Trumpland: A photographic journey
The morning of November 9, 2016 — the day after the election — felt like a massive hangover. Nobody dared to speak on the subway from Brooklyn to Manhattan. It almost seemed like people avoided eye contact — anxious of what they might see in each other’s eyes. I remember looking out of the window in my office on Fifth Avenue. The city seemed so grey and calm that day. It didn’t feel like New York at all.
But that changed just a few hours later. I was on my way home when I saw the protest erupting in Union Square. Thousands of people decided to march all the way to the Trump Tower. I was electrified. The air was buzzing. I followed my instinct, joined the march and started to photograph what happened around me.
This first protest was so spontaneous and raw and started in the city where Donald Trump resided, as the city’s residents wanted to show him and the world that they didn’t share his stance on civil and human rights.
Five New York photographers, me included, captured the kaleidoscope of emotions in the streets in the first 24 hours after the election. We asked ourselves what positive contribution we could make with our work. The outcome is the „Trumpland” photo zine that we’ll release on March 2.
If you can make it to the release party, you’ll be able to speak to the photographers. We will be selling copies of the zine along with small prints. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the ACLU.
If you can’t make the release, you can still help:
Order Trumpland (digital or physical) here.
