Chad Schneider

The view through parted curtains of a building with a red, lit up “K” on it at night.

What are they up to over there in Building K?

Two tan chairs in a stark gray room with a rectangular blue tape outline on the wall.

Welcome to the void. Have a seat.

A swirl-light picture of a parking lot pay box at night.

A swirl-light picture of a parking lot pay box at night.

A small metal “reserved” sign dangling from a wire in a dirt parking lot at night.

Parking lots used to have pay boxes. Remember that? No apps or digital pay stations. Just a box to shove your cash into.

These pics are from the aughts, I think.

Side note, parking lots are often such a waste of space.

Some kind of enormous circular radar or antenna system propped up by large concrete columns at dusk.

Anybody out there?

A storefront window full of deep greens and yellows with a torn up sidewalk in front.

A storefront with a boarded-over window and painted shapes presumably covering graffiti with a torn up sidewalk in front.

All this construction is not great for business.

A squashed mosquito on p. 29 of the Wim Wenders book "Instant Stories"

Found a squashed mosquito on p. 29 of the Wim Wenders book "Instant Stories" that I checked out from the library. I left it there for the next person.

A busted up basketball hoop along a curved road.

I can't not get a picture of an odd looking basketball hoop.

A dark but warmly lit lounge area in an empty bar.

A dark but warmly lit lounge area in an empty bar.

Ready for some backroom dealmaking.

A backlit window covered by plastic on the inside and flower decals.

A stark entryway to a vacant business on the left and a closed Somali restaurant on the right.

Window shopping in Cedar-Riverside.

An old shotgun house in New Orleans with a sign for girls basketball signups out front.

Basketball season is right around the corner.

A stop sign surrounded by foliage hanging from the power line above.

The exit of a self-serve car wash.

Stopping and exiting.

Outdoor church pews behind a locked chain link fence.

Revival style church tent in a big empty parking lot.

Old time religion.

A stark scene with a gas pump against a concrete wall topped with barbed wire under a blazing bright sky.

Not exactly Buc-ee's, but it'll do.

Mirrored self-portrait in a reddish tone.

Mirrored self-portrait in a reddish tone.

Mirrored self-portrait in a reddish tone.

In my day we called them self-portraits.

The Analog Allure of Photographers’ Contact Sheets

This is a pretty neat feature. Contact sheets are one of the only things I miss about my days of regularly shooting film and hiding out in a darkroom for hours at a time. Whenever I do shoot film now, it just gets scanned right away. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/a...

A white El Camino on a blisteringly hot day.

Is it a car? Is it a truck? Could it be both?

A very tall metal door surrounded by a wall topped with barbed wire.

Just another day in the Fortress District.

“We like it raw” in red neon on a wall of a dark restaurant.

Yeah, of course we like it raw. Who doesn't?

Tall and imposing fencing around some sort of driving range/entertainment venue in New Orleans.

This is the golf infrastructure we need in these trying times.

Cats’s claw overtaking a graffiti-covered structure.

Cats’s claw overtaking a graffiti-covered structure.

Could use a trim.

A trailer behind a white fence with an orange tarp on the roof.

You don’t see many orange tarps these days. A lot of blue. Some green. Rarely orange.

The interior of a dark, empty bar with reflections and big window looking outside.

The club is not open.

Electrical grid station at dusk with downtown Minneapolis in the background.

Keeping an eye on the power grid in these sweaty times.

Just a little taste of Harlowton, MT.

Why This Pennsylvania City Put Its Streetlights on a Dimmer

Of interest to urban night photographers? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...

Dusk view of the Sapphire Motel neon sign in Bozeman, MT.

Magic-y hour view from my room at The Sapphire Motel.

An old New Orleans style building with some fencing around it on a foggy night.

If you're in New Orleans between now and August 8 check out this picture of mine in a terrific group show called "New Orleans de Nuit" neworleansphotoalliance.org/new-orleans-...

YouTube video by Chad Schneider Handmade Photo Book Page-through: A Hidden Tableau

Check out the handmade photo book dummy for my series A Hidden Tableau. The binding is a little rough, but not bad for a first attempt at booking. youtu.be/1_hYHZ8NzZI

An old stone building with a small blue and white “Party Golf” sign on it.

Fore?

People record fireworks on their phones instead of just watching the show.

People record fireworks on their phones instead of just watching the show.

A couple pics from last night.