Karen Leonard Country: USA First of all, thank you for the honor of allowing me your recognition and gallery space. It is kind of you. |
There are other photo opportunities, such as annual events. There are bike races, a marathon, a triathlon, sometimes downhill ice skating, cross country skiing, sled dog races, and horsing events such as polo, horse racing, hackney racing, horse jumping and rodeo.
Sadly, there has lately been great social upheaval and protest in Minneapolis, MN, USA. Perhaps you have heard, in Romania, of George Floyd, the man who was strangled by police while in handcuffs, and the Black Lives Matter protests and riots that have ensued since late May of this year. There was extensive rioting in Minneapolis shortly after the incident.
In 2015, a black man was shot in the head in handcuffs by police in Mineapolis, several years before the George Floyd incident. There were peaceful protests outdoors in a Minnesota winter for several months. Protesters were shot at by white supremacists. One was paralyzed.
Nothing was done. The media did not support the protesters. The officer was eventually acquitted.
The trial of the officer involved in the George Floyd incident will not happen until the spring.
With the pandemic, there came unemployment, poverty and homelessness. Tent cities are appearing. There are constant ambulances. It is not recreation, nor fun, but, it remains photojournalism, and perhaps a time worth documenting. History will likely remember Covid 19.