Your View contributor Balint Fejer has waited for the moment that a flag is lowered into his frame in this scene from a protest in Hungary.

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Davide Elias is a regular contributor to Your View and in the following blog recounts his experience covering the devastating earthquake in L’Aquila.

Early on April 6, the town of L’Aquila, central Italy, was struck by a strong earthquake. My home town, Brescia, is about 600km (375 miles) from L’Aquila. I wanted to travel to the quake zone to take some pictures. I headed to the area the next evening, taking with me two cameras and two lenses (a 10-20 mm and a 70-200mm). I left my 400mm lens at home.

I arrived in L’Aquila at 6am and discovered a brutal catastrophe. A small town, Onna, was completely destroyed. During my stay I discovered how difficult it is to take candid photos as each situation can overwhelm you emotionally. There were so many emotional moments — when I found a dog alone, when I saw a woman crying, when I watched a mother kiss her son in a tent camp.

There were also tense moments, like when Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi visited the area. There was a strong police presence and often they made covering the event difficult. Taking pictures in L’Aquila was dangerous (as the town suffered so much damage) that just walking in the streets you run the risk of something falling on you.

Covering the earthquake has helped my photography and was an experience that has enhanced my photographic career. In catastrophes we can improve our ability to capture heartfelt moments.

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As the world turned to watch London stage the G20 summit, hundreds of photographers trained their lenses on the protesters demonstrating against the gathering.

Below is a selection of the best from Your View readers.

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It’s hard to believe this is a scene from a demonstration in Canada. Your View contributor Ryan Dyer went out on the streets of Calgary to photograph members of the white supremacist group Aryan Guard as they attempted to stage a march. There were clashes and confrontations as anti-racism protesters tried to stop the march. Both Ryan Dyer and Shane Eaton documented the events as they unfolded and sent their pictures to Your View.

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By using a white background Hitoshi Yamada has ensured that this costumed attendee at the Tokyo International Anime Fair stands out.

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In a single image Davide Elias has captured one of AS Roma’s most well-known players, Francesco Totti, and Arsenal’s team logo during their Champions League match. AS Roma lost to Arsenal.

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Your View contributor Jesus Alcazar has been sending in regular submissions from the dangerous streets of Ciudad Juarez throughout the week. His simple documentation of the level of security gives an ominous sense of the lawlessness that exists in the city.

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Edward Echwalu sent in a series of pictures on a fire in a market place in Kampala, Uganda, this week and managed to send a complete package ensuring he had all the views necessary to illustrate the story.

First he had the overview.

Then he had the scene setter, complete with smoke rising from the ashes.

Then he had the drama of police firing tear gas.

And finally he sent in a powerful portrait of a youth holding a charred soda bottle.

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It’s not often we choose to profile two photographs but this week is an exception as both the above images make use of low light conditions to highlight their subjects. In the top one, a section of the Iranian ancient city of Yazd is illuminated by natural light with the tunnel falling into darkness. In the bottom one, photographer George Calin has exposed just for the light falling on the face of two Chinese workers in Romania as they seek help to return to China.

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The high contrast look of black and white, combined with the overhead light source and the expression on the fighter’s face help Afif Rahim produce a dramatic photo that looks like a scene straight out of a classic boxing film.

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