A cat naps on a chair in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. Floor in the kitchen is original Spanish tiling. This strong-willed cat would disappear for days, then return, sometimes with injuries from fights, mostly sleep for a few days, before spinning it all again.

#caturday #cuba #film #analog

Sometimes you are gifted the experience alongside clouds. So beautiful ~

#stunday #clouds #cloudvideo #sky #nature #thankyou

A few #protest images from today in front of #AlamedaCityHall. It was part of a network of national protests around the United States, in resistance and solidarity against the Trump administration.
#Alameda #california #protests #NotMyPresidentsDay #FujiXpro3 #eastbay

Feels about right. Though created in Boston in 2007, it rings pretty close to some of the feelings now in the United States from the targeting of rights and freedoms.

📸 Douglas Despres

#Boston #UnitedStates #street #tree #struggle #concretejungle #hasselblad500c #film #analog #BW #MF

Birds swirl in #SanSimeon #California after a multi-day Winter storm. Though I covered the storm for #TheCambrian newspaper, this was a photo of my own, walking in peace and seeing all these beautiful birds off of the #SanSimeonPier.

#birds #nature #photography #bw #blackandwhite #film #analog

A scene of trees in New Hampshire on an overcast day a few years back. I remember pulling off the road as I passed by to photograph, as the visuals were so beautiful.
#trees #nature #beauty #film #nikonfm2 #Nikkor50mm1.4 #slidefilm #chrome #colorpositive #blackandwhite #bw #newhampshire #nh

A row of Oakland public school lockers displaying the word "PERSIST." Photographed for a commission by the Oakland Literacy Coalition, a non-profit focused on reading skills for the city's youth.
#Oakland_literacy_coalition #Oakland #California #PERSIST #lockers #nonprofit #documentary_photography

A handmade sign from today's People's March (+ rally) in Alameda CA, in which hundreds of participants united to voice their support for the rights of women, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, and other marginalized U.S. communities.

©️ 2025 Douglas Despres 📷

#2025peoplesmarch #alameda #protest #california

Huge fan of the way @AGBonta (California Attorney General Rob Bonta) has, is, and promises be a strong light for human rights protections in the approaching high battle era of US law.

A.G. Bonta, pictured here, looks out over Oakland, California.

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