D.C. Protest V

Christopher Barker

D.C. Protest V

During a relatively peaceful 2002 protest against the World Bank in Washington, D.C., anti-war demonstrators began to change the situational climate of the march. Tensions between protesters and police, who were expecting a violent demonstration, started to rise. Police began to arrest everyone that they managed to surround inside Pershing Park, guilty, as well as innocent bystanders alike. Demonstrators were pulled from the crowd, handcuffed and thrown on an awaiting Metro bus. This is a panned shot of a police officer moving towards a group of rowdy protesters. The shot is a bit too blurry for my liking, but it gives a sense of the tension that was felt that day.

Shot on bulk rolled Ilford 100 with Nikon N90s

Pershing Park, Washington D.C.

September 2002

Here are the rest of the images from this series:

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D.C. Protest V by Christopher Barker
D.C. Protest V by Christopher Barker
  • Mohsen Bayramnejad

    Mohsen Bayramn...

    wow! very… exotic! almost abstract. hah! a journalism abstract shot!

  • Christopher Ba... replied

    My old professors would roll over in their graves if they heard that expression! Thanks Mohsen!

  • Mohsen Bayramnejad

    Mohsen Bayramn...

    Yes, yes! I know… i’m a photography teacher too!

  • Christopher Ba... replied

    Ha. That is great. Well I didn’t realize that all your comments were coming from a professor’s perspective. I am truly honored by your flattering prose!

  • Caroline Fournier

    Caroline Fournier

    I love these series … the blurry adds to the chaos and madness of the scene. I think that it works well. Loving this series.

  • Mohsen Bayramnejad

    Mohsen Bayramn...

    • no, not a professor, just a Trainer… some name it teacher!
      and, I believe in one thing; that is as scott Adams said: Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes; Art is knowing wich ones to keep.
      I’m a teacher that I should teach students the first rules and principles, but for me, most important thing is after that… about Breaking Them!
      but, it’s not about photo-journalism. a photojournalist work should be something like a writer, journalist, but without a pen, a Camera instead… sorry, here is not the right place for these issues!
      BTW, i love this work as a excellent feature Journalistic photograph!
  • SaRaHKnOwDoG

    SaRaHKnOwDoG

    The heavy contrast and blurring work for me. Intense !
    Your photographs and ArT are powerful.

  • Christopher Ba... replied

    Thanks for the wonderful comment Sarah. The contrast and unsharpen mask filter was about the only way to salvage this one. Unfortunately it doesn’t flow as well with the rest of the protest images.

  • SaRaHKnOwDoG

    SaRaHKnOwDoG

    I think it goes beyond a journalism photograph and starts to become ART. I think it flows perfectly well ! I am glad you didn’t scrap it. Sorry, but i think it’s the best of the protest shots. Thats me.

  • Christopher Ba... replied

    Awesome. Thanks.

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