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M. Haider

Free Account, Vienna

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anti-bush demo, vienna, june 2006

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Konstantinos Papazoglou 31/07/2006 12:52
Masterpiece.
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Jpablo BA 29/07/2006 21:53
Amazing!!!
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Patrick B. Parenteau 29/07/2006 16:35
Thanks for the update on how the shot was done. Unfortunately it was more information than I had hoped for. The idea that you had to aquire the shot covertly because there was so much tension in the air for participants and photographers really appealed to me.

To find that you had unlimited access and that the protester was just left there on the ground as a photo op for the media instead of being arrested and taken away, removes much of the passion from this shot that originally impressed me. It's stll an excellent image and deserving of the gallery, but .......
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Dirk Hofmann 28/07/2006 13:04
:-)

good to see the photo was apreciated ...
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Maguire 28/07/2006 10:35
Ah thank goodness. So deserving of the gallery. Congratulations M.

Maguire
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M. Haider 28/07/2006 9:09
thanks guys! i'm quite surprised! :)
the title of course only works with the series.. i didn't upload the whole series here though..
and @patrick parenteau: no, i didn't take this picture secretly.. the compsition is all planned out, and i probably took around 30 pics of the same situation, just different angles and composition.. the police didn't mind.. they even let me enter their circle to take pictures there... :)
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Mark Johnston 28/07/2006 5:32
Its funny to read the amount of worrying over the title of an outstanding photo. How many shots put into the gallery had the most brilliant titles thought up?!
Outstanding photojournalism, a powerful shot that really makes on think.I think I already commented on another from this excellent series of work but unfortunately wasnt around to give my pro vote for this.
Congratulations.
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VIERZEHN 28/07/2006 5:18
Can see the message... but... everyone there could take that picture... that´s photography

Well done

Greatings

F
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Rieva Azrul A 28/07/2006 4:49
gilak...margit masuk gallery :-O
baru pertama kali gabung langsung masuk....
well, memang bagus sih fotonya marg
sampai jumpa di jogjakarta ya :)

nice one
regards
rieva
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Dennis Veldman 27/07/2006 23:43 Voting comment
PRO
Patrick B. Parenteau 27/07/2006 23:43 Voting comment
The angle of the shot looks like the photographer was holding the camera at arms length, straight down, and fired blind without the cops knowing. The protester is hog tied and surrounded by riot gear officers who are enforcing some BS doctrine that Mr. Bush is not to be disturbed during his visit. Same crap happend here in Canada when US special agents dictated secruity procedures that didn't allow protesters to be within sight of the Bush parade.

I don't know what this suspect did, but you can bet free speach was left on the ground along with him, isolated, immobalized and humiliated. I get the feeling the whole world is about to become one big, omnipresent police state. It's shots like this that might keep it from happening. Pro -
Ron Couwenberg 27/07/2006 23:43 Voting comment
I don't agree how is pic is cropped. However the image story is powerfull....Pro.
Dragomir Vukovic 27/07/2006 23:43 Voting comment
pro
Dirk Hofmann 27/07/2006 23:43 Voting comment
what a nice collection of interesting points of view ... :-)
Robert Riley 27/07/2006 23:43 Voting comment
Has to be Gallery. PRO.