Lucian Perkins

Trump's Portrait On the United States Department of Justice

Trump's Portrait
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The Rapid Response Choir performs at a vigil for Renee Nicole Good after she was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.

Christmas Day Walk. Peace on Earth!

The “We Are All D.C.” march yesterday (Sept. 6) was the largest protest yet since President Donald Trump deployed federal troops to the nation’s capital.
What was this protest about? The signs carried by marchers told part of the story.

DC police responded to a possible armed robbery at Mount Pleasant and Irving Streets. As they interviewed the victim, a swarm of DEA and federal agents arrived, angering residents. One officer rolled down his window to film the jeering crowd. Read more here: substack.com/@lucianperkins

Washington, DC, residents describe violent ICE abductions, others showed photos of ICE agents that threatened them, and a migrant worker spoke of being too scared to go to work. Read more in my free substack.com/@lucianperkins

Lucian Perkins (@lucianperkins) Columbia Heights residents, next to my neighborhood, Mount Pleasant, confront ICE SUVs parked in their streets to profile and detain members of the immigrant community. Agents typically arrive in the ...

Columbia Heights' residents challenge ICE.
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Lucian Perkins (@lucianperkins) Each night at 8pm, more neighbors gather at Mount Pleasant Park, and join others across the city in a “cacerolazo” — the banging of pots and pans — to protest the federal takeover of D.C. and ongoing ...

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Lucian Perkins (@lucianperkins) Protests and acts of resistance have become a daily rhythm in Washington, D.C.—from marches and vigils to the nightly clanging of pots and pans by residents. Last Friday, while I was downtown, I noti...

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Lucian Perkins (@lucianperkins) I heard Trump was planning to join a military and police patrol last night in D.C.—a city he recently described as “blood-soaked,” full of “cesspools,” and a “shithole.” So I turned on the TV. There ...

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As ICE roams the streets of DC and more National Guard troops are pledged from West Virginia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Ohio, a Black woman protestor told me, “They need to send them back home to their families, so we can feel safe here with ours.”

Lucian Perkins (@lucianperkins) In the 1980s, during my early days at The Washington Post, I wanted to photograph Gil Scott-Heron, who was living in the D.C. area. I still regret never following through on that; Heron was later call...

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Lucian Perkins on Substack During a walk in Paris last week, I asked @sarahtanguy if she remembered which bridge I shot our self-portrait 37 years ago on our honeymoon. She remembered, and after dinner on the Left Bank, we cros...

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On our last day in Paris, we spent the first half viewing the 400-piece David Hockney retrospective at the equally massive Louis Vuitton Foundation designed by Frank Gehry. More about the Hockney exhibition in the days ahead.

We took a leisurely walk along the Seine River after a stretch of heavy rain. Ironically, officials had just opened the river for swimming—for the first time in over a century—but were forced to close it again due to a spike in E. coli and other harmful bacteria caused by the runoff.

Lucian Perkins on Substack A friend took us to a truly authentic French café and then to a fun bistro for a delicious, fusion-style lunch.  But the big surprise was his insistence on visiting one of his favorite museums: Musée ...

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Lucian Perkins on Substack Returning to last week’s visit to the Louvre, the couture exhibition was a must-see. Besides being less crowded, mining the museum’s decorative arts wing created an exciting bridge between past and pr...

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Lucian Perkins on Substack “Everything is bigger in Texas,” so the saying goes, but in Paris, no place can compete with the art museums: their size, scope, history, or richness. That includes the Palais de Tokyo, built for the ...

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Lucian Perkins on Substack After dining at a lovely cafe on a cool evening in Montmartre, we walked to the front of Sacré Cœur, overlooking the city. An enthusiastic crowd watched Good Afternoon perform. As the moon rose, more ...

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Fans are the rage in Paris—at least when it is 98°F, as it was today. Here, a couple cools off at 9pm at Monceau Park. Luckily, it will start cooling down the rest of our stay.

Lucian Perkins on Substack Culture is not a luxury, it’s a necessity,” said David Salque-Pradier, president of the communauté de communes du Haut-Lignon, at the opening of “6x6 Ici au Loin” (“Here faraway”), a photo festival in...

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Evening walk through Lisbon, Portugal

"For Me, To Be an American is a Big Deal World Refugee Day

Two Stories for World Refugee Day
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There were no “No King’s” anti-Trump protests in DC on Saturday, but “Refuse Fascism” marched to Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House.

Storytelling with Music and Photography Photojournalist Tamir Kalifa explores healing the Red/Blue divide.

Photojournalist Tamir Kalifa finds his own way to break through the country's deep Red/Blue. Read more here:

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Musk Leaves DC, but He Isn’t Forgotten. by Lucian Perkins

I wrote about a D.C. neighbor who worked as an employee and contractor for USAID for almost 40 years. Please read: open.substack.com/pub/lucianpe...

Part 1: 50th Anniversary of DC Gay Pride This was undoubtedly the largest D.C.

The 50th anniversary of D.C. Gay Pride, with its annual parade, was the largest I documented: See more images on my Substack:
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Nonsense and Hopeful Songs “Not speaking is not the end of the world.

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