Photo Editors Weigh In on Jonathan Bachman’s Iconic Photo - PhotoShelter Blog

Amidst a barrage of violent imagery in the past week graphically illustrating the deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and five Dallas police officers, Jonathan Bachman’s image of a protest in Baton Rouge has emerged as iconic. It’s already being compared to some of the best civil protest images of the 20th century, and shows…

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It’s already being compared to some of the best civil protest images of the 20th century, and shows stoic defiance in the form of nurse Ieshia Evans clad in a flowing dress as she’s detained by a militarized police.