There was no scarcity of eye-catching content material on the Democratic Nationwide Conference.
Notable celeb appearances from Lil Jon, Oprah Winfrey and John Legend. Manicure stations the place attendees can paint their nails blue, with the choice so as to add a “KH” embellishment. Pearls, stars, and pantsuits galore (all symbols of Vice President Kamala Harris style). And at an off-site ‘Hotties for Harris’ celebration, a sofa to pose wryly on, referencing broadly shared but false declare on social media geared toward Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance.
However that is the viewers Landon Nordeman was there to see.
Mr. Nordeman, a photographer for The New York Instances Kinds desk, spends his days in Chicago “strolling and searching,” as he put it, till one thing caught his eye.
“I’ve an thought of what I am on the lookout for, however I by no means know precisely what it’s till I see it,” he mentioned. “I am a giant believer that when one thing catches your eye, it is best to observe it.”
The style statements made by the Democratic conference, nevertheless, pale compared to the extravagant costuming he remarked on the Republican Nationwide Conference, which he additionally coated for The Instances.
“They categorical their political identification extra exuberantly than Democrats,” he mentioned. “The democratic type is extra restrained.”
Mr. Nordeman, who retains issues easy with one digital camera, one lens and one flash, mentioned there are fewer images of Ms. Harris’s face because the centerpiece of equipment than of former President Donald J. Trump, whose picture was plastered nearly in every single place on the RNC
The prevailing DNC pattern this 12 months? “Vote”. As a substitute of ribbons, stickers and hats bearing Ms. Harris’s picture, the ornaments are largely pins, necklaces and indicators urging individuals to get to the polls.
“It is extra of a celebration of democracy,” Mr. Nordeman mentioned.
However there may be one shared aesthetic between the 2 conventions: “There is a wholesome quantity of pink, white and blue,” he mentioned. And amongst Democrats, “Undoubtedly much more blue than pink.”
