Faces of OccupyWallst
"Occupy Wall Street" is a protest which began in New York and is now spreading across America. Many people are wondering who these protesters are, so I decided to document the people supporting the movement.
Some of the people photographed here have been in Zuccoti Park since the first week of the occupation, others are just visitors drawn to see the community that has been created in support of this movement.
Rather than go and snap some ordinary pics, I took along a huge 5ft diameter light box to capture isolated portraits of the people participating.
These are the people I met:
Enjoy.
Some technical details;
For this I had a friend helping me using a 5 feet octabox with a a grid, it provided with a truly beautiful light that highlighted their eyes in a wonderful way. It was quite challenging shooting in that space with a 70-200 and so many people walking around the camp, but the end effect was worth it. All photos were taken October 7 10:30 pm - 11:30pm
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Reader Comments (12)
Just brilliant and it was a privilege to hold your light :) @StephLDavis
Beautiful! Thank you.
Absolutely stunning pics, you deserve an award.
Great shots of brave souls, staring the devil in the eye
Beautiful. Thanks for bringing us the faces of courage.
its an honor to be in your pic collage
It should be titled "Profiles in Courage!" I was reminded of the Patriots that stood up to the King at Concord. Truly beautiful. Stay with it because Valley Forge is coming soon.
99% RULES!!
You have captured a part of history in one of its beautiful lights - its ordinary people. Saloot, oh photographer of note.
Faces of a new America. A new world.
Peace to you.
Thank you for putting a face(s) to the 99%.
Your photo's are stunningly beautiful!
Stunningly beautiful. Thank you for the joy of viewing them. I sent the URL to my daughter, who visited OccupyLosAngeles today. She's an aspiring photorapher too, and I'm sure she'll be inspired.
I didnt make the cut, Can I get copies of my Picture