Women's Anti-Trump Protest March

[Roger Hicks]

In all fairness, a lot of propaganda from the 1930s was brilliant, whether it was fascist or communist. To pretend, however, that photographs should (or even can) be non-partisan is disingenuous in the extreme. The best photographs almost invariably convey the photographers' sentiments, while the most neutral are almost invariably the blandest. Remember the Spanish Civil War.

Cheers,

R.

 

[filmtwit]

More, from Oakland but with some color this time

 

[gdi]

In all fairness, a lot of propaganda from the 1930s was brilliant, whether it was fascist or communist. To pretend, however, that photographs should (or even can) be non-partisan is disingenuous in the extreme. The best photographs almost invariably convey the photographers' sentiments, while the most neutral are almost invariably the blandest. Remember the Spanish Civil War.

Cheers,

R.

Absolutely. Even more brilliant were the propaganda films of Leni Riefenstahl - I watch Triumph of the Will every so often and am amazed at how she turned Monster into God, and helped solidify blind allegiance to what would become the most notorious leader of all.

 

[uhoh7]

In all fairness, a lot of propaganda from the 1930s was brilliant, whether it was fascist or communist. To pretend, however, that photographs should (or even can) be non-partisan is disingenuous in the extreme. The best photographs almost invariably convey the photographers' sentiments, while the most neutral are almost invariably the blandest. Remember the Spanish Civil War.

Cheers,

R.

I don't know about Franco, but there were many excellent nazi shooters, Kruckenhauser for one. Tons of great soviet shooters also. Seems no shortage of "feeling". It was not all posters, you know. These were working photographers, often shooting for newspapers, of a strong slant, yes. Soviet cinema had some unbelievable work, second to none for the time, both in photography and drama. Stalin paying for it, even.

Politics is no predictor of talent or emotion. It does determine who writes history, and who is ignored.

Who wrote the King James Bible? William Tyndale, who never got a mention 😉

 

[giganova]

A few more from today's rally in front of the Trump hotel in D.C.:

 

[Mlehrman]

 

[fenixv8]

Some M10 shot from Toronto

 

[cassel]

Finally got my Seattle March pictures processed - 2 rolls - color in the Leotax with 50mm Rokkor - B&W in the Canon L2.

 

[hlockwood]

From NY


L1050014 by Steve, on Flickr

Steve: great, great, great!

HFL

 

[peterm1]

Some fine photos but I wonder why no one has photographed antifa cracking skulls, smashing windows and burning cars at the Milo Yianopolous talk at Berkley.

 

[filmtwit]

Peter,

Actually I did. I caught and shot most of the on-campus ruckus. What occurred there wasn't remotely in the same league as various 2 millionish several content women's march (and the subject of this thread is the women's march after all). As such won't be posting them here in this thread.
Though I'll point out that no automobiles were lit on fire at this event (it was generator for a some lights)

If you want to see them, feel free to see the my fiickr and Instagram feeds. Flickr has more photos, but Instagram has more info.

Getting this back on track, two weekends ago I somehow got into a magnum photography workshop in SF, just about everyone in attendance at the workshop had gone and photographed their local women's march. pretty much everyone was astounded at how friendly the event and participants were toward photographers and having their pictures taken.

Some fine photos but I wonder why no one has photographed antifa cracking skulls, smashing windows and burning cars at the Milo Yianopolous talk at Berkley.

 

[Brian Legge]

peterm1, in Seattle, I saw an antifa sort shove a random person across a street during the Womens March. No idea who he shoved, but the crowd chanted 'this is a peaceful protest' and the aggressor took off. Too many people in the way to get a shot. I didn't go to the UW/Milo protest as I was working at the time.

The antifa people are regular annoyances around here. They protest whoever has power and like smashing things. Seattle has peaceful May Day marches and protests each year. In the events, the antifa/anarchists show up and cause trouble. Most of the damage is against property. The city gave them space for a while, trying to herd them through particular areas. Last year, the police steered them on a multi-mile march through an industrial district to a Costco parking lot where a bunch of them were arrested or ticketed.

If anyone wants to photograph a them, May Day is probably the most reliable opportunity.

 

[plummerl]

Well as long as we're talking about Seattle,

 

[giganova]

Some fine photos but I wonder why no one has photographed antifa cracking skulls, smashing windows and burning cars at the Milo Yianopolous talk at Berkley.

Because I haven't been there. Simple as that, no hidden political agenda.

 

[Mlehrman]

 

[nikonhswebmaster]

Koyaanisqatsi

 

[raid]

Wrong! All marches on the DC mall are exactly 1.5 million. :angel:

I was starting to worry about where the other 1.499 million photos were!

 

[Ranchu]

:dance::dance:

 

[Mark2000]

They sure did a good job trashing the place up. That to me defeats the cause. Your photographs are very good.

Yes, respect for women's humanity and equality can be completely offset by a little trash on the ground. It's funny what conditions folks put on their sense of empathy. Priorities, right?.

 

[nikonhswebmaster]

Mark I have personally been there.

I have always been amazed by how well the mall in DC handles large crowds, there was never a feeling of the place being trashed, even during the most tense of demonstrations like the one during Nixon's administration. (the ring of busses around the WH was a bit odd)

Probably the worst destruction was made by the "Bonus Army," 40,000 marchers who went to Washington, in 1932 to demand cash-payment redemption of their service certificates. Two veterans were killed by President Hoover's direction.

There is a great tape about Nixon's late night visit to the Lincoln Memorial, in his own words. http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/politics/nixon-lincoln-memorial/