Protest

On Saturday, I was walking around town with a couple of friends and we saw a protest walking through the Steintor area. Always on the search for photos, I tried my hand at photographing a protest march.

The protest was against Israel and the war they are fighting. At first, when I looked at this composition of photos, I was disappointed. I felt like it wasn't very active, it wasn't very lively: it feels more like a parade than a protest, to me. But that's how it seemed to me. Mostly, everyone was quietly waving flags or carrying signs or just showing their presence. There was one man with a bullhorn who was trying to organize a chant toward the back of the group.

A few chants and a few signs were also protesting Bush and the US. A friend asked if I felt scared at all, but I would say not really. At first when I approached, I felt uneasy because I always have a bit of fear about photographing people. However, the protest was very civil, so I had no fear of being hurt. Plus, there were police officers everywhere.