Protest

Protest is one of the most powerful expressions of public presence. Here the personal dissolves into the collective, individual voices weaving together into a single, resonant chorus. I’m drawn to the movement of group psychology and the hidden motives that stir civic voices—questions that guide me whenever I photograph protests.

These black-and-white images capture the instant when differences fade and a shared cause takes center stage—democracy as a living practice. They reveal the crowd’s psychology: the interplay of tension and solidarity, vulnerability and strength. Faces emerge, charged with the energy of a community determined to be heard.

To photograph a protest, whether political or social, is to create both document and metaphor: a record of a particular time and place, and a reminder of society’s endless quest to balance power and freedom—because democracy is never given; it must be defended every single day.