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This archive brings together years of published and unpublished work in one place.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
CHS Grain Elevators in Superior, Wisconsin
Empty S-Bahn Car Bound for Zürich HB via Triemli
SNCF TGV Train at Gare de Lyon

SNCF TGV Train at Gare de Lyon

SNCF high‑speed service at Paris’s Gare de Lyon. A blue‑and‑silver TGV unit marked with the SNCF logo and the number 294 stands at a…

Place de l’Alma Traffic Circle, Paris

Place de l’Alma Traffic Circle, Paris

Evening commuters navigate the cobblestone intersection at Place de l’Alma, a busy roundabout near the Seine that connects several major Parisian avenues. Cyclists, scooters,…

Eiffel Tower and La Défense, Paris

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 the city’s Haussmannian grid…

Aerial View of Paris Skyline at Dusk
Hôtel Longchamp Elysées Window, Paris

Hôtel Longchamp Elysées Window, Paris

A frosted glass window at Hôtel Longchamp Elysées in Paris features a cutout design of the Eiffel Tower and minimalist typography reflecting the hotel’s…

Gucci Pop-Up Footwear Display at Printemps, Paris
Brussels-Midi Station Platform with Train Tracks
Bruges Night Street with Bicycles

Bruges Night Street with Bicycles

A quiet cobblestone lane in the historic center of Bruges, Belgium, stands nearly empty at night. Rows of brick and plaster townhouses line the…

Bruges Canal Bridge at Night

Bruges Canal Bridge at Night

Medieval bridge on the Reie, Bruges at dusk. A single-arch stone and brick bridge spans a quiet bend of the River Reie in Bruges,…

Rozenhoedkaai Canal Houses, Bruges, Belgium
Bruges Markt Square Guild Houses Sunset

Bruges Markt Square Guild Houses Sunset

Evening on the Markt, Bruges, Belgium. Visitors cross the wide cobblestoned square as sunset light outlines the row of step‑gabled guild houses that front…

Gothic Buildings on Reie Canal, Bruges

Gothic Buildings on Reie Canal, Bruges

A row of red-brick Gothic buildings lines the River Reie in central Bruges, Belgium. The canal-facing facades feature crenellated rooflines, arched windows with red-painted…

Cobblestone Street in Bruges

Cobblestone Street in Bruges

A narrow cobblestone street in Bruges, Belgium, is lined with closely spaced brick townhouses and painted façades. The lane runs through the city’s historic…

Cafe Table with Menu in Bruges

Cafe Table with Menu in Bruges

A small café table set along a cobblestone street in Bruges, Belgium, with a menu laid open beside salt and pepper shakers and woven…

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…

Canopy Ribs of Liège-Guillemins Station

Canopy Ribs of Liège-Guillemins Station

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…

Yellow-Tiled Corridor at Wedding Station

Yellow-Tiled Corridor at Wedding Station

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…

“Draussenwerber” Ad Murals at Wedding Station
Orange Tile Wall at Wedding Station in Berlin
Inside an SBB First-Class Carriage

Inside an SBB First-Class Carriage

Inside a Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) first-class carriage, red headrest covers and subdued lighting create an atmosphere of quiet precision. The leather seating, overhead…

VBZ Trams Along Seefeldstrasse in Zürich

VBZ Trams Along Seefeldstrasse in Zürich

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…

Nose-On View of an Airbus A320 at Zurich Airport
Migros Supermarket at Zurich Airport

Migros Supermarket at Zurich Airport

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

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