A man wearing a hat commemorating the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland. 2016
A view of tower city center in downtown Cleveland, one of the town’s landmarks. The inscription on the neighboring building reads “United”. 2016
A camera team setting up in downtown Cleveland on the day before the RNC. 2016
Two security guards sit in an entry to the Tower City Center in downtown Cleveland, right accross the high security perimeter around the GOP concention site. 2016
Waiters looking at the crowd on Este 4th street, the main passage to the RNC convention site and home of many temporary media studios. 2016
The best way to enjoy the show the RNC brought to town: wandering through Cleveland A man wearing a patriotic wandering through Cleveland with a bag of popcorn in his hand, in front of one of the barricades erected for the convention. 2016
A musican in front of the former Higbee department store in downtown Cleveland. 2016
A man taking a break from playing music for bystanders during the RNC in Cleveland.
Two couples in front of the Pour Coffe shop. 2016
A member of the Florida delegation to the GOP convention in Cleveland wears a hat and sun glasses featuring the American flag. 2016
Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson and his security team walk through East 4th street on the day before the RNC. 2016
A man with a Trump T-shirt in front of a pizza shop decorated with a picture of the skyline of Cleveland.
A woman selling RNC-related jewellery.
One of the less glamorous media jobs during the RNC: blocking reflected sunlight next to the MSNBC studio on East 4th street. 2016
The Washington Post base camp at the RNC in Cleveland. 2016
Yogi “Baba Steve” advertising his book and being interviewed on East 4th street. 2016
A pro-gun activist is surrounded by media people on the first day of the RNC. While Cleveland banned all kinds of everyday items, legal weapons and toys, guns were allowed. However, only a few people showed up this heavily armed, resulting in them being surrounded by crowds of journalists. 2016
A “Lane Narrows” sign next to a booth selling RNC in Cleveland merchandise, including shirts supporting Donald Trump. 2016
Two men presenting a picture depicting Donald Trump on Cleveland’s Public Square. 2016
Two Trump supporters trying to pose with their flag. 2016
A man chacking out pro Donald Trump t-shirts being sold on the street in Cleveland. 2016
A vendor of pro-Trump merchandise checks his phone while a bus labelled “Coach USA” drives by in the background. 2016
A car of a Women for Trump supporter featuring an American flag stands in the Flats neighborhood of Cleveland, during a pro-Trump rally on the first day of the RNC. 2016
A lone woman holding a sign saying “Satan U can’t have my country” and wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat sits on Perk Plaza in Cleveland during the RNC. 2016
A woman supporting Trump taking a break next to a big foam hand showing the Republican candidate for President of the United States of America. 2016
A woman wearing sunglasses with the American flag sells “Citizens for Trump” t-shirts during a pro-Trump rally in the Flats. 2016
A “Truckers for Trump” supporter wearing a red, white and blue wig.
A man holding a Trump and a rainbow flag. His T-shirt reads “I love women who vote for Trump”.
Trump supporters are obviously obsessed with the affair Bill Clinton had with Monica Lewinsky, and their hatred for Hillary Clinton. 2016
Buttons being sold during the RNC in Cleveland. While many Trump supporters were around, their main unifying feature seems to be an irrational hatred towards Hillary Clinton. 2016 2016
A man wearing a “Hillary for Prison 2016” T-shirt sits on the grass. These shirts were among the most common sight during the week of the GOP convention in Cleveland. 2016
A fully equipped Trump supporter: “Make America Great Again” hat, “The Clinton’s War on Women” T-shirt, “Wanted – Hillary for Prison” sign, and a RNC gift bag. 2016
Cleveland, 2016
Cleveland, 2016
Two men wearing red “Make America Great Again” hats watching a speech by Milo Yiannopoulos. One of them has a tatoo reading “all that is necessary” on his neck. A day later Yiannopoulos was banned from Twitter permanently for his online harrasment. 2016
An African-American man arguing with the white Trump supporter at a pro-Trump rally during the RNC in Cleveland. 2016
A hand-colored sketch of a coffee can, decorated with the Cleveland Police emblem, in the Downtown Cleveland “Rising Star” coffe shop, during the RNC. 2016
Two police officers on the top deck of a parking garage overlooking the high-security zone of the GOP convention in Cleveland. 2016
A group of police officers marching along a street in fron of a downtown Cleveland hotel bebind barriers set up for the RNC. 2016
Police officers on horses stand by in the Flats area of downtown Cleveland during a rally of Trump supporters. 2016
Three police officers standing in front of a sign reading “Hospitality Management” during the RNC. 2016
Celveland, 2016
A man walking past a closed parking garage next to the high-security zone around the RNC in Cleveland. 2016
A downtown Cleveland traffic light showing red for all directions during the GOP convention. 2016
The RNC and resulting media attention also attracted a low of religious zealots to Cleveland. Some of them drove around in excessively decorated cars, sometimes inadvertedly commenting on their own appearance. 2016
A religious “protestor” blows me a kiss, … seemingly at odds with their homophobic message. 2016
The religious protestors caused a number of heated debates. 2016
Cleveland, 2016
Cleveland, 2016
A “Biker for Trump” showcases his decorated jacket in downtown Cleveland during the RNC. 2016
Two decorated cars, onebelonging to religious protestors and the other of Trump fans, encounter each other in downtown Cleveland, resulting in an apparent dialogue. 2016
A sign during an anti-Trump protest on the Mall in Cleveland. 2016
Protestors declaring Trump to be an American Embarrasment in front of an american flag flying at half mast. 2016
A sign saying “Make America Hate Again”. 2016
Cleveland, 2016.
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Tip jars in the local coffee shop Rising Star in Downtown Cleveland during the Republican National Convention mock the RNC acronym. 2016
Two vendors of GOP elephant dolls that tell jokes bout Hillary Clinton. 2016
The RNC Fun Zone and bags of colorful balls during a pro-Trump rally in the Flats in Cleveland. 2016
A man with painted face at a pro-Trump rally during the RNC. 2016
A booth offering RNC Face Painting. 2016
His modified hat says “Make America Stoney Again”. 2016
