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Our picks of your pics
G20 protests turn violent
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.
View this week’s Your View showcase here.
White supremacists on the streets of Canada
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.
Anime comes to life
By using a white background Hitoshi Yamada has ensured that this costumed attendee at the Tokyo International Anime Fair stands out.
Soccer, defeat and Totti
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.
On the streets of Ciudad Juarez
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.
View this week’s Your View showcase here.
Smoke rising
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.
Let there be (little) light
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.
Battered warrior
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.
Snowy street scene
As snow covered London, Your View contributors showed us how it looked through their lenses. Graeme Williams used the ambient light to cast a blue hue over this snowy street scene. Graeme’s image was displayed in a slideshow of Your View pictures on the reuters.co.uk site this week.View this week’s Your View weekly slideshow here.
Auschwitz in black and white
By using black and white to photograph the museum at Auschwitz, Carmine Flamminio has created a haunting image that details the textures and tones of this pile of human hair.
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The Wall
