End Police Brutality Protest in Washington DC

Last night many in our community hit the streets in peaceful protest against police brutality. No matter your politics, we value this right and this freedom to express our feelings in America and we are appreciative of the ability to document and capture these moments through our lens.

Photography remains one of the most powerful tools to chronicle newsworthy events. With mobile devices and cameras at the ready, many in our community attended last night’s walk and we are better connected and informed today because they chose to share their stories with us on social media.

Thank you to all who tagged their photographs to #igdc and we encourage you to keep documenting and sharing. We pulled together some of the images that moved us and include them here.

At his age the only thing I was really thinking about was jumping on the trampoline and playing with Star Wars action figures. #blacklivesmatter (Also: if anyone knows this little boy and, I presume, his mother, please let me know. I would love to get them a copy of this photo. And thank them for being in it.)

A post shared by James Jackson (@thisisjamesj) on Jul 7, 2016 at 8:16pm PDT

I participated in a beautiful demonstration of protest last night. We walked from the @whitehouse to the @uscapitol and back to the @whitehouse. Between the songs of freedom, the chants of protest, and demonstrations of equal support from all races, the experience was unprecedented. It is a shame that such a peaceful and powerful demonstration can be possibly overshadowed by violence. There is absolutely no excuse for Texas, and that is not how we progress. I have learned that there are no shortcuts, and some roads will be rough, but they are roads that can be maneuvered if we work together. | #BlackLivesMatter

A post shared by Jarrett Hendrix (@jarrett.hendrix) on Jul 8, 2016 at 5:05am PDT

Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make good use of it. – President John Adams

A post shared by Patrick Leahy (@paddyleahy) on Jul 8, 2016 at 4:45am PDT

United we stand, divided we fall. From 7/7/16 in Washington D.C.

A post shared by Sam. (@cuzsamiam) on Jul 8, 2016 at 4:42am PDT

We are tho. 😂 #blacklivesmatter #whitefrustration

A post shared by K Y L E M C K A I N (@aisle.k) on Jul 7, 2016 at 7:57pm PDT

I started my day in front of the White House, sipping an iced coffee, before looking at the news. I ended my day back in front of the White House, standing in solidarity, before marching to the Capitol to demand justice. We can't pretend that this isn't a problem. This has to stop. #blacklivesmatter #handsupdontshoot

A post shared by Kelly Paras (@flipflopcaravan) on Jul 7, 2016 at 7:21pm PDT

Earlier tonight, as we marched from the @whitehouse to the @uscapitol. #StopShootingUs

A post shared by Mica Powers (@mica4life) on Jul 7, 2016 at 6:49pm PDT

Black Lives Matter rally by the Capitol tonight. #yescnn #igdc #exposeddc #dcfocused #fotodc #washpost #nojusticenopeace #handsupdontshoot

A post shared by Victoria Pickering (@vpickering) on Jul 7, 2016 at 6:37pm PDT

We are not shooting targets. #igdc #blacklivesmatter #dcist #huffpostgram

A post shared by Pootie Ting (@pootie_ting) on Jul 7, 2016 at 6:31pm PDT

Put your hands up, at the Capitol #handsupdontshoot #nojusticenopeace #blacklivesmatter #igdc #exposeddc #dcfocused #fotodc

A post shared by Victoria Pickering (@vpickering) on Jul 7, 2016 at 9:23pm PDT