Taco de Lomography ~ Birdman

A Black woman in a wheelchair who did not appear to be involved in the protests found herself trapped among dozens of protesters. When a line of police advanced towards her and the remaining protesters, two people put their bodies on the line a sthey struggled to move her wheelchair away from the police.

Lexis-Olivier Ray

June 17, 2025

Suspicion is falling on management, despite its formal denial that employees knew anything about it. "“Who let them in? That’s what we want to know,” said a vendor. “They have speakers; they could have alerted people,” said one vendor.

Janette Villafana

June 16, 2025

"The police violence was totally unprovoked and has been the worst I've ever seen it in all my years of covering protesting," said photographer Kemal Cilenigr, who documented the day's shift from peaceful to besieged.

Kemal Cilengir

June 16, 2025

At the moment of Padilla’s arrest, he was no longer a sitting senator, or citizen of this country, he became just another Mexican. Trump is primed to lose the Battle for Los Angeles, not because he lacks resources or loyal followers, but because he doesn't even understand the battlefield itself. 

Gabriel Buelna and Enrique M. Buelna

June 13, 2025

"Palantir represents how billionaires make a profit by hurting families," said one protester at the demonstration. "We have to remember: this is just the first step."

Hadley Tomicki

June 13, 2025