greedy 8 - photos
Longer time ago, I took part in the protest against the policy of the G8 in Rostock. It was an amazing experience to be part of such a big event, but on the other side quite sad, that it became violent at some places.
During the protest I took a lot of photos, which received mostly rave reviews, but on the other side, it was said that they just represent one point of view, or one perspective of such a protest.
One the one hand, I have to admit, that the pictures cast a damning light on the police, gaining a view of a police state, and ignore the quite aggressive black block at such events. It was a safer spot, to take photos close to the police, out of harm’s way - at least at moments, where they weren’t “in action”. Photographing a member of the black block would have meant to get a paving stone fair in the face.
On the other hand, people that took part in the protests agree, that the presence and measures of police were at some points violating the basic rights. A helicopter was omni-present and so noisy, that it was impossible to listen to the speeches at the main stage. In addition to this, the police intervented at some points of time where it was not necessary at all, unsettling peaceful and pacific protesters. But especially operations in the sourroundings of the G8 meetings were constitutionally most dubious.Use the “Read more”-link to watch the photos..
