Filed under: Friends Work | Tags: Hugo Chavez, Platon, Putin, Time Magazine
PUTIN BY PLATON, 2007. Published here by kind permission of Platon. (c) Platon, 2007.
My good friend Andreas and his boss Platon went off on a trip to Moscow a few weeks back to shoot Vladimir Putin for Time Magazine. I’m told that the shoot took 5 minutes! Nice work if you can get it boys! The only head of state I have shot lately was Hugo Chávez (2006) but I had the whole UK press pack next to me at the time, but I did get to spend a bit more time with him.
FRONT COVER OF THE PRESS GAZETTE, 21.09.07. Published here by kind permission of the Press Gazette. (c) Press Gazette, 2007.
A few quotes about yours truly from the UK press in 2007. The full list of articles can be found here.
“Veteran photographer Marc Vallee was covering the ’sack parliament’ protest on 09 October last year when he alleges he was injured by police officers…”
- The British Journal of Photography.
www.bjp-online.com
‘This is a significant case because freedom of speech is one of the cornerstones of democracy and safeguards afforded to the press are particularly important…Marc Vallee was lawfully present to photograph a political protest outside parliament, yet received injuries at the hands of Metropolitan police officers. In these circumstances it is hoped that the commissioner of the Metropolitan police will swiftly confirm that neither he nor his officers have any legal power or moral responsibility to prevent or restrict what the media record, and resolve this case urgently.’
– Chez Cotton, The British Journal of Photography.
www.bjp-online.com
“Key democratic principles are at stake here and we are determined to do everything in our power to make sure that Marc gets justice.”
- NUJ general secretary Jeremy Dear, BBC News.
http://news.bbc.co.uk
‘I know you have a bad back and I know how you got it.”
- Metropolitan police officer (one year on in Parliament Square), The Freelance.
www.londonfreelance.org
“Copyright, Capitalist, Cunt”
- An Anarchist, (commenting on how I protect my images from misuse).
johnnyvoid.blogspot.com
Filed under: Journalism | Tags: "Harpers Magazine", "Scott Horton", AP, Bilal Hussein, Journalism
FREE BILAL T-SHIRT – www.freebilal.org
I have posted about Bilal Hussein before here and here. If you have a bit of time today in between all the Christmas madness spend a bit of time to read this update from Scott Horton.
“An Update on the Trial of Bilal Hussein” – Scott Horton, Harpers Magazine.
Link : www.ap.org/bilalhussein
Link : www.freebilal.org
Filed under: Political Protest Project | Tags: "Right-wing Islamists", Downing Street, England, Fascists, london, Muslin, Police, Political Protest Project, UK
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 15.06.07. Groups of right-wing Islamists and fascists demonstrate opposite 10 Downing Street, London, England. The Islamists protesters congregated to call for a campaign against ‘British oppression’ of UK muslins communities. The fascist counter demonstrators held up placards with the slogan “Islam out of Britain”. Large police numbers kept the two sides separate from each other. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2007.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 15.06.07. Groups of right-wing Islamists and fascists demonstrate opposite 10 Downing Street, London, England. The Islamists protesters congregated to call for a campaign against ‘British oppression’ of UK muslins communities. The fascist counter demonstrators held up placards with the slogan “Islam out of Britain”. Large police numbers kept the two sides separate from each other. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2007.
Images : Slideshow.
By far one of the most surreal protests I covered in 2007. I have uploaded a Slide Show of the protest which has a few more images for you to view. Plus you can still view the non-slide show set images here.
Clients : Images are available for rights managed editorial licensing. To view the full set of images please contact us. High resolution images are available on request.
Filed under: Political Protest Project | Tags: "Gaza Strip", Downing Street, london, Palestinian, Political Protest Project, Siege
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 15.12.07. Palestinian supporters hold a candlelit vigil opposite 10 Downing Street, London, England on Saturday 15th December 2007 to call for an end to the siege of the Gaza Strip. 1.5 million people including women and children are suffering the consequences of the siege of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli state. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2007.
“The siege of Gaza is going to lead to a violent escalation” – The Guardian.
Images : Slideshow.
Clients : Images are available for rights managed editorial licensing. To view the full set of images please contact us. High resolution images are available on request.
Filed under: Political Protest Project | Tags: "Human Rights Day", "Zapatista Solidarity Network", "Zapatista", london, Mexican Embassy, Political Protest Project
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 10.12.07. Zapatista supporters besiege the Mexican Embassy, London, England on Monday 10th December 2007 (Human Rights Day). UK based supporters of the Zapatistas congregated to denounce the Mexican government for “repression” against the rebel indigenous movement, “Government forces have evicted two indigenous villages in the Lacandona jungle. What’s more the state is aiding paramilitary groups who as we speak are menacing Zapatista villages with violent attack,” said Esther McDonald of the UK Zapatista Solidarity Network. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2007.
Images : Slideshow.
Clients : Images are available for rights managed editorial licensing. To view the full set of images please contact us. High resolution images are available on request.
Filed under: Journalism, NUJ | Tags: "Copyleft", "Copyright", Journalism
IMAGE ABOVE : Copyleft flag. Who should i credit?
Here is a link to an excellent article on copyright from photojournalist Sion Touhig. The case that Sion makes sum’s up how I and many feel and is well worth taking a look at.
“How the anti-copyright lobby makes big business rich” – Sion Touhig, The Register.
(and hard working photojournalists poorer)
Filed under: Political Protest Project | Tags: "Climate Change Protest" London, Political Protest Project
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 08.12.07. Climate Change protest in London, England on Saturday 8th December 2007 as UN Climate talks take place in Bali. The London on protest was part of an international day of protest against climate change from around the world. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2007.
“Global rallies focus on climate” – BBC News.
Images from today Climate Change Protest here is London. Click on the link below to view a slide show of the images.
Images : Slideshow.
Clients : Images are available for rights managed editorial licensing. To view the full set of images please contact us. High resolution images are available on request.
BURMESE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION – Pro-democracy protesters demonstrate in London. Burmese monks and supporters march from Tate Britain via Downing Street and Whitehall to a rally in Trafalgar Square on October 05, 2007 to show support for pro-democracy demonstrations that took place in Burma in September 2007. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2007.
Kaiserin Magazine, the independent bi-annual art magazine published in France by Didier Fitan and Arnaud-Pierre Fourtané will be running a series of my images called “protest boys” next year (Kaiserin #04 – June 2008). To read more about the magazine click here and to view a few of the images that will be used, click here.
Images : Click here.
