D.C. Protest II
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. These demonstrators were pulled from the crowd, handcuffed and thrown on an awaiting Metro bus. No one was read their rights as bystanders looked on in horror.
Pershing Park, Washington D.C.
September 2002
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Jen Cannella
Very graphic, intense image!
Paul Louis Vil...
Realism. Captured so perfectly. Love the B&W ! :D
NervousNellie
Wow, very powerful! Nice shot.
Adam Speedie
Wow what great timeing
ed wong
EXCELLENT image – remarkable shot, cbarker!~
Christopher Ba...
Thank you all for the positive critique. Much appreciated.
Craig Schroeder
Extraordinary capture. That arm reaching out from bottom-left. The helmeted police, the young struggling people in jeans, the arms and legs stretched and bent in all directions. So kinetic and frightening.
This image/story seems to be iconic or archetypal
—burned in our minds like the image of a bright light after you stare at it then look away. You can’t shake it. This could be from the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago or from East Germany or Romania in 1989 or Chile in 1974, or any number of other uprisings in the last 50 years (or 100 years with a change of clothes).shawhouse
stunning photojournalism. excellent work.
Christopher Ba...
Thanks Paul and Craig, it really is amazing how timeless protest photographs become. Sure there are certain details that would give away its point in history but at the same time they all seem tied together. The struggle.
Steven Sandner
Crazy times, didnt think it was this bad nowadays.
berndt2
My first thought was simply “woah. awesome shot. “land of the free”, indeed…” Because the subject is such that it becomes difficult to separate the photo’s definite artistic merit with its importance as social commentary!
Oliver Andrews
EXCELLENT and EXCELLENT! I wish I could produce images like this.
Tara Sheffer-A...
Most excellent photojournalism here!!! Nice shot!!!
Christopher Ba...
Steven, Berndt, Oliver and Tara…
Thank you all so much for your kind comments.
Its people like yourselves that keep me going.
Much appreciated. The best to you all.
Jane Keats
Incredible image captured! Fantastic work portraying the emotion of the situation.
Christopher Ba... replied
Very much appreciated Jane. Thanks for looking!
PlanBee
powerful
Christopher Ba... replied
Thanks PlanB. The power was more than I could handle as well.
alexkess
I love this image.
Featured in the Kairos GroupChristopher Ba... replied
Thank you very much Alex. One of the single most life changing experiences of my life. Hard to believe that this sort of thing still happens in the U.S. Thanks for checking it out!
Waleska Luker
Freedom of Speech? Great capture.
Christopher Ba... replied
Much appreciated Waleska. Thanks for commenting.
alexkess
I can’t even begin to imagine. I have seen similar things here in Oz and also in Germany. unaggravated violence by police is a big issue.
jmiah22
Wow! Great to see the police doing the Lords work! Somebody needs to get these little liberal brats off the street.
Christopher Ba... replied
Wow, indeed. Thanks for the candid comment Jmiah!