I’m working out how best to photograph Extinction Rebellion.
A friend of mine tells me she does not support XR because their disruptions alienate people who need to be brought on side. So perhaps it’s best to back away from XRs photogenic performances to include the bystanders and their reactions. Much of the time this includes the police, many of whom look uncomfortable and thoughtful as they carry away or stand guard over people who look like their teachers, parents and doctors.
Keeping the images rectilinear and the camera position quite static certainly distracts from the immediate appeal of the images, but I’m hoping these tableaux will be more interesting in the long run.
Extinction Rebellion rising, London, Oct 2019. Victoria St, Protestors block road, 
Arrested XR Rebels awaiting transport to custody. Police officer searching arrested woman. 
The Daily Distraction. Trafalgar Sq. 
Jonathan Bartley, Co-leader of the Green Party, being arrested under Section 14 order just South of Trafalgar Sq. London. 
Extinction Rebellion rebels in Trafalgar Sq. London 
Arrested XR rebels awaiting transport to custody. 
Arrested XR rebel. 
Red Rebels, Trafalgar Sq. Westminster during XR rising Oct. 2019 
XR rebel locked to Home Office doors. 
XR protestors arrested outside the DEFRA offices on Marsham St. Westminster, London 
XR Rebel locked on to caravan on Millbank. ‘Wilful Blindness’.