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Riot police getting ready to detain peaceful protesters in Moscow downtown near Putin's administration building

Riot police getting ready to detain peaceful protesters in Moscow downtown near Putin's administration building
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SONY SLT-A58

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 180/10

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Moscow City, RU

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Aug, 2019

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Awards

Contest Finalist in Monthly Pro Photo Contest Volume4

Contest Finalist in Workforce Photo Contest Speed Series

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Behind The Lens

Location

August,27, after the allowed peaceful protest meeting (though the Russian Constitution part 31 doesn't demand any permission from authorities) some participants decided to go to the President's Administration to demand for independent (not the ruling party's) candidates to be let take part in Moscow municipal election. The Moscow city authorities sent riot police to beat and arrest the demonstrators...

Time

It was about 8 p.m. and the sun was already low, so it was good for shooting. If the police wasn't so agressive

Lighting

I didn't have any extra flashes

Equipment

I use Sony SLT-A58 with Sony 18-135 handheld. I worked very near to the police who were attacking the protesters. About 1000 were detained that day

Inspiration

I was reporting the protests all the summer having started since May when an investigative journalist Ivan Golunov had been detained and arrested and tens of thousands went out into the streets to protect him

Editing

Yes, I usually use Lightroom for post-processing

In my camera bag

Besides my camera I have two more lenses and a tripod

Feedback

To work at a meeting one has not to be afraid to get into a clash and even to be hurt. Professionally, one has to have an experience of capturing without looking at the scene of action above people's heads or from the ground where people fall. Sometimes one has to decide what to do first: Help the people with blood on their faces or to do your work

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