JE Posted July 9, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 9, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Had some trouble with the focus. I was getting jostled around quite a bit and the light was terrible... [ATTACH]151356[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]151357[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]151358[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]151359[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]151360[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 Hi JE, Take a look here Police vs Couple . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
roguewave Posted July 9, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 9, 2009 JE, back to basics, Well captured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted July 9, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 9, 2009 Good pictures. Don't know what the event was about but it seems a familiar pattern that the police are increasingly the arm (cats paw) of government rather than the protectors of our liberties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted July 9, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 9, 2009 Jonathan, a breathtaking series. The story it tells is quite disquieting as always is when common people undergoes police roughness. This is tough journalism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted July 9, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 9, 2009 That's good photojournalism! Any idea what the people supposedly did to get arrested? Eat too much? I assume this was at the Food Fair or Taste of Chicago--whatever it was called. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
etp095 Posted July 9, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 9, 2009 welcome to chicago.don't mess with the chicago police. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted July 9, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 9, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Some wear their caps back to front, some modify their uniform caps to make them look like Kriegsmarine Kapitans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 9, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 9, 2009 Jon - Excellent PJ. Based on the hats it's clearly Chicago. What was the event? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soleforeal Posted July 10, 2009 Share #9 Posted July 10, 2009 Exciting photojournalism series. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdb Posted July 10, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 10, 2009 Lack of sharp focus is unimportant with this fantastic series. Excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoArchival Posted July 10, 2009 Share #11 Posted July 10, 2009 At least they didn't get tasered! Nice catches. Sequence is well and the last one is a kicker. Guess they didn't need her... Amado Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share #12 Posted July 10, 2009 Thanks everyone. The event was The Taste Of Chicago, an annual Food Festival that draws over 3 million people in a span of 8 or 9 days...last year someone was shot on in the crowds walking out of the event so this year the police presence was heightened...the two people here in the photos, the guy in the headlock at the end and his girl, screaming, were both drunk. I was standing right next to them. I heard them shouting at people and pushing. A female police officer told them to stop pushing people and the girl slapped the officer, not hard but enough to where it wasn't playful...the female cop grabbed the girl, the girl's boyfriend grabbed the cop another cop was right there and the boyfriend punched the arriving cop in the chest...this time, it's not an example of police using excessive force... Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semrich Posted July 10, 2009 Share #13 Posted July 10, 2009 Jon, fantastic work. Photo Journalism needs opportunity, being there in the moment with a camera and the skills to use it, counts a lot. Photos all so often tell their own story to the observer, glad you provided the narrative for the journalism aspect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share #14 Posted July 11, 2009 Thank you very much Richard. Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_peter_m Posted July 11, 2009 Share #15 Posted July 11, 2009 Excellent reportage John. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted July 11, 2009 Share #16 Posted July 11, 2009 Excellent reportage John. Peter I second that ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share #17 Posted July 12, 2009 Peter and Ivan, Thank you both. Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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