Dave Decker was everywhere. The Creative Loafing Tampa Bay photographer was at just about every major event over the last year and has the images to prove it. Here you’ll find some of his favorite photos spanning the last 12 months, from the Bucs Super Bowl boat parade, big concerts, protests, and everything in between.
Bucs fans at on the Tampa Riverwalk for the championship boat parade on Feb. 10, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerThe ‘Justice for J6’ rally in Washington D.C. in September 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerSecurity for Joe Biden’s inauguration in Washington D.C. in January 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerThe ‘Justice for J6’ rally in Washington D.C. in September 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerActivist and community leader Nina Boneta during a tense New Port Richey city council meeting in February 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerProtesters near Piney Point in April 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerOutside a tense New Port Richey city council meeting in February 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerA Bucs fans in downtown Tampa for the championship boat parade on Feb. 10, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerIn the face of HB1 ‘anti-riot- legislation, Tampa activists gather in April 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerShock G’s brother Kent Craig during a celebration of life for the legendary rapper and producer at Ybor City’s Allen Temple African Methodist Church. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerTrump supporters at a Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene event at The Villages on April 30, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerTampa activists on the Riverwalk march for sex workers’ rights during Super Bowl weekend. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerScenes from the Fest in Gainesville, Florida. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerScenes from the Fest in Gainesville, Florida. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerLaura Jane Grace readies a tattoo for a fan after her Dec. 10, 2021 concert at The Bricks in Ybor City, Florida. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerCredit: Photo by Dave DeckerTom DeGeorge joined by his fellow NIVA fuckers during Hot Dog Party at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on July 3, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerTom DeGeorge during Hot Dog Party at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on July 3, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerJeremy Gloff Hot Dog Party at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on July 3, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerMoving Targets plays Microgroove in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 28, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerPrince Midnight (L) with his Lars Ulrich toilet at Brass Mug in Tampa, Florida on Dec. 3, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerFans pose with Prince Midnight’s Lars Ulrich toilet at Brass Mug in Tampa, Florida on Dec. 3, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerJamie Bullock with activists demanding the state drop charges against her, during a rally in Tampa, Florida on September 13, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerThe scene outside a Pinellas County School Board meeting in Largo, Florida on Aug. 24, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerThe scene outside a Pinellas County School Board meeting in Largo, Florida on Aug. 24, 2021 Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerEntrepreneur outside of Donald Trump’s Sarasota rally on July 3, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerCredit: Photo by Dave DeckerLaura Jane Grace at her Dec. 10, 2021 concert at The Bricks in Ybor City, Florida. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerIndigenous protesters, allies, rally against Tampa’s Christopher Columbus statue in October 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerIndigenous protesters, allies, rally against Tampa’s Christopher Columbus statue in October 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerIndigenous protesters, allies, rally against Tampa’s Christopher Columbus statue in October 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerProud Boys marched through downtown Tampa flashing ‘white power’ symbols in July 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerProud Boys and far right activists gathered at Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office to protest Tampa U.S. Capitol Police office in August 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerCredit: Photo by Dave DeckerFree Palestine protesters in Tampa, Florida on May 16, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerFree Palestine protesters in Tampa, Florida on May 16, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave DeckerFree Palestine protesters in Tampa, Florida on May 16, 2021. Credit: Photo by Dave Decker
