Freelance Photographers Sue Over Injuries Suffered in 2020 Police Riots
Two freelance photographers have filed a lawsuit over injuries they suffered after alleging police unlawfully shot them with rubber bullets as they covered the 2020 protests.
Photographer Gets $105K Payout After Arrest at BLM Protests
A photographer will get a $105,000 payout from the City of Atlanta after being arrested during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest in 2020.
Police Training on Photographers’ Rights Aims to Curb Violence Against Press
After a spate of lawsuits following the George Floyd protests, relations between police and media have never been more strained, or more complicated.
Photographer Gets $350,000 Payout After Sustaining Injury During Protests
A photographer is in line for a $350,000 payout from Denver Police after he nearly lost his finger while covering the George Floyd protests in 2020.
Photographer Claims Police Threw Him onto an Exploding Gas Canister
A documentary photographer has filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Homeland Security, alleging that during a protest in 2020, they threw him onto a gas canister that exploded beneath him, causing third-degree burns.
The Power of the Camera in Recording and Shaping Social Movements
PBS NewsHour aired this 7-minute Race Matters segment on the camera's role over the past decades in not only documenting social movements but also shaping and shifting public perception. (Warning: This video contains violent and disturbing images.)
Video of Officer Shoving Photographer ‘Into’ Fire Sparks Anger
A Denver SWAT officer has sparked outrage after a television news camera caught him shoving a crouched photographer toward a burning pile of trash.
Capturing Kindness and Raw Humanity Inside the Minneapolis Protests
As someone who is used to going around the world and capturing scenes of humanity among social situations, I knew I had to go immediately to the Minneapolis protests to get the real story. When I saw the news showing only negativity and destruction, I knew far too well that it couldn't be the entire story.
Iconic Central Camera Destroyed by Fire During Looting in Chicago
The iconic 121-year-old camera store Central Camera in Chicago was seriously damaged by a fire over the weekend amidst protests and rioting the erupted after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
Photojournalist Blinded by Rubber Bullet While Covering Protests in Minnesota
A freelance photographer from Nashville, TN has been left permanently blind in her left eye after she was shot in the face with a rubber bullet while covering the clash between protesters and the police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday night.