Tropical Storm Isaac led organizers to cancel Monday’s lineup at the Republican National Convention, but protests in Tampa went ahead mostly as planned. Some protesters even camped out in the rain on a rented lot, dubbed “Romneyville.” Some met up with a larger group of several hundred activists and “Occupiers,” who marched one mile from Perry Harvey Park to the Tampa Bay Times Forum, where Republican delegates are gathering this week. Hoisting placards and chanting slogans, protesters from as far as California registered their disapproval of the GOP ticket throughout the day. Security was intense. Photographer Grant Cornett was on scene to capture the scene.
Adam Sorensen is an Associate Editor at TIME covering politics.
Grant Cornett is a New York City-based photographer. LightBox previously featured his photography in Beautiful Decay.
Lucas Thayer, 26, from Ventura City, Calif.
"I'm here to take pictures and film and to tell the truth."
Grant Cornett for TIMEBeverley C., 21, from New York City. Live streaming the protests for Occupied Air.
Grant Cornett for TIMEWilliam Sloan, 76, from Pensacola, Fla. Part of a group called Veterans for Peace.Grant Cornett for TIMEBlanche McWhite, 62. Photographed at the Romneyville camp in Tampa, Fla. Grant Cornett for TIMEJohn, 25. Photographed at the Romneyville camp in Tampa, Fla. Grant Cornett for TIMEBob Andre, 26, from Washington, D.C.Here to "fight for the gospel" and "observe what's going on."Grant Cornett for TIMEJared Hamil, 25, from Florida. An organizer of the Coalition to March on the RNC. Grant Cornett for TIMEJason Woody, 28, from New York City's Occupy Wall Street. Grant Cornett for TIMEJennifer Layton, Tampa Highway Patrol Trooper.Grant Cornett for TIMEEvan Johnston, 49, from Tampa. Reading to the campers at Romneyville from "Destined to Reign" by Joseph Prince, a devotional book.Grant Cornett for TIMEDiamond Dave Whitaker, 74, from the San Francisco Bay Area. Attending with the Rainbow Family Kitchen and said he was there "feeding the people."
Grant Cornett for TIMETim Pilar, 20, from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.Grant Cornett for TIMEJosie Lenwell, 62, from New Mexico. Grant Cornett for TIMEAn officer from the U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations watching the crowds at the beginning of the march.Grant Cornett for TIMEOmali Yeshitela, 71, protesting with the Black is Back Coalition.Grant Cornett for TIME
