J Penfield Photography

10/09/2026

10/05/2026

I took well over 1,400 photos this past weekend so it's going to take me some time to go through them and choose my favorites to share on Facebook but I had to immediately share my favorite photo from the Final Fire of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. It was a great season and I am sad that it is over but I know the magic that makes it so special needs time to recharge.

01/25/2026

I have been silent on here about the events happening in Minnesota (but not silent on my personal page) but I wanted to share this.

Stand With Minnesota: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/

Friends, especially those that are not local to the Twin Cities so cannot help in person, if you want to help the people of Minnesota as we all fight extreme federal government overreach and fascism please consider donating to some of the many wonderful organizations on this list. These organizations are on the ground helping the people of the community affected by what ICE and DHS are doing. They are providing food, shelter, diapers, etc. to the people who cannot work or go shopping because they are afraid to leave their homes for fear ICE will abduct them. They are providing PPE and other supplies to the rapid responders who respond to ICE incidents and are at protests to aid the people injured by ICE and law enforcement using pepper spray, tear gas, etc. on law abiding people and peaceful protesters.

Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.