of the city’s postwar modernization of U-Bahn interiors. The platform level seen…

Wedding U-Bahn Station Passageway, Berlin

Wedding U-Bahn Station Passageway, Berlin

An underground passageway connects the platforms of Wedding U-Bahn station to its street-level exits on Müllerstraße in Berlin’s Mitte district. The corridor is tiled…

Wedding U-Bahn Station Sign, Berlin

Wedding U-Bahn Station Sign, Berlin

A white station sign reading “Wedding” in black block letters is mounted on an orange, small-rectangle tiled wall inside Wedding station in Berlin, Germany.…

Berlin Hauptbahnhof Lower-Level Platforms, Berlin

Berlin Hauptbahnhof Lower-Level Platforms, Berlin

Berlin Hauptbahnhof’s lower-level platforms, located roughly 15 meters below street level, form part of Germany’s central north–south high-speed rail corridor. The underground section, opened…

Berlin BVG Tram on Wet Street

Berlin BVG Tram on Wet Street

A yellow BVG tram glides through the wet streets of Berlin at dusk, its reflection faintly shimmering on the rain-darkened tracks. The city’s extensive…

Berlin Hauptbahnhof U55 Shuttle Train

Berlin Hauptbahnhof U55 Shuttle Train

A bright yellow BVG U-Bahn train marked “U55 Hauptbahnhof” stands at the underground platform of Berlin Hauptbahnhof. An information sign with an arrow hangs…

Brandenburger Tor U-Bahn Station, Berlin

Brandenburger Tor U-Bahn Station, Berlin

The Brandenburger Tor station on Berlin’s U5 line sits directly beneath Pariser Platz, adjacent to the Brandenburg Gate. The interior features dark composite wall…

U55 Platform, Berlin Hauptbahnhof

U55 Platform, Berlin Hauptbahnhof

The U55 line platform lies beneath Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Germany's central railway station. Opened in 2009, the short line was built to connect the station…

Swiss A320s at Zurich Airport with Tug
Airbus A320 Cockpit Preflight at Zurich Airport
SBB First Class Train Car Interior, Switzerland
Zürich Hauptbahnhof Underground Entrance

Zürich Hauptbahnhof Underground Entrance

Entrance to the underground level of Zürich Hauptbahnhof (Zurich Central Station), one of Europe’s busiest railway hubs, serving over 400,000 passengers daily. The signage…

Zürich VBZ Trams on Seefeldstrasse

Zürich VBZ Trams on Seefeldstrasse

Two blue-and-white Zürich trams move through a broad, tree-lined avenue near the city center, a familiar sight in the Swiss metropolis where public transport…

S16 Departure Display, Zürich Flughafen
Migros Supermarket Entrance, Zurich

Migros Supermarket Entrance, Zurich

The entrance of a Migros supermarket in Zurich, Switzerland, is shown in this photo. The large, illuminated red sign spelling 'MIGROS' dominates the storefront,…

Zurich Airport Station Platforms D43 and D44
ADM Nokomis Flour Mill, Minneapolis

ADM Nokomis Flour Mill, Minneapolis

ADM Nokomis Flour Mill in South Minneapolis was an Archer Daniels Midland grain-processing facility. The complex includes mill buildings, grain silos, and rail access…

Hamm’s Brewery Power Plant, St. Paul, MN
Riverland AG Terminal, Savage, Minnesota

Riverland AG Terminal, Savage, Minnesota

Riverland AG Terminal, Savage, Minnesota. The facility includes large grain storage silos connected by conveyor structures and rail service within the Riverport industrial area.…

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