AIMBE 2025

These pictures were made on assignment for the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers (AIMBE). All pictures were created in-camera.

Hands Off! protest, Washington DC

Hands Off! Rally, Washington Monument grounds, National Mall, Washington DC.

It was difficult to estimate the number attending, but it was a minimum of 100,000 protesters, and perhaps as many as 150,000. There were rallies held in hundreds of additional locations across the United States.

“From the Hands Off! website: This is a nationwide mobilization to stop the most brazen power grab in modern history. Trump, Musk, and their billionaire cronies are orchestrating an all-out assault on our government, our economy, and our basic rights—enabled by Congress every step of the way.... They want to strip America for parts—shuttering Social Security offices, firing essential workers, eliminating consumer protections, and gutting Medicaid—all to bankroll their billionaire tax scam. They’re handing over our tax dollars, our public services, and our democracy to the ultra-rich. If we don’t fight now, there won’t be anything left to save.”

The speakers pictured are Congressional Representatives Don Beyer, Ilhan Omar, Eric Swalwell,  Al Green,, and Lateef Simon

The band I documented is the DC Activist Street Band, consisting members of The Honk Situation, Mrs. Torestsky’s Nightmare,, and others.