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Photographer Nate Gowdy is covering the ins and outs of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago for Mother Jones. Here is a taste of what he saw: protests outside and an electrified delegation inside.

Black and white photo of a line of protesters, with a person raising their fist.
Protesters outside the DNC.
Black and white photo of a group of protesters gathering around scattered signs laying on the ground.
Protest against the war in Gaza outside the DNC.
Black and white vertical photo of a man wearing a "Rednecks Support Palestine" t-shirt and hat, holding a cellphone.
Black and white photo of a protester wearing a hijab, looking at the camera during a protest.
Black and white photo of Vice President Kamala Harris on stage at the DNC, waving to the crowd.
Vice President Kamala Harris makes a surprise appearance early in the day at the first day of the DNC.
Black and white photo of a large crowd of people with "We Fight We Win" signs.
Crowd at the DNC waving “We Fight We Win” signs.
Black and white photo of Representative Ilhan Omar and a man looking up, smiling and pointing.
Representative Ilhan Omar at the DNC.
Black and white photo of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pointing and smiling as she comes on stage at the DNC.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes the stage.
Black and white photo of a man and woman hugging among a crowd of people. The man is dressed like Waldo from the "Where's Waldo?" books.
Waldo and a friend at the DNC.
Black and white photo of a crowd of people waving We Love Joe signs.
The crowd waves “We Love Joe” signs as they chant the same.
Black and white photo of of a teleprompter that reads, "Donald Trump says he will refuse to accept the election results if he loses again."
Teleprompter showing President Joe Biden’s speech.
Black and white photo of a woman among a large crowd, holding a We Love Joe sign close to her chest
Crowd at the DNC during President Joe Biden’s speech, which went late into the night.
Black and white photo of a smiling woman holding an American flag that says "Kamala" at the top with an image of Vice President Kamala Harris on it.
Woman holding a Kamala American flag at the end of the night.


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