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Back side of the iconic Western Auto sign at dusk, a couple weeks back in early March 2021 from along Oak St., downtown Kansas City, MO. @westernautolofts @western_auto_sign #kansascitymissouri #kansascity #kcmo #igkc #instakc #kansascityphotographer

Drone/UAV aerial pic above near 16th and Main, Kansas City, MO in a long ago era known as early 2019. @kcstreetcar moving northward. #uav #aerial #dronepic #drone #kansascity #kcmo #kansascityphotographer #DJI #DJIPhantom4Pro

Feb 17, 2020. At this point we had probably all heard of the Coronavirus, but it was still about a month to go before our cities began closing down because of it. Taken above 20th and Main at Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. #kcmo #kansascity #kansascitymo #igkc #instakc #kcphoto #kansascityphoto #kansascityphotographer

Boxing class in summer 2019 at @sweetestboxingkc in KCKS 66106, pre-pandemic. #boxing #fighting #fightin #sports #combatsports #speed #strength #martialarts #punching #hitting #footwork #fancyfootwork #instakc #igkc #kc #kck #kansascity #kansas #kansasboxing

In the spirit of another Chiefs win... Kansas City downtown skyline in this final week of November 2020. #instakc #skyline #kc #kcmo #kansascity #downtown #skyscrapers

August 9th, 2010, Monahan Brothers at Kansas City, Missouri. The message was to beware of the dismal state of affairs that will arise from dark corporate money in politics. It was the result of a Supreme Court case that paved the way for unlimited shadow corporate funding of political campaigns ("Citizens United"). American Democracy died when the Supreme Court waved their white flag to that cabal of traitorous pettifoggers. Money matters, and money is all that matters. So shut the fuck up when you tell me otherwise. Follow the money flow, not the personal sentiment. We are an oligarchy and a corporate-ruled state. This is true no matter which almost-identical party prevails. Don't be naive. #Murika #elections #biden #trump #darkmoney

Part 2 of Demolition of former Board of Education Building at the Government District of downtown Kansas City, Missouri in late 2020. This is a modernist international style building inspired by 20th Century architect Mies Van der Rohe and drawn up by architect Edward Tanner, who authored a multitude of 20th Century buildings in the Kansas City area. #historickc #kansascity #kcmo #kansascityphotographer #instakc #photoblog #architecture #demolition #buildings #edwardtanner #miesvanderrohe

Flashback to the Black Lives Matter March on Kansas City protest in September. #blm #blacklivesmatter #blmkc #kansascity #protest #marchonkc

Rural Ohio political stances. "Make Liberals Cry Again." #tribalism #everyonehateseverone #election #2020election #election2020 #america #murika #dividedwefall #dividedamerica #trump #politics #ohio

Demolition underway of the old mid-century modern office building at downtown KCMO's Government District area, designed by architect Edward Tanner. and inspired by the style of famed architect Mies Van der Rohe. Prior uses included housing the KC Board of Education in addition to the downtown branch of the Kansas City Public Library. #historickc #kansascity #kcmo #kansascityphotographer #instakc #photoblog #architecture #architecturephotography #demolition #buildings #miesvanderrohe

A few pics from earlier in October at Kansas City Hall (MO), Occupy and Black Lives Matter set up on the grounds. #kansascity #kcmo #kc #kcphotographer #occupycityhall #occupykccityhall #blm #blmkc #blacklivesmatter

Trump merchandise pop-up stand, northeast Ohio, September 2020. #tribalism #everyonehateseverone #2020election #election #election2020 #america #dividedwefall #dividedamerica #trump #politics #ohio

Part 2 of BLM/Black Lives Matter March on Kansas City, Friday Sept. 4, 2020 in downtown Kansas City Missouri from City Hall to Liberty Memorial. #blm #blacklivesmatter #blmkc @blm @blm__kc #kansascity #protest #marchonkc

Black Lives Matter March on Kansas City, Friday September 4, 2020 at downtown Kansas City, MO from City Hall to Liberty Memorial. In a display of "Kansas City Nice," it appeared the March was coordinated between organizers and the police who blocked off the streets. #blm #blmkc #blacklivesmatter #marchonkc #instakc #igkc @blm__kc @blm #kc #kcmo #kansascity

Boxing class in summer 2019 at @sweetestboxingkc in KCKS 66106, pre-pandemic. Nowadays we box with masks on and just deal with it. #boxing #fighting #fightin #sports #combatsports #speed #strength #martialarts #punching #hitting #footwork #fancyfootwork #instakc #igkc #kc #kck #kansascity #kansas #kansasboxing

Demolition of UMKC student apartments in early July, 2020. This was the site to the old Twin Oaks student dorms/apartments that stood back when I was a kid. These student apartments opened about 2010 or maybe a little prior, but proved to have such problems with build quality that the university threw in the towel, called in the wrecking crew, and took the builders to court. #umkc #kcmo #kansascity #instakc #igkc #kansascityphotographer #demolition @ UMKC

Knickerbocker Apartments demolition underway, July 2020. Aerial drone pics of the site from a couple weeks back. The eastern-most building was already gone. #nogood #nodamngood #kcmo #kansascity #midtown #midtownkc #aerial #droneaerial #FAAPart107 #DJIPhantom4Pro

Archive Pull: Mayor James ( @mayorslyjames ) and Police Mounted Patrol Nine years ago I was out one night and nabbed a few pics of then-mayor of Kansas City (MO) addressing some media sources about unsupervised youth at the Plaza on weekends. In the middle of it all, I could see Mayor James and one of the KCPD horses exchanging a glance and a mutual sentiment of I feel your pain, and you have my sympathy. Given the state of affairs in 2020, I have to imagine Mayor Lucas would also now relate with the pains of city administration. #kansascity #instakc #igkc #kcmo #midwest #midwestphotographer #kcphotographer

Power and Light Apartments lit teal for Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month in June 2020. Chamberlain Healthcare facilitates the annual awareness month for the rare autoimmune disease, and sent me out for shots from a couple locations. They had buildings lit teal in several other cities as well. It was good to get out for a gig again, since others were canceled or postponed indefinitely due to the Corona. @chamberlain_healthcare_pr @mgunited_official @powerandlightapartments #aerialphotography #dronephotography #dronestagram #kcmo #kansascity #igkc #kcphotographer #kcphotography #instakc #architecture #architecturephotography #dusk #nighfall #panorama

Unfuck The World 2020 Edition - an oldie but a goodie I pulled from the fall of 2011. This was taken at a downtown Kansas City (MO) protest of Wall Street corruption, but the sentiment is (frustratingly) applicable to 2020 as well.