She is fourteen. She wants to become a nurse.
She now attends school online because she is afraid her father could be next.
“Taken” is live.
blog.thomasmccartney.com/2026/02/26/t...
On February 1, his wife left for work in Rochester. She did not come home.
A baby wakes at night. A fourteen-year-old schools online, afraid he could be next.
This project documents immigration enforcement as lived family experience.
“Taken” is live:
blog.thomasmccartney.com/2026/02/26/t...
A walk beyond the resort zone in Cabo San Lucas became an unplanned journey through everyday lives—working, waiting, moving through the day.
These portraits reflect brief moments of trust rarely seen by visitors.
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After the third shooting involving federal agents in Minneapolis in recent weeks—two of them fatal—people gathered again today.
One image here. The full story and many more photos:
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#Minneapolis #Photojournalism #Witness #Accountability
Friday at 10 a.m., Minneapolis paused. I returned to the site of the ICE shooting for Gov. Walz’s moment of silence and witnessed grief, reflection, tension, and calm.
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#Minneapolis #MPLS #Photojournalism #DocumentaryPhotography #Witness #Leica
I was on scene shortly after a woman was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on January 7.
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#Minneapolis #Minnesota #BreakingNews #Eyewitness #Photojournalism #DocumentaryPhotography #VisualJournalism #Immigration #ICE #LawEnforcement
Beautiful!
Light is great...
Moments from the ICE Out of MN march.
In freezing temperatures, thousands filled the street with signs, chants, and movement--neighbors, families, and organizers coming together in a rare, charged moment of public life.
→ blog.thomasmccartney.com/2025/12/23/i...
📍 Minneapolis, MN | December 20
Great image. Composite in post?
Love it
great image
Fun!
FUFC is hosting a nationwide bodybuilding event in Havana this weekend — streamed worldwide:
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Raul is part of this: I interviewed and photographed him in Havana--he trains with nothing but discipline.
#Cuba #Havana #FUFC #Raul
Great image
Very cool!
The owner rolls his cigars on the porch, packs them in simple boxes, and sells them himself. His hands say everything: wide, flat fingers from a lifetime in the fields. Work you can read like a map.
#Cuba #Documentary #Viñales #FarmLife #HandsOfWork
Trejo Gym in Havana doesn’t care who you are — only how hard you work. Shot these three athletes between rounds, focused and unshaken. Cuba’s boxing legacy lives in places like this.
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#Cuba #Havana #Boxing #CubaBoxing #Photography #Documentary #Leica
Brought studio lights into a freezing river to photograph guide Bob Humphrey in Minnesota’s Driftless region for his business.
Cold water, steady hands, and a lot of trust.
#Photography #Driftless #FlyFishing #OutdoorPortrait
Ileana — Chapter Three
“The Revolution’s Promises and Fault Lines”
For Ileana, free healthcare and abortion rights defined a new moral map — progress shadowed by loss.
Read it here → buff.ly/RdAMJrm%EF%B...
📍Havana, Cuba
#Cuba #DocumentaryPhotography #Photojournalism #Leica #AfterTheRevolution
Stillwater, Minnesota, along the St. Croix.
A couple quietly watches the river, steady as the flow beneath them.
Workers rest in the sun.
A bridge operator stands in the shadows of the lift span.
And finally, the bridge itself....
#Stillwater #DocumentaryPhotography #StreetPhotography #Leica
Love this story
Great story
Two Cubas: One Survives, the Other Exploits
In a nation where the state hoards billions, ordinary Cubans rebuild dignity from the ruins.
He once lived above this collapsed home—now he stands amid its wreckage.
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#Cuba #DocumentaryPhotography #Photojournalism #Resilience #HumanRights
Promotional Campaign: A day in the life at Nina’s, classic coffee escape.
📍 Nina’s Café @ninascoffeecafe
🎥 Creative Direction & Photography: Thomas McCartney
💡 Lighting & Crew: Full production setup to match the mood
#NinasCafe #StPaulMN #CoffeeCulture #LifestylePhotography #CoffeeLovers
Love it!
Love it!
Raul — Victory Against Yourself
Cancer survivor. Natural bodybuilder. Faith and discipline as medicine.
With his coach Dagmor—once a gangster, now certified by FUIC—he rebuilt strength and purpose.
From my Cuba series thomasmccartneyphotography.start.page
#Cuba #Resilience #Faith
Ileana Yarza — Chapter 1
(seen reading it in the image 9 years later)
When Obama planned his 2016 Havana trip, Ileana wrote him—and invited him for coffee. Then the media frenzy.
🕊️ From my Cuba series, “After the Revolution”
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#Cuba #Leica #Photojournalism #CubanStories
Promo Session at House of Comedy
A shoot with @davidharrislive--stand-up comedian, Emmy winner, and all-around pro--at @houseofcomedymn inside the Mall of America.
We set up both live and off-stage portraits with crafted light to create a unified look for his promotional work.
