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Chris Riha's Misadventures in Photojournalism What happens when a misanthropic millennial optimist with a death wish picks up a camera in pursuit

9.18.26 - Riot Fest Chicago 202679 Year Old Punk Rocker Iggy Pop performs for a crowd of thousands at Riot Fest last nig...
09/19/2026

9.18.26 - Riot Fest Chicago 2026
79 Year Old Punk Rocker Iggy Pop performs for a crowd of thousands at Riot Fest last night in Douglas Park, fearless and unashamed and wild!

9.18.26 - Chicago Riot Fest 2026During a packed concert, current lead vocals for the S*x Pistols, Frank Carter forms an ...
09/19/2026

9.18.26 - Chicago Riot Fest 2026
During a packed concert, current lead vocals for the S*x Pistols, Frank Carter forms an impromptu mosh pit in the crowds during their Riot Fest perfomance in Chicago last night. 🤟

06/07/2026

6.7.26 - Milwaukee Pride Parade -
P***s Bubble Pops at the Milwaukee Pride Parade Earlier Today!

5.4.26 - May The Fourth Be With You - Galactic Lightsaber Battle for Chi-Town - For the 11th year, the Chicago Jedi have...
05/18/2026

5.4.26 - May The Fourth Be With You - Galactic Lightsaber Battle for Chi-Town - For the 11th year, the Chicago Jedi have organized a flash mob of lightsabers, cosplay, and force powers on the city's lakefront and Mag Mile.

Thanks to everyone for coming out!! Feel free to tag anyone in pics!

Five years later...5.30.20 Chicago protests the killing of
05/26/2025

Five years later...
5.30.20 Chicago protests the killing of

11.6.24 Post-Election Day in
11/07/2024

11.6.24 Post-Election Day in

I have accidentally given myself a deadline worthy of Hunter S Thompson; I’m two weeks late with more product than I kno...
09/13/2024

I have accidentally given myself a deadline worthy of Hunter S Thompson; I’m two weeks late with more product than I know what to do with, emotionally exhausted after escaping my fear and self loathing of the DNC–and misusing semicolons.

“As long as I'm learning something, I figure I'm OK - it's a decent day.” -HST

I learned that I am no longer built--morally, mentally--to cover these self-indulgent rallies, touting the illusion of a "free press" at propagandist ceremonies hosting arcane rituals of politics. I wish I could--they happen so often, and they're well within the range of my 📸 ability. It didn't take much to send me over the top before bugging out of the United Center for good on that sh*t-stained Tuesday night. These images are about all I could pull from my short time on the floor

8.22.24 , Union Park, Last Day of "There are always risks in challenging excessive police power, but the risks of no...
08/24/2024

8.22.24 , Union Park, Last Day of
"There are always risks in challenging excessive police power, but the risks of not challenging it are more dangerous, even fatal." -Hunter S Thompson

The final peaceful, but tense protest of the Police reinforced key points on the marching route of the last three actions. Park 578 near the United Center security perimiter was blocked off by lines of officers. The brand, sparkling new Damen Green Line was closed down and blocked by another wall of Chicago Police officers, as well as every side street from Damen to Ashland. About 2 dozen protesters broke off from the main group, sitting in the street against the collective will of hundreds of cops surrounding Union Park.

8.21.24 , Union Park, Day 3"The massive, frustrated energies of a mainly young, disillusioned electorate that has lon...
08/22/2024

8.21.24 , Union Park, Day 3
"The massive, frustrated energies of a mainly young, disillusioned electorate that has long since abandoned the idea that we all have a duty to vote. This is like being told you have a duty to buy a new car, but you have to choose immediately between a Ford and a Chevy." -Hunter S Thompson
Thousands gathered again in Union Park to march on the democratic national convention once again. No arrests were made, though a couple were detained and immediately released. For

8.19.24 “We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted ...
08/20/2024

8.19.24
“We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws” -Hunter S Thompson

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling (image 1) watches through the security perimeter fencing around the United Center, on the first day of the Democratic National Convention. A small breach of the fence occurred earlier, during the March on the DNC protest in Park 578; the 1900 block of Washington Blvd. The breach was repaired (image 5) but soon followed the Police pushing press and protesters from the park

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