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Immigration Rally Photos: March for America

I’m still learning the happy medium between getting photos posted right away after an event, and doing a good job of retouching, keywording, and captioning at the same time. But I did want to get some posted on the Sojourners blog at God’s Politics, so here’s a link to that post. And here’s a slide show link. And here are some of my favorite shots from the day:

May Day March for Immigrant Rights

Last Friday I took part in the DC manifestation of nationwide marches for immigrant rights. I tried to focus less on “protest” photos and more on capturing iconic shots of families—basically trying to have a more postitive focus and less of an angry or negative one. Here are a few of my favorites. Click here to see the full gallery.

I also have to say that this march had some of the best protest art I’ve ever seen. I love the America tree with world roots banner (above)—though it took me a while to notice that the roots were in the shape of world continents. Another highlight: super-cool neo-propaganda posters by Shepard Fairey (with help from Rage Against the Machine’s Zack de la Rocha). Read more about how that came about at the Obey site. Here’s a sample: