Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Importance of place and context

I decided to take the time-lapse technique that I been using lately to the "People's Climate March" in New York City. I was one of the over 400,000 people marched that day. I have covered many mass demonstrations including student protests in Chile which usually ended with clashes with the police. In the past, with the intent of a photojournalist, I ran around trying to capture all heightened action seeking out the most emotional, colorful and conflictual. This time I was more meditative finding places where I could set up the camera to capture the vast numbers of people. I initially found places that looked down on the crowd and towards the end of the march, I was right in the middle of street as the marchers streamed past and around me.
Fuck Climate Change, Pointing, Silence, Birds, Rising Tide.