Jerusalem Pride Parade


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“The enemy of my enemy is my friend” or something more?

It started as a usual photo-hunting. Indeed, LGBT community parade in Jerusalem – surrounded by police cordons, threatened by ultra orthodox jews – could be a promising event for a photographer. It is almost impossible not to follow a newspaper-style shots:

But after this initial rush you begin to see not just a social event, but some human emotions too:

As any good performance, a pride parade gives an absolutely unique possibility to take shoots of spectators, revealing their attitude to the event:

As for me, the real value of these parades is a chance to see some breezy fresh, good faces:

So, see you “next year in Jerusalem…” :-)

Posted: June 27th, 2009
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Comment from Palomaro - July 10, 2009 at 5:36 pm

Отличный пост, прочитав несколько статей на эту тему понял, что всё таки не посмотрел с другой стороны, а пост как-то очень заинтересовал.

Comment from Lev Yudalevich - July 14, 2009 at 5:04 pm

Спасибо! Стараюсь делиться тем, что самому интересно.