Lisa Cope
October 15, 2011
I recently published a series of portraits of protesters at the Occupy Austin protest. I like these pictures a lot. My hope was to reveal the humanity in an otherwise mass of people. A mass in which one cannot be distinguished from another. I returned to Occupy Austin on the 15th of October to take another series of portraits, this time including their signs.
One of the things that make the Occupy protests interesting is their diversity, so I wanted to include as many portraits as I could to avoid censorship. Some of the messages will resonate with you and others may not, but I didn't want to censor the people I encountered today. Today I want their message heard.
John Duffy
Zachary Rodriguez
Cameron Field
Jen Tougas
Jesse Little
Cameron Little
Patty Stephens with Pyper and Jazmyn
Karen Felthauser...Go mom!
Aisline Villedas
Mildred Villedas
Wendy Lemon
Emily Hersh
Ben Brenneman with one year old daughter Daphne
George Austin
Kim Adlard
Jill Hinckley
Tom Davis
Veteran Dennis Gonzalez
Fort Hood 2nd Army Division
John O'neill
Pat Cosgrove
At 11AM a march to Chase bank was organized where account owners would withdraw their money to deposit in a local credit union.
Alex Duncan shouts on stage while the march is arranged.
A protester with money-symbol waits for the protest march to begin, Saturday.
Protesters make their way to chase bank from Austin City Hall.
Protesters march to Chase bank.
Vidal Victor Cruts plays drums in front of Chase bank as activists inside withdraw their money.
A protester with a close your accounts sign encourages others to join.
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