This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere. Follow him on X, Bluesky and Instagram.
What makes this photo important?
A major part of a photojournalist’s job requires documenting small but important moments in people’s lives and in their communities. I was privileged to bear witness to a procession and vigil for the transgender community in Northalsted during the Trans Day of Remembrance on Thursday. It’s important to give visibility and tell stories of marginalized communities.
How I got this picture
By this point in my shift I was already two assignments down, and the well of creativity was starting to get depleted. The event didn’t manifest in the way that we anticipated. Despite all of this, I was able to document intimate moments during the vigil, including when the procession walked by a freshly painted crosswalk with the full LGBTQIA+ pride flag.
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Students at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences serve hundreds of senior citizens Thanksgiving meals inside the gym of the Mount Greenwood School on Tuesday.
Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
Particiapants raise their arms during a warm-up exercise during a dance and choreography session at the Rush University Medical Center at 1650 W. Harrison St. on Wednesday.
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Patti Smith performs at the Chicago Theatre in the Loop on Monday.
Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
Police investigate the scene of an officer-involved shooting in the alley between the 5600 block of South Michigan Avenue and South Wabash Avenue in Washington Park on Tuesday.
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces the launch of digital state identification cards at Moonlight Studios in West Town on Tuesday.
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Kari Blak stands next to a mural he painted on the Bessie Coleman Branch Library at 731 E. 63rd St. in Woodlawn and holds a 3D print of his character named “Taru,” which is the mascot of his company Petalhead.
Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
Marimar Martinez, who is flanked by defense attorneys, walks toward reporters to speak in the lobby of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday.
Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
White Eagle Events & Convention Center at 6839 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Niles announced this week that it will close at the end of the year.
Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
Chicago State University at 9501 S. King Dr. in Roseland enrolled its largest freshman class in a decade this fall.
Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
About two dozen people march along North Halsted Street with electric candles to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance on Thursday.
Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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