journalism
Drake University Trump Rally and Protests /
There was a national spectacle (I mean, a Trump rally and a protest of the rally) within walking distance, and while you might not think of me as a political photographer, both music and political photography involve capturing real movement and emotion and events, so I didn’t feel out of my element (at least creatively—the event itself was not my element). I got shots of the rally crowd, but also the protesters. I hope these images make you feel something, but more than that, I hope they make you think. I hope you believe your voice and your camera and your words and your vote mean something—because they do.
Also, these images are not chronological, but were shot over the course of an hour.
While the protestors stood at the top of a snow bank, protesters of the protesters came and unveiled a Trump banner and waved political signs.
At the bottom of the hill and on the sidewalk areas stood a mix of supporters, protesters, and journalists.
