Dominic Gwinn

As that's my photo...thanks...I guess?

Here's the thing:

Photographers are exploited.

We have to do multiple jobs, and lately, we're lucky to even get paid anything. News outlets, social media, AI - they all rely on the expertise of a journalist who has to be physically on the ground, regardless of the risks.

A colleague with a White House hard pass asked why he hasn't seen my work on social media lately.

This is why.

It's not just non-voters/Boomers. Despite mass comm, most live in metaphorical and literal bubble. They're disengaged from hard news and politics, maybe more than ever. The US is a vast, empty space; IME roaming the US over the last few years, most ppl get their info WOM, not media.

a man sitting at a table says i 'm a 5-star man ALT: a man sitting at a table says i 'm a 5-star man

Rate my service, Amanda. RATE MY SERVICE!

I made a photobook about this last year.

www.blurb.com/b/12325837-b...

American Dad: Roger, in a sequin shirt with long hair, Haley, and Steve, as Wheels, stand in a locker room. Roger says, "But I should be hearing sparkle, sparkle, sparkle!"

All I'm hearing are excuses...

This weekend’s US clock change is a problem, and there’s a deep divide on how to fix it This is the weekend when clocks move ahead, causing angst, lost sleep and health issues for many. Over the last decade, at least 19 states have passed laws to let them stay in daylight saving time if ...

"...the concerns of the golf industry, which opposes full-time standard time because that would make it harder for people to get in a round in the evening...This story has been updated to correct that many people...dislike the twice-a-year changing of clocks..."

apnews.com/article/dayl...

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Two men sit in the rafters looking down and speaking. Photographers Rick Majewsky, left, and Dominic Gwinn, right, during the 2020 Iowa Caucuses at Drake University Field House in Des Moines, IA, Feb. 3, 2020. Photo by Aaron Cynic

Bring it. @rxmfoto.bsky.social can send you the Polaroid.

Photographers Rick Majewsky, center, and Dominic Gwinn, right, during the 2020 Iowa Democratic Caucus at the Drake University Field House in Des Moines, IA, Feb. 3, 2020. Photo by @aaroncynic.bsky.social

American Dad: Stan says, "And spread the rumor that your sphincter has teeth," while standing in a prison holding a tablet.

I can't speak for BS, but for the last few months I've been hearing Boomers in Fly Over Country parroting nonsense that's easy to debunk with a basic web search. Most tell me it's something they found via their personal Meta-branded feeds. There's definitely an increase in algorithmic slop.

I just threw up in my butt.

As a kid, I got chicken pox so severe they were on every inch of my body. The bottoms of my feet, in my mouth, down my throat and in my esophagus, even the unmentionables. I don't remember much, I was mostly unconscious, but I do remember getting pissed off that I was expected to do homework.

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16 Shots A podcast about the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald, the trial of Officer Jason Van Dyke, and the troubled relationship between African-Americans and the Chicago Police Department. Brought to...

Among his many scandals as mayor, Rahm Emanuel's attempt to cover up the police murder of Laquan McDonald was the most egregious.

www.wbez.org/16-shots

You haven't seen the Hoosigeoise until you've been to The Villages in FL. It's a segregated golf cart-centric Boomer town. A resident told me their partner called it, "The Privileges."

A group of friends take shelter under a party tent while waiting outside Hot Doug's at about 11:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, in Chicago. Friday is the last day of operation for the hot dog restaurant. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Winermobile! on North Rush Street, 2018

Superdawg Drive-In mascots Maurie and Flaurie shine in the afternoon sun on the roof of the Wheeling location, 333 S. Milwaukee Ave., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

A DePaul fan holds up a hot dog cutout in the first half against Seton Hall at Wintrust Arena on Jan. 24, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

To honor the Windy City on its 189th birthday, here are pictures of Chicago hot dogs. 🎂🌭

It's silly and charming, shows the range of the actors. Like many episodes in Season 2, it makes a lighthearted joke of Trek's own premise.

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I love the musical episode.

No regerts.

A former AP photog tells me it's been pushed on reporters for years and constantly rejected, but with local news has been gutted. What journos are left in small markets are being forced into freelancing for whatever they can get. Editors saw a chance to cut more costs, and shove it down throats.

The rise in murders, attacks, and harassment of journalists in Europe A decade after the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe launched its journalist safety platform, threats have surged: over 2,300 alerts in more than 40 countries, yet fewer than one-in-three receive gov...

EU OBSERVER: The rise in murders, attacks, and harassment of journalists in Europe euobserver.com/204824/the-r... @euobserver.com @nikwilliams.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #pressfreedom #freepress #journalismisnotacrime

In-between snuggles, naps and snuggly naps, Beans, the tootheless barn cat, has been hunting mice inside the house.

a man in a suit and tie says allegedly while waving ALT: a man in a suit and tie says allegedly while waving

A bouncer at the Elbow Room (allegedly) wouldn't let him in bc he's always been such a dick to the scene. (Allegedly.)

American Dad: Steve Smith sits on a race car bed with a beautiful woman in a bikini. He says, "As you can see, my bed is also a race car."

Don't tell me what to do! You're not even my real dad!

Look for "Cheer-wine." It's a cherry soda/pop.

A blue whale, a massive sea creature, next to a mid-size boat seen from above. Several people are on the boat, but they appear as small, vertically stacked pixels within. Photo: Mark Carwardine

Can the animal change every game, or is it set? Does it have to be related to the team name/mascot (Chi. Bears, Char. Hornets)? Do you get points for interference?

Submitting: The Blue Whale (the largest creatures on Earth).

Photo: Mark Carwardine

How I arrived in Bluesky