Obama Presidential Center in Chicago featuring the Museum tower, Barack and Michelle Obama sculpture, and Yes We Can exhibit

Inside the Obama Presidential Center: History, Art and Chicago

AFixedMoment Photography & Culture — Brooklyn, NYC About This Story A visit to the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side, photographed September 20, 2026. Inside the Museum, history, contemporary art, architecture and Chicago itself become part of the visitor experience. Photography & Text — Jose Richard Gomez / A Fixed Moment…

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Riot Fest 2026 in Chicago featuring Alkaline Trio crowd surfing, Pixies and Twenty One Pilots performing at Douglass Park

Inside Riot Fest 2026: Music, Crowds and Chaos in Chicago

AFixedMoment Photography & Culture — Brooklyn, NYC Riot Fest 2026 September 18–19, 2026 Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois Two days of live music, crowds, festival culture and a weather-shortened Saturday. Photography & Text — Jose Richard Gomez / A Fixed Moment Riot Fest 2026 brought me to Chicago’s Douglass Park for two days of music, crowds…

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Anime NYC 2026 Day Two cosplay at the Javits Center in New York City

Anime NYC 2026 Day Two: Cosplay at the Javits Center

AFixedMoment Photography & Culture — Brooklyn, NYC About This Story A photo-driven look at Day Two of Anime NYC 2026, photographed Friday, August 21, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Anime NYC reported more than 172,000 attendees across the full four-day event. Photography & Text — Jose Richard Gomez / A Fixed Moment By…

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Anime NYC 2026 Day One feature image with cosplayers at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

Anime NYC 2026 Day One: Cosplay, Artist Alley & Netflix

Anime NYC returned to the Javits Center on Thursday with a relatively relaxed opening day before Netflix closed out the evening with a Main Stage showcase of its upcoming anime slate. August 20, 2026 · Jacob K. Javits Convention Center · New York City · Photography and text by A Fixed Moment I arrived in…

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Historical interpreters and participants gather for Battle of Brooklyn 250 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn

Battle of Brooklyn 250 Brings Living History to Green-Wood

AFixedMoment Photography & Culture — Brooklyn, NYC About This Story The Battle of Brooklyn 250: The Meaning of Freedom August 23, 2026 The Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, New York A living-history program marking 250 years since the Battle of Brooklyn. Photography & Text — A Fixed Moment The Green-Wood Cemetery marked the 250th anniversary of the…

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2026 National Dominican Day Parade in Midtown Manhattan

2026 National Dominican Day Parade: Identity and Culture in NYC

Red, white and blue filled Sixth Avenue on Sunday as the 44th Annual National Dominican Day Parade brought thousands of marchers, musicians, dancers, carnival performers and flag-waving spectators into Midtown Manhattan. Held on August 9, 2026, the parade stepped off at 11 a.m. under intense summer sun. The heat was impossible to ignore, but along…

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