A nighttime view of the Minneapolis skyline as seen from Lake Street in Uptown, looking north toward the city’s central business district. The IDS Center, Minnesota’s tallest building since 1972, anchors the scene on the left with its rectangular black façade and illuminated roofline. Just to the right, the art deco–inspired Wells Fargo Center glows in its signature gold lighting, a design motif rooted in its 1980s postmodern architecture. On the far right, Capella Tower stands out with its distinctive ring-shaped halo, an element added during the 1990s wave of illuminated crown designs across American skyscrapers. The foreground shows the mixed-use buildings of Uptown, reflecting the corridor’s early-20th-century commercial architecture.

Downtown Minneapolis as seen from I-35W in South Minneapolis. March 2024.

The demolition of the former supervalu store on Lake Street in South Minneapolis.

A sailboat on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis during sunset.

Minneapolis as seen near Thomas Beach on Bde Maka Ska.

Minneapolis Skyline as seen from a parking garage on 10th Street in the North Loop, Downtown Minneapolis.

Skyscrapers in downtown Minneapolis.

Downtown Minneapolis with wildfire haze.

Tower cranes in downtown Minneapolis during constructon work on the 10th avenue bridge.

Downtown Minneapolis as seen from the Prospect Park and Witches Hat. In my opinion, this is a very underrated view of the downtown skyline!

The downtown Minneapolis skyline as seen on May 6, 2020.

The Samatar Crossing shared use path near downtown Minneapolis. The path leads from Cedar Riverside to near US Bank Stadium.

The First National Bank Building shown in Downtown Minneapolis.

Manhattan as seen from Long Island City

The illuminated Minneapolis skyline rises behind a fog-covered Bde Maka Ska, its towers mirrored in the lake’s still surface. Buildings like the IDS Center, Capella Tower, and Wells Fargo Center shine through the mist, their neon accents reflecting off the calm water. Captured at night, the photograph contrasts the cool, modern glow of downtown with the serene, natural quiet of the city’s largest lake—a reminder of how Minneapolis balances its urban form with its deep connection to water and landscape.

The illuminated towers of Canary Wharf rise beyond the trees of Greenwich Park, a contrast between London’s financial core and its historic green spaces. The red obstruction lights and construction cranes mark the district’s ongoing evolution, while the pyramid-topped One Canada Square and the glass towers of Citi and J.P. Morgan anchor the skyline. In the foreground, a temporary event structure sits quietly under soft amber streetlights, emphasizing the stillness of the park against the bright geometry of the city beyond.

Construction on Interstate 35W near Downtown Minneapolis.

Located in the Walker's sculpture garden.

City Hall in the foreground with the Minneapolis Skyline behind it.

The Downtown Minneapolis core.