Under protection of the riot squad, plain clothes police men take an arrestee behind police lines

Under the protection of the riot squad, plain clothes police men are

taking an arrestee away.

Eviction of Pakhuis Afrika,

Amsterdam 17-06-2005

I'd say this is a pro journalistic caliber photo, great BW conversion. Regards.

Good shot, I like the framing. 6/6

Very good shot.

Most of the photo is pretty good, but overall does not work for me. I cannot tell who is the detainee and who are the plain-clothes police. So, it has a lack of contention and drama. No focus point of contention, no show of emotion on the detainee's part, no show of struggle.

 

It is not a bad attempt at news photography, but this is one I personally would not publish. Not that I have had a successful documentary photograph, just and observation from a viewer. I think news/documentary photography is very hard.

 

Unfortunately the politics leave a lot to be desired as well, no drama in people being childish.

 

This shot works as a dramatic image but does not inform viewers about the action you describe in the caption. It's difficult to separate the "perps" from the plainclothes cops in a photograph; that's where, unfortunately, police violence becomes a graphic asset. Cheers...Bill 5/5