"Throwing my #camera was the right thing to do": The #photographers behind the viral protest photos
#JohnAbernathy, an independent #photographer, threw his Leica M10-R to another photographer, #PierreLavie, after being pinned to the ground by officers of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. Abernathy and Lavie were photographing a #protest against ICE around the #WhippleFederalBuilding in #Minneapolis, MN.
https://www.dpreview.com/interviews/6336791578/john-abernathy-pierre-lavie-protest-photographers-ice-minneapolis-thrown-leica
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Photographer Tosses His Leica Away From ICE as He’s Tackled to the Ground https://petapixel.com/2026/01/20/photographer-tosses-his-leica-away-from-ice-as-hes-tackled-to-the-ground/ #photojournalism #firstamendment #johnabernathy #photographer #documentary #Minneapolis #pierrelavie #Interviews #interview #minnesota #Features #features #protests #News #ice